Conspexit Games Studio – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

October 11, 2017

Ex-Sony Dev Russell Harding Details Elements That are key to AR and VR Creation

Several videogame experts from Sony were present at Open City Documentary Festival this year in London, and were brought in to discuss how gaming knowledge on interactivity has become essential when creating stories for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) storytelling. VRFocus spoke to Russell Harding, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Conspexit Games Studio about his past experiences in VR as well as AR and what he’s working on now.

Harding has worked at Sony for ten years and has been delving into AR and VR ever since EyeToy, EyePet, Wonderbook: Book of Spells as well as the videogames. Harding has essentially asked players to roleplay in his videogames to immerse them. He believes both AR and VR can be social depending on how you approach the experience.

Conspexit is an application for the visually impaired but Harding is now implementing his knowledge of AR and VR into an AR app for the visually impaired using Conspexit. The mobile AR app will allow people to collect data in the real world and share it with the visually impaired.

To find out more about Harding and hear his tips for integrating interactivity or developing for both mediums, watch the video below.

September 17, 2017

Conspexit and Kuju Team To Create AR

Recently established London-based company Conspexit Games Studio has teamed up with Kujo to create a new augmented reality (AR) videogame aimed at social change.

So-founder Eirik Moseng has brought together a team consisting primarily of ex-PlayStation names such as Claire Boissiere and Russ Harding, who previously worked on projects such as PlayStation EyePet and PlayStation VR Worlds.

Kuju turned its attention to virtual reality (VR) and AR earlier this year, subsequently producing The Chainsmokers Paris VR, an exclusive for the PlayStation VR.

Though details of exactly what the forthcoming mobile AR title will entail are yet to be revealed, the teams at Kuju and Conspexit have promised immersion and artistry in a title that not only challenges the skill of players, but also offers opportunities to be involved in social change.

Kuju logo

“This is an ambitiously creative project; realising our innovative vision will be no easy feat and we can’t think of anyone better than Kuju to work with on it,” said Russ Harding. “The studio’s track record speaks for itself and with their team working alongside ours we’re confident that our debut game will be a truly awe-inspiring, immersive AR experience.”

“After the success of The Chainsmokers and a long history with camera-based titles going back to Sony’s EyeToy, we’re excited to take on what will be our first modern AR project,” added Brynley Gibson, Head of Studios at Kuju. “The team at Conspexit are driven to push the boundaries of AR and I know that bringing their vision to life alongside them will be hugely rewarding.”

VRFocus will bring you further information on the Kujo and Conspexit project as it becomes available.

August 20, 2017

The VR Job Hub: Academia Needs You!

We’re almost at Gamescom and yet another flurry of gaming news that should reveal plenty of what to expect for the rest of the year. Certainly until the likes of this year’s PlayStation Experience in Anaheim, announced earlier this week, which will set the tone for the beginning of 2018.

Of course, as we always say virtual reality (VR) – and also augmented reality (AR) – is not just about games but all manner of things and so when it comes to this weeks roles on the Job Hub we have a variety of them, all types, all industries, from all over the world. This week however sees a surprising number of roles in the field of education this week – so if you ever wanted to teach or research on the subject we actually have the opportunity for you to do so. Who knows, a new career opportunity could be awaiting you below.

View the new listings below for more information:

Location	Company	Role	Link
London, UK	Conspexit Games Studio	AR/VR Senior Producer/ Production Manager	Click here to apply
Austin, TX, USA	The University of Texas at Austin – Moody College of Communication	Director, Center for Interactive and Immersive Media & Associate/Full Professor	Click here to apply
Bristol, UK	University Of Bristol	Research Associate in Virtual Realities	Click here to apply
Bath, UK	University of Bath	Research Associate in Virtual Reality	Click here to apply
Birmingham, UK	Virtual 3D Solutions Ltd	Unity Developer	Click here to apply
London, UK	FITAR	Senior Unity Developer	Click here to apply
Oxford, UK	Onsite Gaming	Virtual Reality Operator (Part-Time)	Click here to apply
Farnborough, UK	nDreams	Lead VFX Artist – Virtual Reality Games	Click here to apply

That’s this week’s selection, but of course there’s more out there and you can always check up last week’s edition of The VR Job Hub for a number of other roles. If you are an employer and are looking for someone to fill a role in a VR, AR or other related areas in the industry and want that position to be featured on next week’s feature, please send the details to either myself (keva@vrfocus.com) and pgraham@vrfocus.com and we can make that happen. Just as a couple of this week’s entries did.

We’ll be back next Sunday, as usual at 3PM BST with more roles in the VR industry as part of The VR Job Hub.