Earth | Tree | Sky

Earth | Tree | Sky

Designed as both a fulldome and virtual reality experience, “Earth|Tree|Sky” immerses the viewer in the mystery of a tree in all its domains, from earth to sky.

Viewers are taken on a meditative journey, fully enveloped in the complexity of roots and grasses, branches and leaves. The piece expresses, with reverence and a visual poetry, that a tree belongs to the earth, the land, and the sky, bridging these domains with grandeur and grace.

This piece is 6:15 minutes long and has been screened at fulldome and VR film festivals in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia.

  • 2022
  • Fulldome / VR / 360 VR
  • Animation / 8k Video
  • 6:15 min

Music by Barry Lockwood

Fulldome Format

Fulldome is the round fisheye projection format required to display over the surface of a dome or a planetarium.

A 210-degree dome extends past the hemisphere, with the screen reaching all the way down to a flat floor. This format places the audience “inside the content,” creating an even more immersive experience. Examples of these domes are the Satosphere in Montreal and the Market Hall Dome in Plymouth, UK.

Earth|Tree|Sky has been rendered for both 180- and 210-degree domes.

360 VR Format

360 VR format is an equirectangular panoramic format which is used to play recorded animation and video in virtual reality. Each frame displays a full spherical image, compared to the fulldome format which displays only a half-sphere.

Earth|Tree|Sky has also been formatted for 360 VR.

Virtual Reality

Earth|Tree|Sky was developed and the experience tuned in virtual reality (VR). In this way I was able to produce both fulldome and 360 VR formats.

As well as developing Earth|Tree|Sky in VR, I also tested it in a virtual reality dome.

Screenings:

Gallery & Museum Screenings:

  • 2025-26 OMA Artist Alliance Biennial – Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA – November 22, 2025 – March 8, 2026
  • Video Wall Exhibit – Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA – March 4 – April 23, 2023
  • NWEAMO Festival – Smith Recital Hall, SDSU, San Diego, CA – March 19th, 2023

Domes & Planetarium Screenings:

  • Vermont Animation Festival – The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, VT – April 17-18, 2026
  • SAT Fest 2024 – Fulldome Film Festival – The Satosphere, Montreal, Canada – March 21-24, 2024
  • SAS34 Animation Conference – Rowan University Edelman Planetarium, Glassboro, NJ – June 12-16, 2023
  • Fulldome UK – Fulldome Film Festival – Market Hall Dome, Plymouth, UK – November 4-13, 2022
  • Byron Bay Film Festival – Fulldome Category – Byron Bay XR Dome, NSW, Australia – October 21-30, 2022
  • Dome Fest West – Fulldome Film Festival – Orange Coast College Planetarium, California, USA – October 6-9, 2022
  • Macon Film Festival – Fulldome Category – Museum of Arts & Sciences, Macon, Georgia, USA – August 18-21, 2022

360 VR:

  • The Meteor Station, VR Film Fest – Augmentality, Durham, NC – January 2024
  • Qld XR Festival, XR/VR/AR Festival – Queensland, Australia – November 4, 2023

Metaverse Screening & Interview:

  • 2023 Metaverse Summer Series – Hosted by DomeFestWest – July 7-21, 2023
  • 2023 Metaverse Summer Series – Earth|Tree|Sky Screening and Interview – July 20th, 2023