Cause Xr (Austin Caine) Email & Phone Number

Virtual Reality, Us

We are bespoke 3D world-designing immersive storytellers delivering high class, high performance venues, destinations, and attractions for a demanding new world of virtual entertainment! We specialize in Microsoft's AltspaceVR social platform.Our style can range all over from forest habitats to space station night clubs to urban comic book shops to wild art on the digital playa. We've worked with Morpheus XR, Big Rock Creative, The Burning Man Project, BRCvr, MESH Connects, The Solar Fight Club, Baobab Studios, The WebXR Awards, BridgingTheGap Ventures, Waking Dream XR, and Golden Apple Comics just to name just a few.

I have been a professional commercial photographer for a long time now. I've captured so many souls in so many styles throughout the years. Nightclubs, parades, family portraits, floating heads, artwork, pets, landscapes, real estates, fashion and passion!

New York, Ny, Us

The WebXR awards were simulcasting into a variety of VR and XR platforms including AltspaceVR and we were contracted to build and host the event's world. My partner Christi and I had previously worked with Ben Erwin on the Solar Fight Night project so we ended up repurposing that space's main architecture for the watch party. I was also responsible for helping to get the award statues shinier and more performant on the lower end mobile platforms.

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

Christi and I partnered with DreamlandXR to help them design and implement their #ACTNOW Live VR experiences celebrating the United Nations' campaigns for climate change awareness and sustainability of life on our planet. Our first mission was to recreate a digital twin of the famous Al Wasl Dome in Dubai, site of the 2020 World Expo, to be projection mapped and used as the opening ceremony and hub world for their subsequent events and virtual locations. We will also be helping build more of these upcoming worlds and look forward to what we will be able to create together!

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

When the Covid pandemic struck in 2020 and everyone went into lockdown Burning Man was just not happening in person so it was up to the virtual multiverse burners to create That Thing In The Digital Desert. Being a burner myself and having built operated a popular nightclub in AltspaceVR (known as The Flying Saucer) when I met the BRCvr crew I just happened to have a lot of knowledge that could be useful at that moment so I fell into an advisory role helping others learn how to get their worlds set up and optimized. I also built the Hug Deli world on behalf of the original camp owners and the Burning Saucer club as my own contribution to the digital playa. I am proud of the work we all accomplished together <3

Miami Beach, Florida, Us

I met the CTO of Morpheus XR during BRCvr 2020 and they subsequently sought out Christi and myself to help get their services up and running quickly and efficiently. We also work on a case by case basis to determine what each of their own clients needs for their particular events and will build necessary assets to suit. We even designed the first version of their digital headquarters in AltspaceVR.

In the year 2020, the world wasn't allowed to meet up in person, so the annual Solar Fight Night gathering convened in AltspaceVR instead. Through a connection with producer Leila A of MESH Connects, my partner Christi and myself were put in touch with Dr. Daniel Dus and Ben Erwin to build their shining floating steampunk solar-powered venue in the clouds.Visit the world: https://account.altvr.com/worlds/1624069595503526084/spaces/1624069762369716486

At the end of the year 2020, YOUNGA and BridgingTheGap Ventures partnered with MESH and Big Rock Creative to build and showcase the world's first fully immersive mixed reality music video which was debuted at their live after party event held in AltspaceVR. Myself and Christi were brought in to do the world building and the special effects including the holographic projection for the main talent, Pitbull.I was personally responsible for building out the main club architecture and world layout as well as most of the lighting effects and projection mapping. I also designed the interactive toys that were being waved around. Christi furnished everything and put a lot of final touches on the edges of the club including some of the lighting and designed the holographic floating landmarks from scratch. Big Rock Creative was responsible for the backplate video work as well as helping to get the holographic projection of the main talent sharp and clean. Overall, as you will see from the linked video, we pulled it off with flying colors and the people who attended the show certainly seemed to enjoy themselves! This was quite a fun experience which led to many innovations in my approaches to VR media events that should prove invaluable in the future.