Avaloki
In this first installment of a coming-of-age episodic series, viewers embody the Avaloki, an ancient being awoken to guide two siblings as they search for their exiled father. After discovering your own character’s abilities, you’ll find yourself speaking to the children by revealing clues from their past. While the journey is filled with interactive delights, the lasting effect is one of pause. A lesson on love and loss.
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Priyam ParikhDirectorFound
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Robin ChoWriter
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Priyam ParikhWriterFound (2016)
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Robin ChoProducer
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Priyam ParikhProducer
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Alexander DoddyKey Cast"Fisherman"
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Lola RaieKey Cast"Meghan"
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Duncan StottKey Cast"Forrest"
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Bill LippincottKey Cast"Father"
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Brenda Chen3D Artists
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Erika Gomi3D Artists
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Yaya Veerasilpa3D Artists
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Yimin Zhang3D Artists
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Freya Yeh3D Artists
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Jake StullAnimators
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Julian SestanovichAnimators
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Estella TseArt Direction
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Kevin Peter HeConcept Artists
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Dave ZhuConcept Artists
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Niko KorologComposer
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John McLucasSound Mixing
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Bethany SparksSound Engineers
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Hannah ZubatSound Engineers
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Virtual Reality
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Genres:Fantasy
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Runtime:12 minutes
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Completion Date:June 15, 2018
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Production Budget:50,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Unity Project
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Oculus Launch PadSan Francisco, CA
United States
Grant Prize Winner -
NFFTY Film FestivalSeattle, WA
United States
November 27, 2018
Best VR
Priyam is an Indian American director-producer raised in New Jersey. He currently works at Fable Studio, the new ex-Oculus Story Studio team behind Wolves In The Walls. Previously, he worked at DreamWorks Animation, Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures’ innovation team. He is the director of Found (2016) and Avaloki (2018). His goal is to create immersive art that not only push the technical boundaries of storytelling, but also elicit themes of mediation and self-reflection.
Before I entered the immersive arena, I vowed to become an artist that creates powerful experiences to help children grow. Raised practicing Hindu and Buddhist Spiritual philosophy, I found myself impassioned to teach the complexity of mindfulness through observation and experience. With Avaloki, I hope to tap into VR’s potential to simulate these life teachings. In this pilot chapter, to understand how protecting the ones you love is never as simple as it seems.
The interactive film unearths a power yet to be seen in VR storytelling: creating an active dialogue between the user and the story’s characters. This not only puts the user at the forefront of the narrative, but fully realizes the medium’s established ability to create an emotional responsibility for these characters. Its interactive design begs the user’s curiosity, which will awe them with a beautifully realized world.