NACC Presents: XR CONNECTION

NACC’S PERFORMANCE/MOTIONCAPTURE WORKSHOP SERIES

Multiple pre-showings before scheduled programming:

VIRTUAL REALITY STATION | TWO SHORT FILMS | NACC LOBBY

A thrilling, engaging, educational, and intergenerational outreach program in Dettah and Ndilo ̨, Northwest Territories

The XR Connection: NACC’s Performance/Motion Capture Workshop Series was an initiative in partnership with Dechı ̨ta Nàowo that engaged youth from Dettah and Ndilo ̨ through storytelling, virtual reality, and animation. The workshops
allowed participants to develop a story, characters, and scripts, which were
turned into two immersive storytelling experiences:
Sedeè & Dechı ̨ta, Zo ̨o ̨ & No ̨di

The workshops were structured in a way that:

• The Elders presented stories and advised the Youths about what it was like in the time that the Youths’ stories were set.
• The Youths developed their own story and scripts. They then performed the actions
  of the 3D characters in the story using Motion Capture (MOCAP) Suits.
• The Adults then developed the environment and character 3D models in each story.
• Professional artists were involved along the way to ensure the quality and completion
  of the projects. This project wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of the leading professional resources involved in this project: Davis Heslep, Shaun Anderson, Andy Rudolph, and Laurie-Ann Lines. NACC would also like to send a big Thank You to all of the students, elders, and drummers involved in making this happen. We are happy this initiative allowed local youth to engage in indigenous storytelling, VR animation and design, playing live, and sound design.