Ben Neal

Love this place!! Welcome to the Meggabaase! When I'm not coding ... this is where I go to make noise. We have loads of homemade tech knocking about, a recording studio and even a soldering bench. with @joe_welden & @juneau_projects

Immersive artworks in virtual worlds. Let's interact. Image of StryxVR @stryx_gallery

Some more stills from last years project Bioreme for @uniofnottingham - in which you travel through the lungs and learn about respiratory medicine while treating a patient in VR. During the game, players hold virtual devices to their mouths and physically blow into them to propel medicinal aerosols (such as mucolytics) to clear blocked airways and relax the muscle walls (using a bronchodilator). Funded by the EPSRC. Additional Funders - National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) at Manchester, Nottingham, Exeter & Imperial. Academics : Anne Canning, Bindi Brook & Paul Tennent at @uniofnottingham , Carl Whitfield at @universityofmanchester . Virtual Reality : Ben Neal @psiconlab . Additional coding : John Sear @johnsear_ . Voice & Body Actor : @tinacarterart . Motion Capture & Sound Recording : Virtual & Immersive Production Studio @vipstudiouon #vr #virtualreality #motioncapture #voiceactor #marionette #ai #artifialintelligence #mocap #respiratorymedicine #respiratorydiseases #lungs

It's been the year of REPLICA - and what an incredible 2025 we've had! We kicked off with the UK Premiere of Replica at @lakesidearts back in March, with preview and test events at @dmuleicester , @bomlab , @danceeast and @uniofnottingham , then spent a week in Prague at @artvrfestival & the @zipsceneconference with a short feature on Czech TV, plus a trip to Norway as a @lumen_prize finalist! We've recently secured funding to develop the work further in 2026 with the CreaTech Frontiers fund partnering with @unibirmingham . Watch out for future events, find out more and join our mailing list at .uk. Our artwork Facades went to SXSW in Austin Texas, as well as SXSW London thanks to @vipstudiouon . We even had a chapter on Facades by Kerryn published in the book "Extended Reality Performance". Huge thanks to our team @wisekerryn , @psiconlab , @kimjbormann & Dan Frazer. With artwork by @simaostudio , photos by @studiojulianhughes , and video by @georgiscurfield . Special thanks to our partners @nearnow , @vipstudiouon , @dmuleicester for their continuing support & thanks again to our funders @aceagrams , @thespacearts , @britishfilminstitute , @fabric.dance , @britishcouncil - we couldn't have done it without you. Additional photo credit Tomáš Cindr (Art*VR). SEASONS GREETINGS TO EVERYONE WE MET ALONG TO WAY! WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL FESTIVE BREAK & LOOK FORWARD TO 2026 #sxsw #lumenprize

Some of the best bits from Art*VR Festival in Prague (Oct 2025)! 6 days of Replica, including our first public trials of a multi-person version, plus a presentation at the Zip-Scene conference. Huge thanks to our Team: @wisekerryn @psiconlab @kimjbormann @simaostudio The festival and venue: @artvrfestival @doxprague Our funders, friends and supporters: @thespacearts @nearnow @aceagrams @vipstudiouon @uniofnottingham @dmuleicester Travel funding from: @fabric.dance @britisharts @BFINetwork Photo credits : Tomáš Cindr, Christopher Small

It's been an absolute pleasure to spend a couple of days kicking about Kristiansand, Norway at the Lumen Prize Awards Ceremony chatting with the inspiring and incredible creative super power that is @lisajamhoury ! (Terrible selfie but the only one I got...) @studiodisplace #lumenprize2025

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Absolutely amazing week presenting our @studiodisplace Mixed Reality performance Replica at @artvrfestival at @doxprague in Prague! .uk/replica Huge thanks to everyone who helped to make this happen including of course @wisekerryn , dancer @kimjbormann , musician Dan Frazer, and designer @simaostudio . Hi5s all round to... Our initial funders who believed in the concept @thespacearts @aceagrams Our friends and ongoing supporters at: @nearnow @vipstudiouon @uniofnottingham @dmuleicester Special thanks to @fabric.dance @britisharts @BFINetwork @artvrfestival @doxprague @zipsceneconference for getting us there and allowing us to do a full 6 days of performances throughout the entire festival including a presentation as part of the conference.

Travel through the lungs in VR in this app created for BIOREME - a research network of mathematicians, bioengineers, physicists, imaging experts, respiratory clinicians and patients (). Learn about respiratory medicine while treating a patient by blowing mucolytics onto blocked airways and relaxing the muscle walls with a bronchodilator. Funded by the EPSRC. Additional Funders - National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) at Manchester, Nottingham, Exeter & Imperial. Academics : Anne Canning, Bindi Brook & Paul Tennent (@uniofnottingham ), Carl Whitfield (@universityofmanchester ). Virtual Reality : Ben Neal (@psiconlab ). Additional coding : John Sear (@johnsear_ ). Voice & Body Actor : Tina Carter (@tinacarterart ). Motion Capture & Sound Recording : Virtual & Immersive Production Studio (@vipstudiouon ). Music : Papa November @papanovembermusic

So... it was just me at the Club tonight in VR, but the Moon Pool did not disappoint! What a great VRchat club venue, and what a superb example of Volumetric! This is a replay of a live DJ/VJ/club event, you can experience any time in VRChat. Search for "NUL Presents: The Seasons Replay" (PC only). Who wants to meet up and spend a couple hours here? @appleblossomvr #vrchat #volumetriccapture #vj #vrclub #virtualclubbing #virtualreality #raindanceimmersive2025

Excited to say Ben will be at SXSW London speaking about Displace Studio projects thanks to our lovely friends at @vipstudiouon and Department for Business and Trade. Come along & say hi! You can experience our dance theatre artwork FACADES on a VR headset, and see footage from our recent premiere of Mixed Reality performance REPLICA which uses volumetric capture to create a digital double of our live performer. Plus there are other amazing projects on show too. We are showcasing the future of virtual production, immersive storytelling, and creative AI from the @uniofnottingham . Come and meet the artists! Discover cutting-edge projects blending art, science, and technology. Experience innovation in mixed reality, holographic performance, and AI-driven narratives. Connect with the researchers and artists shaping the next generation of immersive media Find us at UK House, 7 Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 4YH #sxswLondon #VirtualProduction #ImmersiveTech #VR #danceperformance #virtualtheatre #MixedReality #CreativeInnovation #UniversityOfNottingham #UKHouse

@blasttheory 's iconic Mixed Reality game of chase "Can You See Me Now?" was played recently at @attenboroughctr . Check out these shots of Paul, one of the runners on the day, using the new mobile version (myself and @johnsear_ worked on) to track down and catch online players who were trying to evade him.