SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA Presents: THE OMNICENTRIC UNIVERSE, Immersive Virtual Reality Experience

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SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA Presents: THE OMNICENTRIC UNIVERSE, Immersive Virtual Reality Experience Event on 2011-07-09 14:00:00 WHO: SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA Presents: WHAT: THE OMNICENTRIC UNIVERSE Immersive Virtual Reality Experience -- great for ALL ages WHEN: July 8-9-10, 2011 Friday @ 8pm & 10pm; Saturday @ 2pm, 5pm & 8 pm; Sunday @ 2 & 5 p.m. WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 750 Paseo Nuevo, Arts Terrace Santa Barbara, CA 93101 TICKETS: General; Students & Seniors Box Office Open Monday – Saturday 12 noon – 5 pm One hour prior to all shows (805)963-0408 Online: 24/7 www.centerstagetheater.org ABOUT: Brand new virtual reality experience performed by Academy Award® winning artist J-Walt. Stunning live animation embraces, entertains and explores the actualities of what the newest technology has to offer a multiple award-winning creative artist. Using a drawing tablet, a sound system and a joy stick, this work is all created in real time and puts the audience in the avatar’s seat navigating through the landscapes and imagination of J-Walt in his longest, most ambitious work to date titled, “The Omnicentric Universe.” Using all original music and visuals by J-Walt, it’s a show for all ages to enjoy. You’ll never see the same show from this Master of the Metaverse and you’ll not see anything like this anywhere else. Make it a family night out or grab a group of friends to dive into the virtual experience. Los Angeles Times calls it “indescribably delicious,” L.A.Weekly, “A head-spinning good time” YouTube LINKS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K9b-kNaAy8 And http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTclvK3CUks PHOTOS AVAILABLE AT : http://spontaneousfantasia.com/Photos/index.html About Spontaneous Fantasia Spontaneous Fantasia is the live performance work of J-Walt. He utilizes the latest in interactive computer graphics techniques to bring paintings to life. The result is a Spontaneous Fantasia, a live animated movie that unfolds before an audience. These works incorporate elements of animation, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and interactive art. “With my performances, I take literally the meaning of the word ‘animation’: making images come to life. I use my drawing skills to give directions to computer programs I’ve written. I aim to capture the sensitivity of gesture, but I also use techniques which amplify and augment the gestures. The wave of the arm or the stroke of the pen is my foundation, but the effect is much more. My creative process for these pieces is to continually shift between painting, programming, composing music, and performing. My goal is to create a wholly integrated experience for the eye, ear, and mind.” J-Walt Spontaneous Fantasia J-Walt is a performer interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist, and composer. For two decades, he has been at the forefront of interactive art and computer performance, expanding the uses of computer animation into uncharted territories. His Spontaneous Fantasia performances combine aspects of animation, video games, music, theater, dance and architecture into a seamless new art form. He has performed for thrilled audiences around the US as well as in Singapore, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Edmonton, and Singapore. In March of 2006, J-Walt won an Academy Award for his development of a real-time pre-visualization system, and in 2003, he received a Themed Entertainment Award for a digital puppetry attraction, one of many digital puppet projects he's developed over his career. He produced location-based video games for Sony. He was a founding member of Disney's VR studio, which created a state-of-the-art virtual reality experience for Disney's EPCOT center in 1995. J-Walt grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and attended the Experimental Animation department of CalArts, graduating in 1988. J-Walt's movies and images have been exhibited at Ars Electronica, SIGGRAPH, MOCA, Sinking Creek Film Festival, New York Animation Festival, and others. In his spare time, he organizes the Los Angeles Abstract Movie Workshop. He lives in Altadena, California. 2003-Present: Spontaneous Fantasia Performances 2003-2006: J-Viz Pre-Visualization System for Feature Films and TV 2000-2003: Interactive Character Designer for Disney 1995-2000: Location-Based games and Interactive Theme Park Rides for Sony 1992-1995: Virtual Reality Studio at Disney, Aladdin VR 1990-1992: Animator/Developer for TV and movie effects, Homer and Associates 1988-1990: Animator/Developer of real-time puppets and pre-viz for DeGraf/Wahrman, Inc. 1986-1988: Animator/Developer, VSE, Inc. 1988: Nissan Focus Student Film Award for Recurrents at Center Stage Theater Of Santa Barbara 751 Paseo Nuevo Santa Barbara, United States