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Ari Tarr
@xractor
VR Theater instructor, award-winning immersive actor + designer @xriel@mastadon.social
xriel.actorJoined March 2017

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This is the future for #xr #theatre and even #therapy. So much of how we make sense of what people are saying is actually based in subconscious movements like these “micro-expressions” that we only perceive as passing emotions or instincts we can’t normally explain rationally.
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Researchers from the University of Auckland investigated how facial “micro-expressions” could be combined with EEG, GSR, and PPG data to bring more realistic emotional communication to digital avatars and interactions. Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35837650/
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Breaking News! did a live VR show for attendees of a superhero themed corporate event. I newscast from VR to entertain folks waiting in line while onboarding audience to save the city, thanks co-producing this hybrid installation! Maybe we Repeat with a new theme?
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What an honor to perform this small snippet of SEIKUKEN for the afterparty! Thanks for connecting me with to bring this to life! Thanks also to and , This full show will come to #VRChat April 2023!
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🎉 Thank you @xractor and @mycana_vr for performing Seikuken at our closing party. The avant-garde avatars were a true nod to the Bauhaus Ballet and movement as a whole 🫶
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Great review, thank you ! Last shows of our #VR #Immersive #comedy / #horror w/ live improvisors at #filmfest today! And thank you + jurors for the honorable mention award! sign up for next draft tests in January at raptorxr.net
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4/ Off-Rail by #raptorxr features some of the best VR actors/improvisors around, led by the wildly talented @xractor himself. I laughed my ass off during the entire show, and the grin stayed on my face well after. Grab some friends and see this show in @VRChat!
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This show is the cutting edge of what will be possible with VR theater, I am so excited to remount with , don’t miss it if you want to see the latest interactivity made possible in #UE4 with #metahumans and accessible on the #MetaQuest using #NVIDIA #CloudXR
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It was a joy to work on this production with @ATLouisville last year, and it is my sincere hope that we'll be mounting #AChristmasCarolVR every December forever and ever as an evolving time capsule of our progress in the #XR #livetheatre space. Hope to see you Dec. 16th & 18th !
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Curious what a #VR game mixed with an expert improv comedy show looks like? Watch this trailer by writer short run at the #filmfestival hosted by tix available on the #raindanceimmersive #raindance2022 page: raindanceimmersive.com/offrail-vrchat/
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Proud to present our theme park of the future — no longer lethal to patrons! Premieres today at #FIVARS2022 !!!
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Thanks for the review! Sorry for hitting on your handsome avatar so much, I don’t really swing that way but apparently I guess my MC character does lol.
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This was really fun. A warm blend of improv, set pieces, and comedic spices made a very nice brew. Acting was spot on in today's performance. ✨
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Ari and crew put together a hilarious interactive theatre experience. Huge sets, voiced NPCs, a scavenger hunt and a rainbow Pegasus you can ride.
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Our show raptorxr.net premieres at @fivarstories tomorrow! Pics from our preview: I asked @deanyeats to fight for justice and @hololinked to be an outlaw, and they crushed! More details of the interactive madness are here on #FIVARS2022 page: fivars.net/spotlight/fiva
Welcoming guests into the AI VR theme park of the future, what could possibly go wrong?
Dean was named Hotdog Sheriff, and I named Diego The Cloaca Kid, penguin outlaw.
Dean the Hotdog learns how to enforce justice on the frontier from a host.
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What a blast speaking to this class about my career in live #VR for all kinds of events like immersive theater, great to see the used with #webXR for #education, thanks for having me!
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So many thanks to @xractor for showing my 3D Modeling/Animation students around the @onboardxr sets and sharing his passion for interactive theater. Students had a blast participating on our @MetaQuestVR headsets. We ❤️ #webxr! @MozillaHubs #VirtualReality #OnBoardXR
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I’m still amazed that a project I’m making with such awesome people is in two international film festivals thank you cast G and writer director
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A VR comedy thing I wrote with the incredible @FinalFanJesse7 got into some festivals! A lot of talented performers and producers involved, including the inimitable @xractor .
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I will be hosting this event where and his crew are revolutionizing #webXR, the potential of the #etherealengine is very impressive, come check it out!
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Celebrating the #WebMetaverse Community with many amazing creators and innovative tech teams making open social #SpatialWeb possible. October 5 & 6 @ 7 PM Pacific Hosted by @xractor We hope you’re able to join us! etherealengine.eventbrite.com #spatialcomputing #XR #WebXR #threejs
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So excited what is possible for #webxr #theater, + #onboardxr upgraded my #vr magic spells and I can’t wait to show this leveling up of immersive set and FX design of this 20-30 interactive performance that is different for every crowd. Tix are limited! Link below.
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2/3 MAGID: @xractor builds upon his previous projects with @onboardxr to present yet another hilarious, improvisational performance! WEDNESDAY @ 4p PT! 🎟️🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/magid-ticket
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