Category Archives: creations

GPT-2 and Culture Ship Names

Posted on September 11, 2019 by dustinfreeman

Brief Personal Update: I accepted a new job and moved to Manhattan – more on that later. Critically, I signed a lease on an apartment after 3 years of cybernomadism. I intend to live here for a while, but I … Continue reading →

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The Aluminum Cat Documentary Released Now!

Posted on May 28, 2019 by dustinfreeman

When you make an interactive show, it’s hard for the audience to tell just *how* interactive it is. This is part of the rare magic of any participatory theatre; even Keith Johnstone said don’t bother trying to convince your audience … Continue reading →

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Player Character Bios in Participatory Media

Posted on February 7, 2019 by dustinfreeman

Originally published in Escape Character’s Newsletter. Question: What’s the best way to hack someone who’s never LARP’d[1] before to get into character? Our goal here is to have the player buy into the stakes of the show before they cross … Continue reading →

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Telepresence Immersive Theatre with Mice instead of Voice

Posted on January 16, 2019 by dustinfreeman

This past year at Escape Character has been quiet, but very busy. Me + several collaborators have been iterating on telepresence interactive theatre. We have written and debuted three scenarios and are in the middle of writing our fourth. We’ve … Continue reading →

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POV Edit: Star War’s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted on March 3, 2018 by dustinfreeman

I’ve taken Star Wars I-VI and cut out every scene that Obi-Wan Kenobi didn’t directly witness. I wasn’t trying to make a movie, and the end result has some bumpy transitions, but in the spirit of this upcoming standalone film, … Continue reading →

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Proposing the (Bill) Paxton Number

Posted on March 29, 2017 by dustinfreeman

The Erdős Number measures how far you are from mathematician Paul Erdős via coauthoring academic papers*. The Bacon Number measures how far you are from actor Kevin Bacon via costarring in films. In honour of the late Bill Paxton, I … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been up to

Posted on September 11, 2016 by dustinfreeman

It’s been a while! Lots of excitement is upcoming and I’m happy to finally share. At the end of April 2016, after a year and a half, I left Occipital and returned to Toronto to focus on personal projects. I … Continue reading →

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Game: SimZilla

Posted on December 17, 2015 by dustinfreeman

Players: 2-3 pilots At least 1 Zilla. Though the Zilla should get tired quickly, so having a lineup of 3-4 Zillas works well. Setup: This game works best in an atrium – it requires a raised platform 3+ meters above … Continue reading →

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The Painting — An Immersive iBeacon Theatre Experience Powered by Webble SmartSpot

Posted on August 12, 2015 by dustinfreeman

Here is a first-person walkthrough of an immersive theatre show I did with Joshua Marx, as part of Floodlight Productions. We built it in a section of The SpeakeasySF while it was still under construction. UPDATE: See my talk at … Continue reading →

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Improv Remix Call For Performers: July 28th – August 3rd, 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 by dustinfreeman

Dustin Freeman and Montgomery Martin are looking for 3-5 performers of any age and demographic with a background in improv or comedy to collaboratively playtest a live video remix system. Performers will interact with an array of motion sensors and … Continue reading →

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