Ben Neal

BOOM! To keep up with activity to do with my XR work with @KerrynWise, the new VR experience Facades & our forth-coming studio check out @StudioDisplace on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

2025 Performance & Music Award Finalists Artists in the Performance & Music category challenged and expanded traditional genre boundaries, imagining hybrid forms at the intersection of sound, movement, and code. These works merged bodies into interfaces and compositions into systems through motion capture, biosignalling, and generative audio. Rather than simply performing with technology, these artists perform through it, creating live, responsive dialogues that redefine what performance can mean in a computational age. Meet the Finalists: ✨ Guy Ben-Ary ✨ Thijs Biersteker ✨ Eva Davidova ✨ Maria Finkelmeier ✨ @fuse_works ✨@lisajamhoury ✨ Cha Jinyeob ✨ Yichu Li ✨ Laura Mannelli ✨ Nicholas Medvescek ✨ Vadim Mirgorod ✨ @studiodisplace See the full list of finalists: lumenprize.org/2025-finalists #lumenprize #lumenprize2025 #lumen #lumenartist #digitalart #digitalartists #artprize #digitalartprize

Meet The 2025 Lumen Prize Finalists ✨ This year marks a defining moment in the history of The Lumen Prize. With over 2,200+ submissions representing 71 countries, the 2025 call brought forward some of the most boundary-pushing, conceptually rich, and technically innovative work we've ever encountered. Without further ado, please welcome The 2025 Lumen Prize Finalists! 🔗 lumenprize.org/2025-finalists #LumenPrize #ArtAndTech #DigitalArt #art #lumenartist #digitalartist #artprize #digitalartprize

ECSTATIC to announce we're a FINALIST for the Lumen Prize! With over 2,200+ submissions from 71 countries, amongst the most boundary-pushing, conceptually rich, & technically innovative work in the world, we are truly honoured for REPLICA to be chosen! lumenprize.org/2025-performan…

@MrJohnSear @VIPStudioUoN @NottmBRC @ImperialBRC @ManchesterBRC @ExeterBRC @UoNCMMB Ah thanks! Worked out well👍

@psiconlab @VIPStudioUoN @NottmBRC @ImperialBRC @ManchesterBRC @ExeterBRC @UoNCMMB Incredible work Ben! Barely recognisable from our early prototype last year 😄 You can see how much care & attention to detail you've put in!

Learn about respiratory medicine while flying through a patient's lungs treating them in this VR app. Created w/ @MrJohnSear & @VIPStudioUoN for bioreme.net @NottmBRC @ImperialBRC @ManchesterBRC @ExeterBRC @UoNCMMB . More on my website: psiconlab.co.uk

Facades! At SXSW in Austin, Texas!! Also get a sneak peak of new performance REPLICA. Thanks to: @UniofNottingham @VIPStudioUoN @UKatSXSW @biztradegovukna @scalerrglobal @ace_national Invest in UK University R&D, and Department for Trade & Business. #SxSW #UKHouse #UKatSxSW

So, who's off to Bluesky?

We're speaking about REPLICA - our new Mixed Reality Digital Double project at Digital Body Festival, @hackney_bridge, London on Nov 16th! Get a a ticket here : digital-body.com/programme/bodi…

The OOT Arts/Tech Residency got underway recently with an in-person week at @VIPStudioUoN. We covered a range of subjects, from volumetrics to motion capture, sensography and much more. A huge thank you to our guest tutors including @KerrynWise @psiconlab @clemencedebaig 👏

Fantastic day of great and generous advise on all things immersive at @ImmersiveExpNet summit with @KerrynWise repping @studiodisplace. Here's a pic of @darrenemerson77 chatting about the "full fat" version of Repetitive Beats. Lovely to bump into a whole host of friendly faces!

This is Tom Anderson. At 35 years old, he sold Myspace for $580M. Then he bizarrely vanished. Here's his story:

Your first chance to experience the multiplayer Mixed Reality game I've been working on with @mrjohnsear - the official remake of @blasttheory 's legendary "Can You See Me Now?" attenboroughcentre.com/events/5222/bl…

Trying to teach my new model to run using reinforcement learning (Hyfydy + depRL)

New website for the Virtual and Immersive Production Studio! ... and guess who's an associate artist :D

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Play MoodPinball on your Android phone! I just updated it a teeny bit with better lighting. Search "moodpinball" on Google Play. Explore Coventry & sound data - play for free. Made with @BOMlab @echodeltamoon @LuciaAttica for @hannah_redler @ODIHQ @datastoriesuk & @nowplaythese

CURRENTS Festival kicks off today in Santa Fé, New Mexico! It's our international Premiere of the brand new VR version of Facades for Meta Quest home users - try out at home now buff.ly/3VnNPjw

FacadesVR is a unique dance theatre encounter with immersive storytelling, experimental visuals and emotive music. Discover #FacadesVR in your own home. Download now on Meta Quest. buff.ly/3VnNPjw #VRArt #ImmersiveTheatre #MetaQuest