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Reinventing the way stories are told



FoST SUMMIT
OCT 4 & 5, 2017
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OCTOBER 4 & 5, 2017, NYC The FoST Summit is an exclusive, invitation-only gathering of top professionals who are interested in learning how the digital age is transforming the way that stories are told. LEARN MORE
FoST FESTIVAL
OCT 6–9, 2017
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OCTOBER 6–9, 2017. NYC FoST Festival is the world’s leading immersive storytelling event. Come lose yourself in over 100 immersive storytelling experiences, including exhibits, hands-on technology demos, interactive installations, live performances, and conversation panels. LEARN MORE
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Summit Speakers
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FoST speakers are leaders and visionaries from across all platforms of storytelling—from virtual reality, gaming, and immersive theater to advertising, journalism, science, and beyond—who lead intimate, hour-long roundtable conversations at the Summit on their chosen topic, each limited to approximately twenty participants.

David Droga
FOUNDER & CREATIVE CHAIRMAN, DROGA5
David Droga is creative chairman of Droga5, a creative and strategic agency in New York. He is the most-awarded creative at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity and the youngest person ever inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame.
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Linda Boff
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, GE
As GE’s Chief Marketing officer, Linda Boff drives the positioning of GE as the preeminent digital industrial company, leading the industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive.
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David Carey
PRESIDENT, HEARST MAGAZINES
David Carey is president of Hearst Magazines, one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with more than 300 editions around the world.
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Jose Antonio Vargas
FOUNDER & CEO, DEFINE AMERICAN
Jose Antonio Vargas is the founder and CEO of Define American, the nation’s leading nonprofit media advocacy organization that uses storytelling to humanize the conversation around immigration, citizenship, and identity in a changing America.
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Tim Kring
SCREENWRITER & TELEVISION PRODUCER
Tim Kring is a screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series Strange World, Crossing Jordan, Heroes, and Touch.
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Steve Stoute
FOUNDER & CEO, TRANSLATION
A powerful innovator in brand marketing, Steve Stoute has made a career out of identifying and activating a new generation of consumers on behalf of iconic brands such as State Farm, Jeep, and the NBA.
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Jade Raymond
GROUP GENERAL MANAGER, ELECTRONIC ARTS
Jade Raymond is a videogame pioneer best known for helping create the Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs franchises, and for founding Ubisoft’s Toronto studio, which developed blockbuster titles like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist while under her direction.
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    Exhibitions
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    Trafficked
    Virtual Reality
    US PREMIER
    Trafficked is an animated VR experience based on interviews conducted with “Maria,” a woman who spent eight years in captivity after being taken from her home in Nicaragua to work as a prostitute in Mexico.
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    Blind Vaysha VR
    Virtual Reality
    US PREMIER
    This short VR film tells the story of Vaysha, a young girl born with a left eye that sees only the past and a right eye that sees only the future—a curse that prevents her from inhabiting the present.
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    Bus Roots VRV
    Interactive Installation
    WORLD PREMIER
    Bus Roots VRV is an eco-mobile creative studio that reimagines a greener future for our cities and playgrounds.
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    Transmission
    Mixed Reality
    US PREMIER
    Transmission is an immersive, mixed reality theater production that tells the story of two brilliant sisters selected to join a mission to meet our celestial neighbors.
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    Julien Nonnon
    Projection Mapping
    WORLD PREMIER
    Julien Nonnon is a visual artist adept at street-art, kinetic installations, digital creations, and video-mapping.
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    Meta
    Augmented Reality
    Meta is an augmented reality (AR) hardware and software company designing a future where AR enhances our abilities to create, communicate, and collaborate.
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    Flock 2
    Virtual Reality
    WORLD PREMIER!
    Become a bird and flock together in shared, physically co-located VR.
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    RIOT 2.0
    Interactive Installation
    WORLD PREMIER
    RIOT 2.0 is a live-action film with 3D sound that uses facial recognition and AI technology to change the film’s narrative based on participant’s emotional responses.
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    Earplay
    Interactive Audio
    WORLD PREMIER!
    Written by Dave Grossman, Earplay's stories use speech-recognition technology to create audio stories with responsive narratives that change based on vocal input from users.
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    Magic Paint Mirror
    Interactive Installation
    WORLD PREMIER
    The Magic Paint Mirror is a device-free augmented reality experience that tracks a user’s body and, in a reflective projection, allows them to draw and paint with their hands.
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