Former President of Walt Disney Imagineering Bob Weis might be main the creation of Gensler’s new Entertainment Practice Area, he introduced on Instagram Thursday.

Weis retired from Imagineering in early 2023 after which joined design and structure agency Gensler as their Global Immersive Experience Design chief. He wrote on Instagram that with the Entertainment Practice Area, he, alongside Lexi Barry and their workforce, will “bring storytelling to life through physical, digital, and sensory engagement.” The workforce consists of former Imagineers Elisabeth Papadopoulos, Greg Ashton, and Eric Robison.

The video Weis shared consists of a few of his idea artwork and notes.

When Weis joined Gensler, he mentioned, “At Disney, we often collaborated with Gensler, and I was able to see firsthand its culture of design innovation that transforms the quality of life in our world. This is what visionary companies are seeking, and what we all are yearning for as we interact with the world around us. Gensler’s commitment to leading the future of design is perfectly aligned with my passion for developing unique, immersive experiences with a diversity of creative voices.”

In an interview on the time, Weis laid out what he thinks the three essential components of immersive expertise are:

First, these are experiences that individuals wish to do collectively. We’re uninterested in being at house in entrance of our computer systems. We’re in search of communal celebratory experiences with our mates, household, and different folks in our group.

This is why Gensler is so vital within the growth of immersive experiences. The agency already has such an unimaginable dedication to the cultural vibrancy of cities and the place the place we reside, work, and play. It’s thrilling to assume that we will create nice tales that individuals can expertise collectively in new methods and do them within the areas Gensler already creates.

The second ingredient is that we’re immersing folks into the area, which means we’re surrounding them with the theme, the story, and the thought. This is totally different from what we’re used to, which is watching issues on a display screen or seeing a bit of sculpture or portray in a museum. In this medium of immersive experiences, we wish to escape of the display screen and actually envelop all of the senses — sight, scent, emotion, the texture — all of the issues that may inform the story in bodily ways in which you’ll always remember.

And the final ingredient that’s key to an immersive expertise — and that is possibly the toughest to perform — is that we’re giving folks company within the story itself. We need folks to really feel that these experiences are their story and that the story turns into about them. Think of going to the theater, however as a substitute of watching the play out of your seat, you might be a part of the play. You are impacting how the battle is resolved or how the artwork piece is completed. You have an actual genuine influence on the expertise. It’s an lively position.

Weis was with Walt Disney Imagineering for 42 years, serving as president of WDI for a time after which Global Imagineering Ambassador. He formally departed Disney on January 2, 2023.

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