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Hello my name is Billy and welcome to my Blog

I’ll be using this blog to track my studies and progress towards my BA (Hons) Virtual Reality at London College of Communication

Picking to Study at UAL has unsurprisingly been the biggest decision of my life so far. It’s a testament to how much I believe in this course and its subject considering how much was stacked against it. After the course was postponed in 2019 I decided that a 3rd gap year was worth taking; turning down an unconditional offer for AUB’s Film Production course. 

It felt a little mad at first. I have had my sights set on making films for a long time and have had notable experience working as a video editor. I especially enjoyed this work because of the mix of creative arts and technology. That I hoped would allow me to breathe life into the fantastical thoughts and ideas that come out of my head. However, I feel Film is limited and VR’s potential is virtually limitless. VR, for artists like me that have never been able to fully visualize and share their minds’ fabrications, is groundbreaking. For me it feels like the coming together of all my interests, I could go on and on about VR and I don’t want to squander that passion.

I think about how technology has changed art and the way we share stories in the last 40 years and where the next 40 will bring us. VR in some form will impact the future and I’m going to be here for it.

Thank you for taking an interest In me, my work or virtual reality as a whole. I’m looking forward to my next 3 years of studies and the following decades as VR becomes more of a household name as it gets integrated into “Reality”, hopefully in responsible and thoughtful ways that benefit society. I hope that you can get some use out of my notes and doodles. 

Enjoy your stay,