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Everyone Is...with Jennifer CoronadoVicki Dobbs Beck-When Magic HappensSome careers read like a straight line. This one is a map of brave detours, timely breakthroughs, and the stubborn belief that story and technology belong together. Vicki Dobbs Beck—VP of Immersive Content at Lucasfilm and ILM—to unpack how a kid from Kirkland, Washington, rode a love of books and big ideas to help launch ILMxLAB and push real-time storytelling into the mainstream.We trace the arc from a palm-tree dream of Stanford to an unlikely first win at ILM: drafting the company’s first business plan by interviewing senior creatives and stitching their wisdom into d...
2025-11-2053 min
Let me call...Let me call...Vicki Dobbs Beck, VP, Immersive Content Innovation, Lucasfilm & ILMWelcome to Episode 11. Valentina's call this time reaches VICKI DOBBS BECK a veteran entertainment executive with more than 30 years of experience driving innovation and digital transformation in support of storytelling. She was recently named one of the top 10 entertainment gaming leaders by Variety. In 2015, Vicki co-founded Lucasfilm’s award-winning Immersive Storytelling Studio, formally known as ILMxLAB, and has since been at the helm. Under Vicki’s leadership, ILM has produced a robust portfolio of groundbreaking experiences including CARNE y ARENA, directed by Alejandro Iñárritu and awarded a special Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci...
2025-08-1924 min
Zero to Start Podcast: VR development for beginnersWe're getting spacial at AWE! The 2025 Augmented World Expo returns to the Long Beach Convention Center, June 10th -12thOn today's show we're spotlighting our AWE day one itinerary. Elevate your conference vibe with our AWE playlist !Heading to AWE USA 2025 next week? Road to VR readers can still get an exclusive 20% discount on tickets: https://geni.us/7ijTS - BEN LANGJUNE 10 ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS09:00 AM - 09:25 AM AWE USA 2025 Welcome Keynote - XR Is Going Mainstream! - Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures09:30 AM - 09:55 AM Accelerating...
2025-06-0818 min
Lighter Darker: The ILM PodcastImmersive Innovation with Vicki Dobbs BeckFor over 30 years, Vicki Dobbs Beck has been at the forefront of innovative storytelling. This week, she shares her remarkable journey as a leader in this dynamic field, and reminisces about some of her favorite projects.Chapter Markers[00:00:00] Intro[00:02:11] Questions From the Mailbag[00:08:52] Rejection Letters[00:22:37] Immersive Innovation[00:55:58] The Martini[01:01:03] OutroEpisode Links
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2025-03-251h 02
Your Career, UnscriptedVicki Dobbs Beck - Lucasfilm & ILM - Be Opportunistic and Be OpenBe Opportunistic and Be Open. Vicki Dobbs Beck is a veteran entertainment executive with more than 30 years of experience driving innovation and digital transformation in support of storytelling. In 2015, she co-founded Lucasfilm’s award-winning Immersive Storytelling Studio, ILMxLAB (now ILM Immersive), and has since been at the helm.Under Vicki’s leadership, ILM Immersive has produced a robust portfolio of groundbreaking experiences including CARNE y ARENA, directed by Alejandro Iñárritu and awarded a special Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, winner of the PGA Innovation Award...
2025-02-0448 min
Future of StoryTelling (FoST)Story Living with Industrial Light & Magic — Rob Bredow and Vicki Dobbs BeckIndustrial Light & Magic sets the gold standard for visual effects and immersive storytelling in collaboration with some of the world's most popular IPs. On today’s episode of the FoST podcast, ILM’s SVP, Chief Creative Officer Rob Bredow and VP of Immersive Content Vicki Dobbs Beck discuss the work of ILMxLAB and the exciting ways that storytelling is becoming more immersive than ever with AR, AI, and other next-generation technologies.For additional links and more information, visit our website.--© 2023 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.Produ...
2023-05-0932 min
Unknown OriginsVicki Dobbs Beck on Immersive Content InnovationNamed by Variety as a "Digital Innovator to Watch in 2020", and in 2019, recognized by the Advanced Imaging Society with a Distinguished Leadership Award for being a significant "entertainment industry growth catalyst," Vicki Dobbs Beck is the Executive in Charge of ILMxLAB, the award-winning division launched by Lucasfilm in 2015 to pioneer in the field of immersive storytelling. ILMxLAB wants to make it possible for people to 'Step Inside Our Stories' in ways never before possible. Using technologies like virtual and augmented reality, ILMxLAB aspires to create connected experiences that transform places, spaces, and our daily lives as we transition from s...
2022-06-1426 min
The AI XR Podcast.This Week In XR 6-10-2022 ft. Vicki Dobbs Beck, Head of ILMxLabThis week the hosts are joined by Vicki Dobbs Beck, Head of ILMxLab! Thank you to our sponsor, Virbela!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-1144 min
The AI XR Podcast.This Week In XR 11-26 Infinity Festival Speaker SeriesThis week's special Thanksgiving episode is from the Infinity Festival where hosts Ted and Charlie join Vicki Dobbs Beck, Head of ILMxLab, talking about the future of entertainment!Listen to the podcast on Acast, Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and anywhere else podcasts can be listened to!Acast: https://shows.acast.com/this-week-in-...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0HudB1F...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-2637 min
The VentureFuel VisionariesEye-Contact with Darth Vader - ILMxLab VP of Immersive Content Innovation Vicki Dobbs BeckHow do you have a meaningful relationship with Darth Vader? What if you could step inside of Star Wars to find out? Vicki Dobbs Beck has credits on over 24 films, has a special Oscar “in recognition of a visionary and powerful experience in storytelling” and been named by Variety as “Digital Innovator to Watch”. She is the VP of Immersive Content Innovation for ILMxLab (Lucas Films) and is focused on moving the industry from story-telling to story-living. If you like Indiana Jones or Star Wars or are interested in the future of entertainment – this is your episode.
