We transform how brands, arts and culture resonate across virtual and physical spaces.
We design and produce
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Our approach is unapologetically human-centric, user experience being at the core of a process of relentless exploration, experimentation and iteration that combines expertise in design, technological research and entertainment.
Our projects have been featured at major events like the Venice Film Festival and SXSW, on streets and in museums around the world. You may even have experienced them at home.
Who we are
First and foremost, we are a team. A wildly imaginative team of technologists, creatives, designers, artists, producers focused on exploration, innovation, having fun and delivering results for our clients and partners.
We’ve been doing it for 15 years.
Who we do it for
The experiences we imagine are made for everyone. Everyone. You. Your mom, your dad. Your brothers and sisters. Your friends and colleagues.
Everyone with a bit of imagination, curiosity and the desire to open and explore new worlds.
Our services and expertise
We design and produce interactive and immersive experiences for emerging platforms, combining artistic creation and storytelling with technological expertise.
Ideation / concept
Whether starting from scratch or with a clear idea in mind, our creative team will help define, develop and enrich concepts with you.
Art direction, UX and design
Our team of art directors, designers and UX specialists define an experience’s creative approach, structure and visual signature.
Interactive scenarios and game design
Our experience directors and writers develop interactive scenarios that define the ways in which a story unfolds and how participants interact and evolve in an immersive experience.
2D and 3D real time animation
Our motion designers and 3D artists are specialized in the creation of real time visuals and animations for the web, virtual and augmented reality or immersive spaces.
Music and sound design
We work with the best composers and sound designers specializing in interactive creation from the start of a project.
Prototyping, R&D and technological watch
A relentless dedication to research and development in order to translate emerging technologies for our clients. Our ideas are new and our projects are unique. It is often necessary to do research to determine which approaches will be most appropriate to carry out these ideas to fruition. This includes the technological but also platform choices. Sometimes we combine existing technologies, sometimes we have to invent them.
Virtual, augmented and mixed reality
Dpt. has unparalleled expertise in creating interactive experiences in virtual, augmented and mixed reality. We have designed and developed award-winning brand experiences, storytelling projects featured at top film festivals, and documentary and educational experiences for museums all around the world.
Serious gaming
This type of interactive content makes it possible to educate or raise awareness for a particular issue while having fun. This content can be found online, in museums, or in the form of mobile applications.
Social media filters
Augmented reality or face filter experiences for Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat or TikTok.
Real time VFX
Our artists and coders specialize in creating shaders, real-time special effects and visuals in Unity and Unreal.
AI / Machine learning
Whether it’s creating a conversational bot, automatically generating visuals, or recognizing objects in an image, our engineering team works with a variety of machine learning solutions and approaches.
Volumetric capture and performance capture
For several years, we have developed a unique expertise in volumetric capture, whether in photogrammetry for static objects or in videogrammetry for moving characters. Added to this is an expertise in performance capture that allows us to apply human performances and acting to virtual characters.
Awards
Venice Film Festival
Special Jury Prize
XR
Oto's Planet
Beyond the Frame
Grand Prize
XR
Oto's Planet
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Immersive / Non-fiction
VR
Lou
NewImages Festival
Impact Award
VR
Plastisapiens
IDFA/Doclab
Special Jury Award for Creative Technology
VR
Plastisapiens
IDEA Gold
Content and storytelling
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
IDEA Silver
Experience / Entertainment
AR
Human Scales
IDEA Silver
VR
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Immersive Fiction
VR
The Passengers
Stereopsia
Best XR creative concept
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
Kaohsiung Film Festival
VR Golden Fireball Award
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Horizon Award / Most innovative
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Best Narrative Immersive
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
360 BCN VR Fest
Best VR
VR
Marco & Polo Go Round
NUMIX
Best XR experience - immersive
VR
Virtual Parliament
IDEA
Silver / Digital products and experiences
Installation
Oasis / Suivre la note
IDEA
Bronze / Digital products and experiences
AR
Collect AR
Gémeaux
Best interactive experience
VR
Virtual Parliament
Gémeaux
Best interactive experience
AR
Apocalypse 10 Lives
Ars Electronica
Golden Nica
VR
Manic VR
NUMIX
Best interactive documentary
VR
Manic VR
NUMIX
Best digital work
AR
Apocalypse 10 Lives
NUMIX
Best Museum experience
Installation
Planet Energy
NUMIX
Best international experience
VR/AR
The Enemy
DOK Leipzig
Best interactive experience
VR
Manic VR
GIFF
SENSible award
VR/AR
The Enemy
World VR Forum
Best journalistic experience
VR/AR
The Enemy
NUMIX
Grand Prize
VR/AR
The Enemy
NUMIX
Best immersive production
VR/AR
The Enemy
NUMIX
Best interactive experience
Installation / Mobile
Quand la foule devient cirque
Alliance Média Jeunesse
Best interactive content
VR / Mobile / Installation
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