Tickets for the FINAL live shows of A Christmas Carol VR this weekend:https://xmascarolvr.com

Unreal Fest and XR Bootcamp Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1J25jJ79U8&list=PLBHPEwkDnRDemC1EPbDIyKhkXu5gPGWFN&index=1

Unreal NYC Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skftiacxR2E&list=PLpC5Swh5jFZK-EafIStqWIu5SEOcj5d0i&index=3

Unreal NYC Discord: https://discord.gg/4852FvQtj5

Unreal NYC Community:https://communities.unrealengine.com/new-york/

Unreal Academy: https://academy.unrealengine.com/

Unreal Galaxy XR Template: https://github.com/agilelens/AndroidXRTemplate

Star Wars Halcyon VR Archive: https://github.com/agilelens/halcyonvr

SIGGRAPH Paper "Seeing Yourself on Stage": https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3721244.3742445

New Agile Lens website: https://www.agilelens.com

Worlds in Play: worldsinplay.com

Your Mind Girls Live Mixed Reality Theatre: https://www.hopehutman.com/ymg-2025

Glassbreakers: https://www.glassbreakersgame.com/

In this episode of the Unofficial Unreal Engine Podcast, host Alex talks with Tom Wexler of 59 Productions about bringing Stranger Things: The First Shadow to life on stage. They explore how Unreal Engine powered stunning flyovers of Hawkins and enabled rapid iteration for a groundbreaking theatrical experience. Tom shares insights into his journey from live music visuals to cutting-edge VR tools for previsualization and stage design. Learn how the team balanced ambitious real-time tech with rock-solid reliability for a show that feels both cinematic and theatrical. Plus, behind-the-scenes stories from their Royal Shakespeare Company collaboration and why liveness in theater still matters in a digital age.

StrangerThingsOnStage.com

https://59.studio/

https://www.tomwexler.com

#UnrealEngine #VirtualProduction #StrangerThingsTheFirstShadow #UnrealPodcast #TheaterTech #VRDesign #59Productions #StageDesign #Previs #RoyalShakespeareCompany #UE5 #LivePerformance #VolumetricCapture #ImmersiveTheater

Alex takes you on a literal walkthrough of the facilities, useful tips for Unreal Fest 2025 and talks with guest Filip Iliescu about current projects.

Filip Iliescu

https://github.com/Ancient23

https://x.com/firechant

https://www.ayadog.com/