Deac crafts unforgettable experiences using the Unity & Unreal engines.Career highlights include:- Founding the WeAReVR.Jozi community in 2018, hosting VR exhibitions, installations, 20+ virtual and IRL meet-ups, multiple hackathons, and guest lectures.- Directorial debut at Venice Immersive (Venice International Film Festival), 'Spirit of Place' (2021), ft. Danheim (Reidar Schæfer Olsen) (https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2021/lineup/venice-vr-expanded/spirit-place)- 2 x interviews for the Voices of VR podcast by Kent Bye- 'Best Immersive Narrative' at Raindance 2023 for 'Mormoverse: Under The Pillow' by Georgy Molodsov & Dale Deacon (With over 100,000+ virtual visitors to date)- Launched EmilyGPT, a voice-activated augmented reality AI assistant available on iOS and Android (www.EmilyGPT.com)- VR World building for Emmy Award-winning projects; 'Reeducated' by Sam Wolson, Empire of Dirt and The New Yorker and 'ISS Experience' by Felix & Paul Studio- Created avatars for the Webby Award-winning project 'Oxymore' by Jean Michel Jarre & VRROOM- Premiering ‘Quantum Symphony of Biology’ (2023) at PuzzleX with Ben Nott, Daniel Ortmann, Ila, Eduardo Miranda, and Harry Kumar- 2 x Spirit of Raindance Award-winning projects ('Bloodbath' (2022) by Tim Voronkin and 'Mycelia' (2021) by Nanotopia, R00t, MVC, and Tyson Cross- 3 x World Premier & Official Selection at Venice Immersive (Venice International Film Festival) 'Spirit of Place' (2021), 'Bliss In The Ear Of The Storm' (2021) & 'Strangeways' (2024)- VR Worldbuilding for institutions including Venice Immersive, GoEast Festival, Amaze Festival, Red Sea Immersive, Goethe Institut, and more. - Winning the Design Award for Mona’s Renaissance of the Metaverse Competition (ft. Chris Bianchi & Shtik XR)- Publishing the Africa XR Report, a first-of-its-kind 300+ page analysis of VR & AR across the continent (www.AfricaXRReport.com)- Local VR/AR community development since 2018 (incl. work with the Electric South, Fakugesi Festival, & The Metaverse Crew)www.deac.online