Hollywood Fiction to Near-Future Immersive

​Hollywood special effects have had a significant impact on near-term innovations across UX, digital product and experience design as interfaces and experiences - set in futuristic worlds - are rapidly being realized in the "real world."

​David Sheldon-Hicks, Founder and Executive Creative Director of Territory Studio, is at the forefront of these innovations creating speculative futures and often bridging them to market.

​David will experiences created for Hollywood fictional, near-future automotive, and present-day immersive projects. He will share how these stories get told, how the future is imagines and the increasingly blurry lined between science fiction and the everyday.

​About Territory Studio

​Territory Studio is a renowned design and visual effects studio, founded in 2010 by David Sheldon Hicks and Nick Glover. Based in London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, the studio is known for its interdisciplinary approach to design, which combines art, technology, and storytelling to create immersive and engaging experiences for audiences.

​Territory Studio's work spans a wide range of industries, including film, television, video games, and branding. The studio has collaborated with major brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, and Jaguar, and its work has been featured in blockbuster films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Blade Runner 2049, and Avengers: Age of Ultron.