Aftermath VR: Euromaidan

A project in Kiev, Ukraine by Joseph Sywenkyj
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Aftermath VR: Euromaidan is an immersive VR documentary project about the revolution in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Backers: 194
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62

Funded: $11,945 of $10,000
Dates: Sep 12th -> Oct 12th (30 days)
Project By: Joseph Sywenkyj
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Latest News

24 hours to go!

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The team working on Aftermath VR: Euromaidan at the presentation of the project in Kyiv's Planeta Kino, September 12, 2018. Today is the last day to support our campaign and help achieve the next Stretch Goal. Thank you for being with us throughout... (Read More)

Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza published a piece about Aftermath VR: Euromaidan

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The story (in Polish) may be read here: Euromajdanu w rzeczywistości wirtualnej  (Read More)

We reached our goal!

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 We reached our goal! Aftermath VR: Euromaidan has been 114% funded with 3 days to go! Thank you to everyone who supported our project! If... (Read More)

We have announced Stretch Goals!

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Great news! We have reached 90% of our fundraising goal with 7 more days to go! If we can keep the current pace, we will achieve our goal in a while. We came up with stretch goals that we will implement in the experience if we manage to... (Read More)

Introducing team members: Anastasiia Trepyton, Developer

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Nastia Trepyton, our Unity developer, talks about what was the most challenging part in bringing together all the visuals we had and at the... (Read More)

Introducing team members: Sergey Korovayny & Yaroslava Drutsa, Directors team

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Sergey Korovayny, the assistant director of the project, and Yaroslava Drutsa, the multimedia editor, tell of the amount of data they had to... (Read More)

We have reached 80 percent!

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We have just reached 80 percent of our goal with 154 backers. Thanks to everybody who have already supported our campaign! We are almost there, and there are eight more days to support Aftermath VR: Euromaidan. We will be coming up with stretch goals... (Read More)

Aftermath VR: Euromaidan Featured on Voice of America

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Voice of America published a report about Aftermath VR: Euromaidan. Follow the link below to watch the piece, which is in Ukrainian, and features Alexey Furman and Joseph Sywenkyj talking about the project. https://bit.ly/2yayJSN   (Read More)

Introducing team members: Artem Yudin & Liza Nesterenko, 3D Artists

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Members of our 3D department describe how to process models after photogrammetry before using them in Unity game engine.   (Read More)

Consider a $125 Pledge

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A protester hides behind a truck after violence broke out during a peaceful protest, in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 18, 2014. This day would become the second bloodiest day of the Ukrainian revolution, leaving more than 20 people dead and hundreds... (Read More)

Joseph Sywenkyj talks about the revolution and Aftermath VR: Euromaidan

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The campaign did well over the weekend! We are now 68% funded with 10 days to go. In this video I talk a bit about the revolution from the... (Read More)

A hundred backers!

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Our immersive documentary Aftermath VR: Euromaidan has been backed a hundred times! Thank you so much for your continuous support! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  This... (Read More)

Aftermath VR: Euromaidan gets featured on VR Focus!

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Glad to share that Aftermath VR: Euromaidan and our Kickstarter campaign got featured on VRFocus, one of the leading websites for everything VR. Stay tuned for more video content in the coming days!  (Read More)

Introducing team members: Nikita Yurenev, Head of Photogrammetry

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  Nikita Yurenev, head of photogrammetry of the project, describes the features of this method and determines which stage it takes in... (Read More)

We have reached 50% of our fundraising goal!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all who have already pledged! We hope to have the project completed in time for the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the Euromaidan Revolution, which is November 21st. The project is a preservation of one of the most significant... (Read More)

Support from Ihor Poshyvailo, Director of Maidan Museum.

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 "Aftermath VR: Euromaidan is a big step forward and an important attempt to tell the complicated and emotional story in plain language. The... (Read More)

Team members comment on Aftermath VR: Euromaidan presentation in Kyiv, Ukraine

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We are happy to share a video from the presentation of Aftermath VR: Euromaidan, which took place at Kyiv's Planeta Kino last week, with team members commenting on the importance of our Kickstarter campaign.  Thank you your ongoing support! You'll... (Read More)

Support from Tommy Goodkin, Head of Content Acquisition & Partnerships at New York City’s VR World.

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 “It uses historical context to take the viewer through real events, but also allows them to interact and engage with it, which I think can... (Read More)

Fifty people have backed our project!

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than a week into the Kickstarter campaign, fifty people have supported our project. Every small contribution makes the final version of the project possible. Thank you so much! Aftermath VR producer Joseph Sywenkyj helps Ukrainian activist Iryna... (Read More)

Reuters Reports on Aftermath VR: Euromaidan

September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Reuters just published a story about the Aftermath VR: Euromaidan project: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-vr/ukrainians-relive-bloodshed-of-kievs-maidan-in-virtual-reality-idUSKCN1LX148 Project Director Alexey Furman is quoted in... (Read More)

Aftermath VR: Euromaidan screening at ONA18 conference in Austin, TX

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Aftermath VR: Euromaidan was screened during ONA18's Journalism 360 Immersive Storytelling Festival, together with projects by The New York Times, BBC News, PBS Frontline/Emblematic Group, and USA Today. One of our colleagues, Ukrainian journalist... (Read More)

Consider a $500 Pledge

September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
If you support the Aftermath VR: Euromaidan project on Kickstarter with a $500 pledge you will receive five gifts, including a signed digital C-print of this photograph, edition of 10, size A1 (23.4 x 33.1 inches). This image appeared as number 8 of... (Read More)

We have reached the 20% goal!

September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your continuous support, we have reached the crucial 20% goal in the first two days of the campaign. We are extremely grateful to the 29 backers who believed in our project and helped us make a giant leap towards our goal in such a short... (Read More)

Aftermath VR: Euromaidan presentation in Kyiv's Planeta Kino

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we presented Aftermath VR: Euromaidan in Kyiv's Planeta Kino, the biggest cinema chain in Ukraine. The presentation and the screening afterwards was attended by over 170 people! The beta version of our project is now available at Planeta... (Read More)

Ten Backers!

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Our campaign has been so far supported by ten backers, who have donated $828 total in less than 12 hours after the campaign launch. Thank you very much for your support!  Stay tuned for the updates.  (Read More)

First Backer!

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 35 minutes into the campaign, we got our first backer. Thank you so much for your support! As the saying goes, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". We will keep updating you on the project and the campaign.  (Read More)

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