Victor LaCour is a filmmaker and developer/designer working in gaming, multimedia, and immersive technologies. He currently serves as Associate Director and Creative Director for the Viterbi School of Engineering'sGAMEPIPE LABS,
Where he focuses on research & education for the future of interactive games. He was involved in creating and teaching 2 new game development degree programs, the Bachelors in Computer Science (Games) and the Masters in Computer Science (Game Development). He also owns
and operates CHIZURU INTERACTIVE,
a multimedia company focusing on CDROM and GAMING development
and consultation.
PROJECT LIGHT
A 6 hour interactive CD-ROM game that entertains and
educates kids and young adults alike on how to protect
themselves from HIV and other STD's. Developed for
the National Institute for Mental Health.
The game is utilized in different classes throughout
the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Role(s):
GAME PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
DESIGNER
PROGRAMMER
Academic application that allows students to create
full multimedia arguments using pictures, sounds,
movies, and text which can be published into a
fully searchable database.
Currently the application is implimented in classrooms
at the Univeristy of Southern California and Emerson
College in Boston, Mass.
An educational simulation game that allows users
to play out different life based and financial
based scenarios. The game quickly enables understanding
on how different events and products can potentially
help or hurt their financial futures.
Chojo: Chojo is a immersive mobile platform that
allows people to use their PDA to engage and interact
with both 2d and 3d immersive games and environments.
The platform is a server based real-time massive multiplayer
system that allows both 2d and 3d views. This platform
allows people to engage in social gaming, emergence
type scenarios, and competition based play. The current
game developed in this platform allows students on the
USC campus to plant various types of virtual plants
and watch them grow, mutate, and interact with other
plants over time.
Role(s): Principle Investigator/Co-Inventor
RMI
Remote
Media Immersion:
Role: Director/Producer/Editor
An 8 minute Hi-definition internet/video experience
which utilizes revolutionary 10.2 audio technology,
sending the viewer on a theme ride styled experience
and immersing them in highly detailed, sound-rich
environments.
Role: Director/Producer/Editor view RMI Press Clip
Print Design
ILLUSTRATION
-Journalism2020
Collage and illustration based vision piece showing
the future of baseball journalism.
Role:Illustrator
ILLUSTRATION-InterACT
2020
Collage and illustration based vision piece showing
a problem solving scenario
utilizing future technologies.
Role:Illustrator
ILLUSTRATION-FutureCom
Vision piece illustrating inter-office immersion: where
people from disparate locales conduct business, feeling
as if each other were there.
Role:Illustrator
ILLUSTRATION-ImmersiNEWS
Vision piece illustrating news experience of the future.
Role:Illustrator
Other projects include:
IMSC Research Video Productions
Role: Writer/Director/Editor
Other Flash games and web sites: made
for clients such as Discovery Channel and PBS.
Role: Producer/Designer/Programmer
