We are delighted to welcome Big Rock Creative CEO Athena Demos to London Experience Week where she will be sharing BurnerSphere, the award-winning VR recreation of the Burning Man festival.
You’ll be able to experience the full BurnerSphere platform for yourself, with a full guided VR experience with Athena also present.
Athena will share how BurnerSphere combines 360 and 180 stereo footage with VR worlds for immersive storytelling that is evolving the way we connect, explore, and participate together across digital and physical worlds.
Keep an eye on the London Experience Week app on how to sign up for sessions across both Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes. Walk ups will also be available.
About BurnerSphere
BurnerSphere is a groundbreaking social VR platform created by BRCvr in collaboration with Burning Man Project.
At its core, it’s an immersive documentary experience that tells the story of the vibrant communities that make up Burning Man.
This isn’t a passive 2D doc—it’s a living, breathing digital world where you can walk alongside friends from anywhere in the world to explore mind-blowing art, join interactive workshops, and connect in real time.
With realistic 360° and 180° video, detailed virtual environments, and spontaneous social interaction, BurnerSphere captures the spirit of Black Rock City and invites you to participate in its culture year-round.
BurnerSphere accurately mirrors the sights, sounds, and spirit of Black Rock City through:
- A dynamic social VR environment that fosters real-time engagement
- Fully exploration virtual Playa
- 360° and 180° 3D video footage from past Burns
- Photorealistic 3 dimensional art installations
- Interactive theme camps
- Resurrected Temples, Man bases to create the Temple Museum and Museum of the Man and other large scale art from Burning Man’s history
- Live music, artist panels, wellness workshops, and lectures at the virtual Center Camp
About BRCvr
BRCvr is an official virtual Burning Man Experience whose scope is unprecedented in the VR space. Athena produced internationally recognized social impact projects such as Breonna’s Garden which premiered at SXSW 2022 and Pride has no borders which was a finalist in the VR Awards. In 2024, Athena produced a live event called GLOW: a Celebration of the 15th Annual Auggie Awards to great success welcoming over 1500 technology leaders for networking and transformational fun sponsored by T-Mobile.
About Big Rock Creative
Big Rock Creative won the Producer’s Guild Award for Innovation, the Aurea Award for creativity, the No Proscenium award for Best VR experience of 2020, the Hermes’ Platinum Award, and the Auggie Award for Best Societal Impact of 2022 and well as Best Indie Creator of 2023.