2021-09-0925 min
Everything VR & ARVicki Dobbs Beck, Executive in Charge at ILMxLABVicki Dobbs Beck, Executive in Charge at ILMxLAB, discusses with Tyler and Sophia how virtual and augmented reality are enabling storytellers to go from storytelling to story living. Links: https://www.ilmxlab.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-dobbs-beck-2895993/ Twitter: @ILMxLAB @tylerhgates @sophiamosh Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to...
2021-08-1955 min
XR-OMPIONEERING IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT- STAR WARS, VADER IMMORTAL - VICKI DOBBS BECK -ILMxLAB#lucasfilm #starwars #ilmxlab #vaderimmortal #carneyarena #virtualreality #hyperreality
Vicki Dobbs Beck has more than 30 years of broad-based management experience in the entertainment industry. Variety named her a “Digital Innovator to Watch in 2020”, and in 2019, the Advanced Imaging Society recognized Vicki with a Distinguished Leadership Award for being a significant “entertainment industry growth catalyst.” Currently, Vicki is the VP, Immersive Content Innovation of ILMxLAB, the award-winning division launched by Lucasfilm in 2015 to pioneer in the field of immersive storytelling. ILMxLAB wants to make it possible for people to ‘Step Inside Our Stories’ in ways never before possible. Using new technologies...
2021-06-2143 min
Metaverse, VR/AR & Web3 Podcast - Field of ViewStar Wars, Galaxy's Edge & Working at Disney with Vicki Dobbs BeckIn this episode, we explore the legendary world of StarWars, the future of story-telling using XR and learn the secrets of working in Lucas Film and Disney from a seasoned veteran of the industry, Chief Executive of ILMxLAB, Vicki Dobbs Beck
What is field of view?
The world of immersive technology is always in a constant state of flux, continuously advancing with the rule book being written by the second. We’ve teamed up with Accenture XR to explore this wonderful world, with specialists from across the world providing their insight and view on where we...
2020-10-221h 02
The Tech Cat ShowEncore: The Road2Infinity Hollywood: Creating Storyworlds with Vicki DobbThis week on the Tech Cat Show, the Road To The Infinity Festival of Hollywood, we chat with Vicki Dobbs Beck, who is the Executive in Charge of ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment
studio. Based in San Francisco, Vicki’s team is pioneering a new era of interactive storytelling through virtual and mixed reality experiences. With Vader Immortal Episode 1, which has made most of the top ‘game’ lists to purchase on the Oculus Quest, a non-tethered VR headset, the creation of a new type of content experience has been born. And now with Episode 2 launching, Vicki shares with us how t...
2020-01-2200 min
The Tonya Hall Innovation ShowImmersive storytelling in VRVicki Dobbs Beck, executive in charge of ILM xLAB at Lucasfilm, speaks with Tonya Hall about the differences between pure VR and mixed reality within storytelling.Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9ZySubscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyfFollow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNetFollow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNetFollow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSiFollow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zdnet-com/Follow ZDNet on Snapchat...
2019-11-1513 minThe Tech Cat ShowErin Reilly Interviews Vicki Dobbs Beck about Immersive Education and TechnologyJoin VoiceAmerica and The Tech Cat Lori H. Schwartz as we bring you content straight form the event.INFINITY FESTIVAL is where the leading Silicon Valley innovators come together with Hollywood’s leading professional storytellers and take over one city block in the heart of Hollywood.
2019-11-0800 minThe Tech Cat ShowThe Road2Infinity Hollywood: Creating Storyworlds with Vicki DobbThis week on the Tech Cat Show, the Road To The Infinity Festival of Hollywood, we chat with Vicki Dobbs Beck, who is the Executive in Charge of ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment
studio. Based in San Francisco, Vicki’s team is pioneering a new era of interactive storytelling through virtual and mixed reality experiences. With Vader Immortal Episode 1, which has made most of the top ‘game’ lists to purchase on the Oculus Quest, a non-tethered VR headset, the creation of a new type of content experience has been born. And now with Episode 2 launching, Vicki shares with us how t...
2019-10-0200 min
Innovation AnsweredBringing Star Wars to Life at LucasfilmWhile everyone knows Star Wars and Indiana Jones, not everyone is familiar with ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment division. In this episode, we sit down with Vicki Dobbs Beck, the Executive in Charge of ILMxLAB, to find out how her team uses new technology to bring stories to life. Topics of discussion include, virtual reality, augmented reality, tech scouting, and testing new ideas with end users.
2019-04-0917 min
The No Proscenium PodcastEpisode 090: Vicki Dobbs Beck of ILMxLabThis week: we travel up to the Presidio in San Francisco to talk with Vicki Dobbs Beck, the executive in charge of ILM's xLab. That's the part of Lucasfilm--yes, that Lucasfilm--whose mandate is to explore the immersive frontier. They're working on a whole range of immersive, virtual reality powered projects, and host Noah Nelson talks with Beck about how she views the world of immersive entertainment. Join us as we gaze into the future, and get incredibly excited about how the digital and physical realms of immersive entertainment are merging. All that, and t...
2017-03-1753 min