Texas A&M University College of Performance,
Visualization & Fine Arts
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University College of Performance,
Visualization & Fine Arts

VPI

Five dancers are posed on the ground with one arm in the air and the other on the floor, behind them are four people standing and playing marimbas, they are performing in front of a large projection screen with mountains and a snowy landscape.

‘THAW’ Collaboration Brings Disciplines Together With Virtual Production Technology

The 12-minute production was created by faculty members in the Music, Dance and Visualization programs.

A group of five people stand on a stage in front of a large screen displaying "Innovate Speaker Series Presented by PNC Bank." They are smiling and dressed in business casual attire. Red chairs are visible in the background.

Voices That Innovate Speaker Series Highlights Virtual Production at Kimbell Art Museum In Fort Worth

Tim McLaughlin, dean of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts and director of the Virtual Production Institute, moderated "The Business and Creative Impact of Virtual Production" on Feb. 24.

This image is a promotional banner for an event titled "Voices That Innovate Speaker Series" sponsored by PNC, taking place at Texas A&M Fort Worth. The event is scheduled for February 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Kimbell Art Museum's Piano Pavilion. It features a panel discussion titled "The Business and Creative Impact of Virtual Production." Five panel members are listed: Tim McLaughlin (Moderator), Jaime Roffe, Jim Mainard, Stephanie Whallon, and Bruce Tartaglina. Each panel member is associated with their respective roles and organizations.

Texas A&M-Fort Worth Speaker Series To Debut With Conversation On Virtual Production, Presented By PNC Bank

Tim McLaughlin, dean of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts and director of the Virtual Production Institute, will moderate the panel.

College students work with camera equipment and a large LED wall on a virtual production stage.

Students Explore Immersive Worlds With New Virtual Production Institute Stage At Langford Architecture Center

The new stage features Sony LED panels in a curved wall — which measures 52 feet in linear length and is 13 feet high — surrounded by top-of-the-line Sony cameras and digital cinema robots that move the cameras around.

A man portraying an astronaut in a space suit with a Texas A&M logo is shown in front of a virtual production screen displaying an image of the Earth. He is working with tools on a satellite-like prop.

Virtual Production Institute Featured In Texas A&M University Commercial

The commercial opens with a space scene filmed at the Virtual Production Institute's stage at Backlot Studios in Fort Worth.

A virtual production stage is shown, with images of outer space. A starship and an actor are in front of the screen. In the foreground are people working on filming the scene.

First-Of-Its-Kind Virtual Production Institute Approved By Board Of Regents

The institute will be based on the Bryan-College Station campus with an extension at the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus.