STUDIO PHONG
I create immersive experiences exploring spiritual and esoteric themes across multiple formats - from dome shows to VR and immersive environments. My work integrates realtime rendering, AI models, and custom software tools to bring my creative visions to life.
Immersive Design
End-to-End ProductionI craft immersive experiences with Unreal Engine, biofeedback systems, and custom AI tools. My work spans dome projections, VR, and 360° media, transforming ideas into vivid realities. From theatrical dome shows to meditation and concert visuals, I oversee the entire production process, ensuring each project stimulates the optic nerves and provides an immersive visual experience.
Creative Network
Scalable ExcellenceI've cultivated relationships with an extraordinary global network of digital artists, engineers, and experience designers - masters in their respective fields. This carefully curated network brings together technical innovators and creative visionaries who share our passion for transformative media. From software developers, to story writers to visual artists, this rich ecosystem of talent allows me to assemble the team to take on any creative challenge.
What I Do
360° Immersive Animation
Unreal Engine-to-Dome Pipeline
I use Unreal Engine for its high-speed rendering capabilities and leverage an extensive library of 3D assets to kitbash and create new worlds.
Realtime & VR Integrations
Unreal Engine assets can be optimized for realtime use in games and interactive experiences. I integrate these with VR platforms and biofeedback devices for dynamic, responsive environments.
Biofeedback Integration
I enjoy transforming biometric data into responsive environments through immediate feedback loops. With biofeedback inputs, software can adapt instantly to participants' physiological states, creating more personalized, engaging, and therapeutic experiences.
360 Hextile
I've developed my own custom AI rendering software that generates 360° content at resolutions higher than anything commercially available. This proprietary system allows me to create immersive environments with unprecedented artistic detail and visual fidelity.
Production Solutions
Full Stack ProductionEnd-to-End Show Creation
As a producer, director, artist and engineer, I personally oversee every aspect from creative conception to final delivery. This allows projects to come together quickly and efficiently.
Tailored Audio & Music Production
Collaborating with talented music artists, I can produce custom compositions that capture the emotional essence of your experience. If you already have music, I can seamlessly integrate it or collaborate with your preferred music artists to manifest the optimal audio experience.
Technical Integration
With decades of computer graphics software engineering expertise, I seamlessly integrate hardware and creative elements. My technical background enables me to develop custom solutions for previously unattainable visual experiences, effectively bridging the gap between artistic vision and technical execution.
Installation Design & Previz
From 3D modeling to concept art, I create detailed visualizations for industrial design, stage layouts, and immersive set design, helping you envision your installation before it's built.
Notable Collaborations
Together over the years, I have collaborated with these friends and clients creating activations, music videos, and software.
Chroma
Android
Jones
CoSM
Interaxon
Muse
Universal Music
Group
HP
Intel
NVIDIA
Strategic Partnership
As Chroma's co-founder, I've collaborated with this incredible collective of artists and technologists to bring immersive experiences to life. Working alongside visionaries like Android Jones and Obscura Digital's Chris LeJeune has shaped my approach to dome innovation. Chris builds projection domes from scratch and Android has repeatedly deployed his dome shows at major events worldwide. Chroma's hands-on focus on physical implementation has been crucial in transforming my digital concepts into tangible, shared experiences that translate into memorable experiences. Without the Chroma team, I would not have been able to find my way into the dome space.
Strategic Value Proposition
Untapped Cultural Frontier
As people stop going to church and no longer frequent movie theaters, traditional venues are losing cultural relevance. And yet the urge to connect over a higher experience is stronger than ever. We're pioneering a new experiential medium that fills this void - creating transcendent communal spaces where technology and spirituality converge for meaningful shared experiences.
Neurological Impact
The dome format offers an unparalleled opportunity to alter brain chemistry and create peak experiences. By enveloping viewers in 360° visuals that bypass normal perceptual filters, we induce states of awe and wonder that trigger neurochemical responses similar to profound spiritual experiences, creating memories that persist long after the experience ends.
Technological Convergence
We stand at a unique moment in history where AI tools have reached maturity while Unreal Engine has dramatically reduced dome rendering costs. This unprecedented convergence creates a narrow window of opportunity to pioneer immersive experiences at a fraction of previous resource requirements, allowing us to create at the frontier of what's possible.
Self-Sustaining Partnership Model
We partner with existing organizations to create a marketing arm that pays for itself. Our dome shows serve dual purposes—acting as powerful marketing vehicles while generating independent revenue streams with proven paths to profitability, creating a sustainable ecosystem where artistic vision and business success reinforce each other.
Media & Experience Formats
Dome Productions
We deliver high-quality immersive experiences for dome, planetarium, VR, and 360 environments, specializing in spiritual and esoteric projects that resonate on a deep, transformative level.
Theatrical Experiences
20–60 minFull-length immersive journeys designed for deep engagement and transformative experiences. These productions feature narrative arcs, rich soundscapes, and visually stunning sequences that transport audiences to otherworldly realms.
Brand Activations
3–10 minCompact, high-impact experiences tailored for marketing events, product launches, and brand storytelling. These productions create memorable moments that align with brand values while delivering powerful emotional connections.
Meditation & Sound Bath
30+ minHealing-focused productions that combine carefully crafted visuals with therapeutic sound design. These experiences support mindfulness, stress reduction, and spiritual exploration in immersive environments and online streaming.
Data-Driven Experiences
Real-timeDynamic 360° visualizations that respond to biofeedback, live data inputs, audience interaction, or web-connected sources. These systems enable unique experiences that evolve in real-time, creating living digital environments.
Mixed Media
We create VR apps, music visuals, and immersive audio-visual experiences across multiple platforms. Our custom solutions use virtual reality, biofeedback sensors, and real-time audio response for live events, concerts, and digital content.
Pre-rendered VR
360° VideoHigh-quality 360° video experiences optimized for VR headsets and mobile platforms, delivering immersive content with stunning visual fidelity.
Interactive VR
ApplicationsCustom-developed interactive VR software and applications that enable user engagement and participation within immersive digital environments.
360° Music Videos
ProductionVisuals that tell stories and strengthen artist branding, perfect for YouTube and social media. Our music videos feature audio-reactive elements that dynamically respond to rhythm, frequency, and intensity, creating a synchronized audiovisual experience that enhances visual identity.
360° Concert Visuals
PerformanceCreating immersive backdrops for live performances. Our clips are perfectly optimized for VJs and music artists to integrate seamlessly into their realtime sets. Our work is adaptable for many different form factors and exotic projection surfaces including domes and spheres.
Dome Projects & Collaborations
Chakra Journey
Meditation & Sound BathA groundbreaking meditation experience that combines immersive dome visuals with vibro-acoustic technology. This premium healing journey guides participants through the chakra system using state-of-the-art visualization and sound therapy, creating a deeply transformative experience in the heart of Bali.
Form Factor
30-foot dome at high-end healing resort, accommodating 14 participants on vibra-acoustic beds for premium meditation experiences
Experience
Premium meditation dome experience designed for transformative healing journeys
Texas Eclipse
Brand ActivationA landmark event coinciding with the 2024 solar eclipse, featuring a massive dome venue that hosted a series of immersive performances. The centerpiece was our original full-dome piece "Adapter", complemented by curated artist performances that merged visual art, music, and astronomy into a unified celestial celebration.
Form Factor
60-foot dome serving as a dynamic venue element for immersive performances and brand activation experiences
Scope
Full event organization including venue curation, artist performances, and custom full-dome piece titled "Adapter"
Coachella Antartica Dome
Brand ActivationA revolutionary brand activation at Coachella that transformed the Antarctic Dome into an immersive digital art experience. Combining VR technology with massive dome projection, this installation allowed festival-goers to experience mind-bending visuals in a shared space, creating a unique blend of individual interaction and collective experience.
Form Factor
100-foot "Antarctica" dome at Coachella, accommodating 500 guests in radial formation, created by Obscura Digital
Impact
Created to dependably blow the minds of party goers and leave a lasting brand impression for HP and Intel
Microdose VR
Interactive ExperienceMicrodose VR is an immersive virtual reality experience that I co-invented and architected collaborating with renowned artists Android Jones and Scott Sporeganic. I architected the software systems and built them in Unreal Engine, blending psychedelic art, music, and gameplay to create a synesthetic journey. This artistically-driven software transcends traditional gaming paradigms, offering a creative canvas where you can paint with sound and light in a responsive, evolving environment designed for both artistic expression, music visuals and meditative exploration.
Form Factor
- • Real-time generative art that responds to user movements
- • Music-driven visuals that synchronize with beats and tones
- • Flow-state gameplay focused on intuitive expression
- • Psychedelic & meditative aesthetic inspired by altered states
Applications
- • Meditation & mindfulness practice
- • Live VJing and music performances
- • Therapeutic VR in guided settings
- • Available on SteamVR for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Valve Index
Core Team
Anson Phong
Visual Artist & Project DirectorCreator of Studio Phong. Anson works remotely from the mountains of BC, Canada, blending CG animation with sacred geometry to craft transformative 360° experiences for domes and VR environments. His work translates Eastern philosophies and sacred symbols into mathematical precision through code and equations, with a practice deeply informed by meditation and nature.
With years of experience creating custom code and pioneering live performance software with Microdose VR, Phong combines 3D graphics, generative AI, and art direction, continuously refining his techniques in the evolving 360° medium.
Lezlie Sunbow
Audio DirectorMulti-instrumentalist and producer who blends voice artistry with AI tools. In her studio, Lezlie records vocal samples that become the foundation for AI voice models, creating characters with distinct personalities and emotional ranges. She works back and forth between her own performances and AI assistance, finding a balance that keeps the human touch while expanding what's possible.
Using Ableton Live and sound design techniques, she builds audio environments that complement the visuals in dome spaces, focusing on how sound moves through three-dimensional spaces to enhance the immersive experience for surround sound systems.
Creative Network
Genius Talent PoolOur extensive network of specialized artists, programmers, and musicians allows us to scale precisely to each project's unique requirements, bringing together world-class talent for immersive experiences that transcend conventional boundaries. This collaborative ecosystem enables us to tackle projects of any scale while maintaining our signature quality and creative vision.
IP & Creative Ventures
Emerald Tablets of Thoth
Episodic Dome SeriesAn episodic dome show series unveiling chapters of The Emerald Tablets. First episode "IV The Space Born" delivers ancient hermetic wisdom through immersive theater.
11 Lives
Space Opera SeriesA multi-platform space opera exploring consciousness evolution through parallel lives across multiple dimensions, combining a series of books and dome shows.
IP Development Services
Creative PartnershipI can help bring your creative vision to life. As the lead creative, I develop original IP into immersive experiences, from concept to final delivery. Together with my friends and a network of specialized collaborators, we can transform your ideas into compelling narratives and immersive worlds.
Origin Story
These early career projects laid the foundation for Phong's journey into animation, storytelling, and immersive media. Each experience contributed to developing the unique creative vision that would later define Studio Phong.
White America
Phong's very first animation project was co-directed with Stephen Marshall for the hip hop artist Eminem. Created with his friends on a shoestring budget using the website animation tool Macromedia Flash, this piece helped develop his distinctive visual style and storytelling approach. The project's controversial nature and eventual MTV ban demonstrated the power of visual narrative to challenge societal norms.
Mosh
This music video was the second one Phong was commissioned to create for Eminem. Premiering on October 26, 2004, just a week before the U.S. presidential election, the video immediately topped MTV's TRL (Total Request Live) charts upon its release. The project's rapid rise to prominence demonstrated how powerful visuals could amplify a message of civic engagement.
Illuminated
A pivotal project that marked Phong's transition into more expansive storytelling. Working alongside producer Josh Shore, Phong was deeply involved in writing the script and art directing the project. He pulled together a team of visionary artists to create an animation studio, making this transmedia "Dreamcatcher" project the springboard for his later work in immersive experiences and multi-dimensional narratives.
Microdose VR
Phong was the Lead Architect of Microdose VR, shaping its core software in Unreal Engine and bringing the project to life as an interactive, psychedelic art and music experience. He co-invented the project together with Android Jones and Scott Sporeganic, leading the process of content creation, engineering, and product packaging. Through Microdose VR, he developed a visual language of shape, rhythm, and color that formed the foundation of the immersive visual elements defining the experience. He architected a revolutionary real-time VR canvas that transformed how users could paint with light, creating a powerful tool for live musical performances where artists can generate immersive visual environments synchronized with music in real-time.
Investment & Partnership
IP Development
Original ContentInvestment opportunities in our original IP projects, including the Emerald Tablets series and 11 Lives space opera, offering potential for multi-platform distribution and licensing.
Co-Production
Creative CollaborationJoin forces on large-scale productions, combining resources and expertise to create groundbreaking immersive experiences.
Technology Innovation
Proprietary ToolsInvestment in our proprietary rendering systems and AI-driven production tools, positioned to revolutionize immersive content creation.
Technology Licensing
Access Our ToolsAccess our proprietary tools and pipelines through flexible licensing arrangements, enabling partners to enhance their production capabilities.
Contact us at studio@phong.com
Production Process
Discovery
Vision AlignmentI begin with a deep exploration of your vision, objectives, and creative aspirations. Whether you provide detailed guidance or minimal input, I align my technical capabilities with your project objectives upfront, establishing a clear roadmap for the immersive experience.
Creative Development
Artistic InnovationI synthesize concepts into compelling visual narratives. I explore innovative techniques, pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling while maintaining artistic integrity and thoughtful craftsmanship throughout the development process.
Technical Production
Precision EngineeringUsing Unreal Engine and my custom in-house AI software called 360 Hextile, I bring creative ideas to life in immersive experiences. I seamlessly combine visuals, audio, and interactive elements, for an impactful experience.
Refinement & Delivery
Attention to DetailThrough iterative refinement and attention to detail, I perfect every aspect of the experience given the available resources. Though creative liberties, my goal is to ensure my clients and partners are as happy with the final product as I am.