Steye Hallema is Artist in Residence at the Netherlands Film Academy

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The Netherlands Film Academy is enriching its curriculum with experienced creators, thus participating in research on immersive storytelling. Part of this is the Artist in Residency of renowned maker Steye Hallema at the VRAcademy. Steye creates immersive experiences that put the audience at the center of the story. His work challenges traditional storytelling methods and explores surprising ways to engage participants.

Steye Hallema
Steye Hallema, son of a magician, has built a career around creating magic through cutting-edge media and technology. His work is unique in how it allows audiences to co-create experiences rather than passively consume them. For example, his project The Smartphone Orchestra uses the audience's cell phones to create an interactive performance. 

Masterclass & feedback discussions
During the residency, Steye's projects Ancestors (part of The Smartphone Orchestra series) and The Imaginary Friend will be presented to the students. In a master class and feedback discussions, students will engage with him on immersive storytelling.

Research
At the same time, Steye is developing methods for studying player experiences and audience interaction in immersive media. During the screenings, he experiments with feedback mechanisms to measure immersion, agency and emotional responses. He is incorporating the research results into a treatment for a documentary about his work and immersive media.

Artist in Residence programme
The Amsterdam University of the Arts invites the Artist in Residence (AIR) to inspire students and teachers by confronting them with topical developments and issues from arts practice. These tailor-made AIR programmes focus on innovation and connection in an international and multidisciplinary context. About the AIR programme

 

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