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Level Up: How Educators Can Win the Game with Virtual Production
Monday April 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
W301

Virtual production (VP) has become the new gold standard in professional video creation. To attract students and prepare them for working in 21st century media, educational institutions face pressure to upgrade their production facilities and update their curriculums. Digital natives are savvy. They know to excel in a competitive job market they need hands-on, immersive learning on the latest and greatest tools. And educators and administrators realize they must balance both operations and the budget.

In this case study, Ball State University, ARwall and Absen share steps they took to update and upgrade BSU’s facility and curriculum by installing a virtual production system. They’ll share how to:
•     build a state-of-the art VP studio without breaking the bank
•     revise curriculums to reflect the industry’s transition to VP
•     follow best practices for training future professionals on VP
•     promote VP to your school’s competitive advantage as a credible, future-facing leader
•     create new revenue streams and enhance reputation using a VP 'studio back-lot'

Speakers
Rene Amador, CEO, Arwall

Alex Kartman, Director of Sports Production, Ball State Sports Link, Associate Lecturer of Media, Video Production, Sports Media

Kobe Xiao, Director of Sales, AbsenLive (Live&Love), Absen


Speakers
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Kobe Xiao

AbsenLive
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Alex Kartman

Director of Sports Production, Ball State University
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Rene Amador

CEO, AR Wall
Rene Amador is Co-Founder and CEO of ARwall and Executive Producer at ARwall Productions. Among the top XR tech and Virtual Production (VP) evangelists in Hollywood, he and the company have received numerous awards, including recognition from CES, the Emmy’s and SXSW. Amador designed... Read More →
Monday April 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
W301
  BEA, Demonstration/Workshop |   News, Demonstration/Workshop |   Interactive Media & Emerging Technologies, Demonstration/Workshop |   Student Track, Demonstration/Workshop |   Production Aesthetics & Criticism, Demonstration/Workshop |   Curriculum Assessment & Administration, Demonstration/Workshop |   Sports, Demonstration/Workshop

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