Context Junie 5.20.2021
I'm hiring, China lands on Mars, and the same 20 groups are causing all the problems again.
Hey all,
I went on a brief trip and now I’m back to a whole slew of new projects.
Looking for work?
Relevant to that - Do you have any recommendations for 3D Artists/Animators you recommend? How about Social Media Managers and PR people? I need them! Drop recommendations in the comments or contact me directly for more details.
VIFF Immersed - Submissions Deadlines are coming up!
Also, the regular deadline for submissions for VIFF Immersed 2021 is May 28: If you have VR or AR projects that are looking for commercial distribution this fall, VIFF Immersed may be the festival for you. With featured screening channels globally, last year’s content was available on every headset with over 100,000 units in market, globally.
WHAT HISTORIANS FROM THE FUTURE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO:
China landed a rover on Mars!
Obviously, Israel and Palestine are in major conflict right now. BUT longest term, historians from the future will be looking at the moment the second country on Earth landed a rover successfully on the Red Planet. Working with astronauts and astrogeologists on projects for Space Nation has made me extremely excited about the missions to the Moon and Mars because of how vanishingly little science humans have actually done in those places. It’s impossible not to make fascinating new discoveries with these missions and the Chinese Rover is especially exciting for the study of Mars’ geology.
Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals
Did you know who to blame for most of the world’s plastic waste? It’s these 20 companies. The people ruining the environment have names and addresses. You can message them on social media. It’s an entire thing. You won’t be surprised by the amount of crossover with the Top 20 Carbon Emitting Companies. Help make this socially reprehensible in a meta and casual way.
What if Space Junk and Climate Change Become the Same Problem?
I could do an entire issue about how intolerable billionaires are, and may yet do that, but aside from things like Starlink satellites messing up astronomy and potentially trapping everyone on Earth forever… the amount of debris in orbit is related to the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Do you want to go to space? Dream of jumping around on the Moon? Do you have a list of people you want to shoot into the Sun you wrote when you were 8 that is still relevant? Pay attention to space junk or your dream may never happen.
RANDOM JOY BRINGERS:
LARPing is so hot right now: In China.
Levar Burton is starting a book club for grown ups!
Send me your recommendations! I’m hiring people!
More on some upcoming project releases in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!