All Projects
Grex Lucis
Dustin O'Halloran - Harmonic Dream Sequence
The Surveyor
Horizons VR
Snorri Hallgrímsson - Music Videos for 'Longer Shadows, Softer Stones'
Tek Tek Tek
INKI Album Launch
Harpa Pong
Lambchild Superstar
Kassinn / A Box In The Desert
Parallel People / Hliðstætt Fólk
Under The Surface
Into The Universe Of Technical Images
MOTET
Aristokrasia
This Machine Throws Pixels
Tíð
Imogen Heap - Last Night Of An Empire
Out Of Sync
GALE
Unconfined
The Moon Seat
The Light Organ
Sónar Reykjavík Visuals
HTC Vive Launch Site
Mmorph
The Piñata Smashing Robot
Resonate 2015 Theme
City Of Drones
XBox Glitch ARG
Spectra 2
Google Web Lab
Archive
Individual Works & Performances
FALLAX
Grex Lucis
Dustin O'Halloran - Harmonic Dream Sequence
The Surveyor
Horizons VR
Tek Tek Tek
Harpa Pong
Kassinn / A Box In The Desert
Parallel People / Hliðstætt Fólk
Into The Universe Of Technical Images
MOTET
Tíð
This Machine Throws Pixels
Aristokrasia
Out Of Sync
GALE
The Moon Seat
Mmorph
Commercial Work & Collaborations
More commercial projects where I've been brought in as a contractor or collaborator, often on the technical side of things.
Snorri Hallgrímsson - Music Videos for 'Longer Shadows, Softer Stones'
INKI Album Launch
Lambchild Superstar
Under The Surface
Imogen Heap - Last Night Of An Empire
Unconfined
HTC Vive Launch Site
Sónar Reykjavík Visuals
The Light Organ
Resonate 2015 Theme
The Piñata Smashing Robot
Spectra 2
XBox Glitch ARG
City Of Drones
Google Web Lab
Articles & Tutorials
Talks & Education
When I've been asked to lecture or run workshops for students or institutions about my work or projects.
Depth Scatter Rendering In TouchDesigner
- 2025
- TouchDesigner London Mini-conference, Hackney Wick
Bridging Experiences In Physical and Virtual Spaces
- 2024
- Iceland University Of The Arts, Reykjavík
Digital Exhibitions / Creative Coding For Designers
- 2024-present
- Listaháskóli Íslands (Icelandic University of the Arts)
Making Live Visual Machines In TouchDesigner
- 2023
- Hafnarhaus, Iceland
VR Masterclass
- 2022
- Þjóðleikhúsið (National Theatre of Iceland)
All Watched Over By Lines Of Loving Grace
- 2021
- Innovation House, Reykjavík
Who are Huldufugl?
- 2021
- Berghs School of Communication, Stockholm
Worlding Deserts
- 2020
- Night Of Ideas, Institute Francais in London
Industry Expert Introduction
- 2020
- Hyper Island, Stockholm
Designing Tiny for Massive
- 2019
- Listaháskóli Íslands (Icelandic University of the Arts)
Tools for Collaboration
- 2017
- Resonate Festival 2017, Belgrade
Processes for creativity
- 2017
- Listaháskóli Íslands (Icelandic University of the Arts)
Creative Technology Workshop
- 2017
- Hyper Island, Stockholm
Designing for VR
- 2017
- Tækniskólinn, Reykjavík
Dynamic Architecture
- 2016
- Sónar Reykjavík
Creative Coding For Designers
- 2016
- Listaháskóli Íslands (Icelandic University of the Arts)
Project Archive
Older projects that define my early career and interests.
Google Web Lab
- 2013
- London
Ray Ban 75th Anniversary website
- 2012
- London
Subsource Dubumentary
- 2011
- Guildford
Say What
- 2011
- London
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Online
- 2010
- USA
The Beatles iTunes launch
- 2010
- London
Virtual Guru
- 2009
- London
The Fallow Field
- 2009
- Guildford
RAVE realtime video editor
- 2009
- Guildford
Promo video for You Heard Nothing
- 2009
- Guildford
Madame Tussauds Teen Idol - Karaoke machine
- 2009
- London & Berlin
Hitachi - Inspire Life Exhibition
- 2008
- London & Paris
About & Bio
Link to CV : link
Owen (he/him) is a collaborative digital artist, working with software, sound, and electronics for the web, VR, performances, devices and installations.
His commercial work has included serving as technical lead on large, cutting-edge projects for clients such as Oculus Studios, Google, Microsoft/Xbox, Samsung and Mercedes, collaborating with digital creatives such as Universal Everything, FIELD and B-Reel. These projects have ranged from an interactive web-connected musical installation at the London Science Museum for Google, Web Lab, to a pneumatic live-streamed pinata-smashing robot.
He is co-founder of Huldufugl, a Reykjavik-based theatre and events company experimenting with new mediums in theatre, both technological and immersive.
He is also co-founder of Horizons Studio, a London-based creative studio producing interactive musical experiences in VR. Their debut title, Horizons VR was commissioned by Google as a launch title for their Daydream platform, with releases on Oculus and HTC platforms planned for 2019.
Awards
- Most Amazing Game Award, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, A MAZE Berlin 2019
- Best Interactive Narrative Experience, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Raindance Immersive 2019
- Outstanding US Premiere, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, San Diego Fringe Festival
- Innovation In Performance Award, Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Stockholm Fringe Festival 2018
- Site Of The Month, Mmorph, FWA 2016
- FWA Insights, Mmorph, FWA 2016
- Honorable Mention, Mmorph, Awwwards 2016
Nominations
- Best Immersive Performance (Nomination), Parallel People, Raindance Immersive 2022
- Sproti Ársins (Nomination), Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Gríman (Icelandic Theatre Awards) 2020
- Grand Prix (Nomination), Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, Stockholm Fringe Festival 2018
- People's Choice Award (Nomination), Mmorph, FWA 2018