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I believe it. That’s wonderful. Though I’m teaching now - in a previous life, I was a Local 600 2nd AC. The storytelling industry fascinates me, but I would lo

I believe it. That’s wonderful. Though I’m teaching now - in a previous life, I was a Local 600 2nd AC. The storytelling industry fascinates me, but I would love to see user generated, interactive fiction become prominent. All the better if talent can be the central stakeholder. Unreal/Epic got a shout out above. Can you point out anyone else who is working seriously in the space? That’s exciting.

echelon 5y ago
> I was a Local 600 2nd AC That's awesome! I know a bunch of IATSE folks and they're all super cool. It's such a unique industry, and the excitement on set is totally palpable. > The storytelling industry fascinates me, but I would love to see user generated, interactive fiction I'm working on exactly this now! Collaborative motion capture and environmental control with audience participation. I haven't launched publicly yet, but used to demo my progress with a live audience on Twitch. They loved it, but I think I loved it even more. This workflow beats film by miles and opens up so many new and unique storytelling techniques that have never been explored. It's incredibly fun, too. I bought the domain name "storyteller.io" to launch with. I should be releasing two minor tangentially-related pieces this week: Twitch TTS for audience monetization and a 3D volumetric/voxel camera that can be injected directly into games. The motion capture, face animation, and interactive world pieces should follow early next quarter. (I need more people - I'm barely getting sleep and keep missing my own deadlines.) I've had a few people that heard my "this is the future" pitch tell me I should join YC, but I'm trying to release more stuff before the deadline. As a backup I have animated "deepfake as a service" versions of Garry Tan, Justin Kan, Alexis Ohanian, Paul Graham, Peter Thiel, and Palmer Luckey and was thinking of cold emailing them. You type something, and they say it in a video. As a service. It's stupid, but I think it'd get their attention. I want this because I'm a storyteller that hates film. Not the creatives and the excitement, just the mundane, repeatable work. And the projects that seem out of reach for budget and practical reasons.
- germinalphrase 5y ago
  I wish you the best of luck, and will try to check in once in a while. Get some sleep.
- rakejake 5y ago
  Great idea. In the near future, it may be possible to type a message and have your persona actually get on a call and say it.

echelon 5y ago

> I was a Local 600 2nd AC That's awesome! I know a bunch of IATSE folks and they're all super cool. It's such a unique industry, and the excitement on set is totally palpable. > The storytelling industry fascinates me, but I would love to see user generated, interactive fiction I'm working on exactly this now! Collaborative motion capture and environmental control with audience participation. I haven't launched publicly yet, but used to demo my progress with a live audience on Twitch. They loved it, but I think I loved it even more. This workflow beats film by miles and opens up so many new and unique storytelling techniques that have never been explored. It's incredibly fun, too. I bought the domain name "storyteller.io" to launch with. I should be releasing two minor tangentially-related pieces this week: Twitch TTS for audience monetization and a 3D volumetric/voxel camera that can be injected directly into games. The motion capture, face animation, and interactive world pieces should follow early next quarter. (I need more people - I'm barely getting sleep and keep missing my own deadlines.) I've had a few people that heard my "this is the future" pitch tell me I should join YC, but I'm trying to release more stuff before the deadline. As a backup I have animated "deepfake as a service" versions of Garry Tan, Justin Kan, Alexis Ohanian, Paul Graham, Peter Thiel, and Palmer Luckey and was thinking of cold emailing them. You type something, and they say it in a video. As a service. It's stupid, but I think it'd get their attention. I want this because I'm a storyteller that hates film. Not the creatives and the excitement, just the mundane, repeatable work. And the projects that seem out of reach for budget and practical reasons.

germinalphrase 5y ago
I wish you the best of luck, and will try to check in once in a while. Get some sleep.
rakejake 5y ago
Great idea. In the near future, it may be possible to type a message and have your persona actually get on a call and say it.