AES Los Angeles 2016 Presenter or Author
Chanel Summers
Primary Affiliation: Syndicate 17 - Bellevue, WA, USA
Secondary Affiliation: University of Southern California
A pioneer in the field of interactive audio, Chanel Summers has been a respected game producer and designer, Microsoft’s first audio technical evangelist, and a member of the original Xbox team, having helped to design and support the audio system for that groundbreaking console and creating the first ever support team for content creators. An accomplished touring drummer, Chanel now owns and runs her own audio production and design company, Syndicate 17, specializing in sound design, music production and audio implementation for location-based attractions and virtual/mixed reality products. Some of Syndicate 17’s recent work includes audio for MediaMation’s REACTIVR, first shown at IAAPA 2015; Intel Labs/5D Global's Leviathan, featured at Sundance New Frontiers Festival 2016; VRstudios' Barking Irons, which debuted at CVR 2016; and the upcoming VR Experience for Universal Studios Orlando's 2016 Halloween Horror Nights. Chanel also serves as a technical consultant to a number of organizations and innovative technology companies and lectures and educates around the world on subjects as diverse as the aesthetics of video game audio, world building, and secondary-level STEM education for young women. Chanel is currently a Lecturer and Director of the Experimental Audio Design Lab at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Artistic Director at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Primary Faculty Advisor at the Sony/USC Summer Associate Virtual Reality Innovation Program, a member of the World Building Institute, and a technology advisor and audio provider to trailblazing virtual reality company VRstudios.
More Info: http://www.facebook.com/syndicate17
Session List
Sep 30:
AT2: Creating Immersive and Aesthetic Auditory Spaces for Virtual and Augmented Reality (Presenter)
Oct 1:
G8: Game Audio Education – Get Smart! How and Where to Get the Training You Need (Panelist)