Jenn Duong is an immersive director and producer. With VR as her native medium, she has directed and produced a range of cutting edge projects from short form VR docs to VR music experiences for artists like Banks to a VR/AI experiences with Taryn Southern. Recently named in the top #25 in Onalytic’s 100 Top VR Influencers 2016, she is also a Future of Storytelling Fellow 2016, a featured creator that piloted the Google Jump Start program, as well as one of LA Weekly’s People of 2017.
In 2015, she co-founded Women in VR/AR one of the largest channels for resources, opportunities and collaboration in her industry. She has become a leader and advocate for women and underrepresented groups in the emerging technology space growing the role models of tomorrow through advocacy today.
Outside of VR, Duong is always down to talk Game of Thrones, dance awkwardly, and make art.
Projects
- LA Weekly featureMeet the 21-Year-Old Woman Who Is Plotting the Future of VR It's a warm morning in March and Jenn Duong is sitting on the stoop of a soundstage pondering the future of virtual reality. "I love interactive virtual reality. I play that all the time, but I think the unique thing is you're putting someone into a headset right now. I don't know if it will be this way forever," she says. "In my dreams, VR and augmented reality [AR] will converge in glasses that are like ours, and we'll take them on an
- Artist Statement"I’ve always loved the way lights create shadows. At a glance, it’s nothing unusual– but for me it’s not just the beauty of freezing and capturing a moment in time. It’s observing reality, imagining the impossible, and then reconstructing it through a unified lens that is unique to each viewer. It’s creating a tone. It’s setting a mood– an atmosphere where our inner child can come and explore. It’s unearthing all of our deepest desires, and our private failures. It’s provocative and visceral. It
- I am AI - VR Music Video Series“I AM AI” is the first 360 VR visual album that incorporates 2D video with music composed with artificial intelligence with emerging virtual creation tools like TiltBrush and Blocks to take audiences on a mind-bending musical journey through the future. From digital storyteller Taryn Southern comes “I AM AI,” a three-part musical VR series composed entirely with artificial intelligence. Brought to life by different VR artists and directors across the globe, each piece explores the theme of man a
Projects credited in
- This International Women’s Day, meet the 200 Women Redefining the Creative Industry in 2018Discover our 2020 list here This International Women's Day, we asked influential icons to nominate 10 trailblazing women who they believe are redefining the creator landscape. The result? A unique and incredible list of 200 trailblazing women breaking barriers and inspiring change! Only 36% of jobs in the creative sector are currently filled by women. At the top of the tree there’s an even bigger problem - women make up only 11% of Creative Directors. In an attempt to change this, our month-lo165
Skills
- Artistic Direction
- Creative Producing
- Virtual Reality