Welcome to my world(s)! Everything you will see on all my sites and portfolio pages (see links) starting in about 1990 , has been built in a real-time environment or game engine of one sort or another that allows me to work and create all manner of projects in real-time. It has been an amazing learning experience working with all kinds of really cool tools and of course the people behind them.
For the past 17 years I have been using Opensimulator as a real-time design and development tool for all my real world projects ranging from sculpture concepts, LED screen product solutions to large scale museum and theme park attractions. It has been a wonderful tool to learn and use. See my about page for more info.
This has been my dream, vision and focus. I have a great "small" team of helpers that I rely on when I can fund their help usually when I get a real-world project.
I am working closely with Kitely.com an Opensimulator service provider that has taken up the challenge to maintain, upgrade and refine the core technology offered by the open-source OpenSimulator community of developers that have worked so hard to improve on the original software created by Second Life. We now have a viable platform and the technical, software and hardware support to make it possible to bring large real-time global events to life, cost effectively !
100 / 1,000 / 10,000 and more avatars in world for an event using AWS and sharding technology coupled with the Kitely proprietary upgrades and solutions. This advanced "Event" configuration will require special pricing based on the size of the event.
"Immersion Island" will be a place of fun and happy adventures with dancing & free sailing, jet-skis, sailboards, kayaks, wave skippers, and mini-subs to explore a magical reef and world during your visit. Hopefully a real shelter from this storm we all are dealing with. There is also a connected world that will allow for real-time VR events like conventions and trade shows to augment the central dome show. This VR venue will be a testing ground and or showcase for all manner of VR artists and RL artists with booked special events and shows, as well as, long term installations.
Special conference rooms are available upon request and all vendors will be able to have live feeds from their RL shops & studios for live interaction on the event floor and direct customer shopping on vendor website from inside VR world.
Take a moment to enjoy some of these video clips to help you understand more about the Immersion Island VR Event Center and feel free to use the contact form for questions and booking requests.
We handle all the tech and provide the worlds. You bring your group and have FUN! No headset required!
GET IMMERSED! For REAL!
2022 offers the Big Grand Opening with the
"Spook-Takular MONSTER Mash-Up!
October 27th from 12 to 5 pm Grid Time
ANVIL-Island is the soft opening title for "Immersion Island" This is a "bootstrapped" project & massive WIP that I/we have developed over the past 2 years with the help of some wonderful creative makers, that attempts to bring contemporary artists, makers, creatives & technologists together in a virtual venue to engage in fun community events that will intermingle and blend art, entertainment, technology & commerce in a fun new way for both Virtual & Real Life. This video shows only about 1/3 of the experience which includes multiple live entertainment venues, VR & RL shopping, action games & a Dome presentation documentary theater. And we are just getting started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wQZBsGSY4Q&t=1s
The Grand Opening is October 27th, 2022, from 12pm to 5pm on the Kitely Grid @ Anvil Island. AKA Immersion Island. Everyone is invited. It is not rocket science. Go to Kitely.com and sign up for a free account and drop in and have FUN! If you are a "NEWBIE" which is totally fine. I am happy to hold an open house "NEWBIE" day on October 26th to help you get adjusted. We can meet in the Kitely.com Welcome Center for your first lesson and help with your free avatar.
Get your Firestorm viewer from: https://www.firestormviewer.org/os-operating-system/ Copy & Paste this link into your Web Browser: https://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Ilan-Tochner/Kitely-Welcome-Center
Here are a couple of introduction videos to help give you a headstart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv9pXXS2bis&list=PLZd2T2GNMq3dDuRDedp0p0eLhCPWdMkpd https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyehjj04bVvUi8WPnsjFAvg
We will be available from 12 to 4 Grid time (PST) Wednesday October 26th to help and answer questions.
There will be hosts and helpers available to help and you can meet the makers that have mini popup displays.
As you come in please get your free Music Fanny Pack to wear that will allow you to control the background music. We would ask that you dress lightly and minimize the use of AOs as a courtesy to the other users and the Live Performers.
Whenever you are in the main dome performance areas it is also a good idea to reduce your draw distance. There is much to see and do. I am hoping this will turn into the type of mini-event that can be rethemed and changed for the seasons and special occasions.
We are already planning for what to do this Christmas-Holiday season.
You are all welcome to come and have fun and celebrate this wild & crazy holiday but also the wonderful platform that makes it all possible.
Come have fun, enjoy & explore Immersion Island!
Kind regards,
William Michael McHugh
https://www.freelanced.com/williammichaelmchugh
P.S. Old dogs can learn new tricks and we are happy to help and share.
Chasing the " Ape" community in 2021
Immersion Island was themed for a possible AMC / Apes event ,but can be modified to clients event theme.
Immersion Island "NFT" :
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REAL LIFE Project concepts by: Michael McHugh & FlexTek-Media. Spin-off ventures from Immersion Island
The "Stones & Bones" real-life challenge.
Here is the VR Immersion Island dressed for a party for the AMC APES community. It is also ready to start the transposition of the concept into a real-world Location Based Entertainment project development concept. A mega project ! A gob smacking dazzler extravaganza beyond belief!
This is absolutely one of those if you build it they will come projects. The main events stage is 360 degree 200 foot diameter immersive LED dome with elevating center platforms and other magical gizmos that will take a live concert with 10 to 15 thousand guests to a whole new level of hyper immersive entertainment. (I could go on.) Did I mention you would be able to drive your own million dollar mini-sub? And dive in complete safety in a specially designed interactive shark encounter. They need our help too BTW. There is a big wish-dream list.
The "Stones & Bones", real-life challenge. 500,000 square feet with a minimum target budget of $3,500 USD per square foot real-world cost to develop. This project includes space for 20 theaters with 1,000 seats, a 300 room Hotel with spas, restaurants & gift shops as well as a real MEGA aquarium with a "Dry-safe" submarine ride system. Let's talk about real possibilities!
This project will take some big "Stone and Bones". You got 'em?
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Concept study: Immersion Island
Concept sketch of a real world version of Immersion Island
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APES just want to have FUN too!
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Inside the real Immersion Island will be numerous custom designed Next-Gen Immersive game & educational/entertainment experiences using the state of the art in hardware and software systems. Please check out our LED product development company. We have a great team including my partner Randy Dersham a past GM of EA and other game development companies. https://flextek-media.weebly.com/
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Inside the VR Immersion Island each guest will have the free use of a variety of VR recreational vehicles to enjoy. Wave skippers, wave runners, jet-skis and a fun mini-sub reef exploration game complete with unique prizes and gifts.
Inside the VR Immersion Island each guest will have the free use of a variety of VR recreational vehicles to enjoy. Wave skippers, wave runners, jet-skis and a fun mini-sub reef exploration game complete with unique prizes and gifts.
This video features the Dome visual stylings of TASVISUALS and Music by: Quincas Moreira
There is currently 2,000,000 sq. ft. of convention space laid out and available that can easily be increased depending on the projected attendance. Each vendor will be allocated approximately 35 sq. meters of VR convention space and we will work with each vendor to configure an effective optimized booth design solution to help life go smoothly.
Here featuring Thomas Mann Design in a VR Tradeshow display
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