The Dial

The Dial is an interactive narrative combining augmented reality and projection mapping. A mystery about a formerly wealthy American family begins with a late-night car crash and unfolds from shifting perspectives. You control time with your body in this rich visual tale, unraveling what happened that fateful night. Move clockwise and time passes normally. Move counterclockwise and time rewinds.

NightLight developed original techniques for synchronizing projected and AR content, in addition to tracking viewer position.

Peter Flaherty & NightLight Labs CREATORS
Peter Flaherty CONCEPT AND DIRECTION
RYOT, Flaherty Pictures, NightLight Labs PRODUCTION
Zeda Stone, Nigel Tierney, Jake Sally EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Peter Flaherty, Ela Topcuoglu, Sal Mannino PRODUCERS
Brian Chasalow & Theotime Vaillant CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS
Sage Lewis COMPOSER
Scott Hirsch SOUND
Sundance New Frontier, 2019
Media and Immersive Experience Center, Arizona State University, 2023
Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023
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