Owen (he/him) is a collaborative digital artist, working with software, sound, and electronics for the web, VR, performances, devices and installations.
His commercial work has included serving as technical lead on large, cutting-edge projects for clients such as Oculus Studios, Google, Microsoft/Xbox, Samsung and Mercedes, collaborating with digital creatives such as Universal Everything, FIELD and B-Reel. These projects have ranged from an interactive web-connected musical installation at the London Science Museum for Google, Web Lab, to a pneumatic live-streamed pinata-smashing robot.
He is co-founder of Huldufugl a Reykjavik-based theatre and events company experimenting with new mediums in theatre, both technological (as with their VR shows Kassinn and Hliðstætt Fólk), and immersive
He is also co-founder of Horizons Studio, a London-based creative studio producing interactive musical experiences in VR. Their debut title, Horizons VR was commissioned by Google as a launch title for their Daydream platform, with releases on Oculus and HTC platforms planned for 2019.
He was also Sound Supervisor and on-set sound recordist on two short independent films, The Fallow Field and Who We Are, and sound editor on the Subsource Dubumentary.
Awards
- Sproti Ársins (Nomination), Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Gríman (Icelandic Theatre Awards) 2020
- Most Amazing Game Award, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, A MAZE Berlin 2019
- Best Interactive Narrative Experience, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Raindance Immersive 2019
- Outstanding US Premiere, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, San Diego Fringe Festival
- Innovation In Performance Award, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Stockholm Fringe Festival 2018
- Grand Prix (Nomination), Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Stockholm Fringe Festival 2018
- People's Choice Award (Nomination), Mmorph, FWA 2018
- Site Of The Month, Mmorph, FWA 2016
- FWA Insights, Mmorph, FWA 2016
- Honorable Mention, Mmorph, Awwwards 2016
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Recent Employment history
- 2020-2021 Senior Developer, Volta XR
- 2014-2020 Freelance Developer / Artist
- 2011-2014 Senior Developer, B-Reel London