Dustin’s PhD studied the use of live gesture input in projection-mapped theatre, advised by professors in the Computer Science and Drama Department of the University of Toronto. Since then, he’s worked as a research scientist and prototyper in gesture input via computer vision, neural signals and more. (Microsoft Surface, Xbox Kinect, Occipital Bridge, CTRL Labs), most recently at Meta Reality Labs for 4 years.

Dustin started out in theatre by performing and directing longform improv, training 100s of high school students for 5 years as part of the Canadian Improv Games. He branched out into telepresence VR theatre with Raktor (2016-2017), bluetooth beacons for immersive audio AR (2017), and online participatory theatre in the show The Aluminum Cat (2018-2019, Indiecade “Innovation In Experience Design” Award Winner). He’s excited to take advantage of The Lower Case’s fiber internet to make hybrid shows with simultaneous in-person and remote participation.

Working since 2013 at the intersection of in-person public play games and immersive transformative experiences with a focus on event management, creative production, & narrative design. The Lower Case addresses a critical need for lower Manhattan based innovation focused creative events.

NYC based with recent roles as creative producer (DreamYard BX Start 2021), chief creative (Wildrence 2019), & narrative designer (Adventure MixTape 2018).

Bringing a breadth of experience managing both therapeutic and entertainment based gaming events as organized play manager (20 Sided Store), guest lecturer (Bard College), and conference panelist (Pax Unplugged) with 10k+ hours managing mega-games, large-scale immersive role-playing experiences, and LARP events.

Yvonne brings experiences in production, spatial design, interactive design, creative and artist direction. Yvonne Chang co-founded Wildrence, a consulting creative studio and performance space that specializes in immersive transmedia experiences, and ran successful immersive experiences like Six Impossible Things, Elgin Park etc. between 2015-2020.

From ideating stories and creative directing, to working on detailed work including lighting, creating puzzles and custom prop designs, Yvonne understands the intricate ins and outs of producing experiential/interactive design productions. She spoke at the Immersive Design Summit (2019) about “Space as a Game Console: Building a Multifaceted Space”, at Pax Unplugged (2017) as a panelist about creating gamified environments, and at the Columbia’s Digital Storytelling Lab as a guest panelist. Her work has been showcased and featured at the TED conference in Vancouver, New York Festival of Lights, Redbull, the Centre for Social Innovation to name a few.