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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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Big Blimpin’: Getting the Right Feel of Flying an Airship for an Installation

Posted on June 22, 2014 by dustinfreeman

This is an install in a 3 x 8 metre room with stereoscopic projection (a Hive) in the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, sponsored by Christie Digital and CAFKA. The project was started by Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli (aka Igloo). … Continue reading →

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I Love the Rain

Posted on October 13, 2013 by dustinfreeman
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Moons of Sallys

Posted on March 4, 2013 by dustinfreeman

Click the image to play Moons of Sallys, inspired by Stanislaw Lem’s The Cyberiad. (More of a toy than a game really – you can just fly rockets around). I’ve nearly finished reading Stanislaw Lems’ The Cyberiad for a second … Continue reading →

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Games of Life

Posted on January 3, 2013 by dustinfreeman

I got my first smartphone, a Nexus S, back in early 2010 when I was living in Cambridge, UK. Impressed by the novelty of the beers there, I started snapping photos of taps and bottles: When I uploaded these to … Continue reading →

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