DARK SLOPE
We build and use metaverse technologies and virtual production tools to create, produce and reinvent entertainment.
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what we do
Games Studio
We are creating the next generation of immersive VR games for users at home and at over 400 entertainment-centre locations worldwide.
Television Studio
Our HyperReality Television initiative is re-inventing the Reality TV genre using metaverse technologies. From our virtual production stage in Toronto we also create, develop and produce mocap-driven kids and adult animation.
Virtual Production
Motion Capture, Game Engine Real Time Rendering and Safe Remote Directing Tools make Dark Slope Studios the ultimate Virtual Production partner.
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Bogey Ogres Mixed Reality Adventure
whO we ARE
Dark Slope Studios is a producer of entertainment and educational content. With a multifunctional 8000 sq. ft. state of the art studio, complete with motion capture stage and a team of world class virtual production practitioners we are invested in supporting mocap production, real time retargeting animation for previsualization, and creating robust spatialized computing experiences; all with a lens towards multisensory production including immersive visuals, 360 audio and haptic feedback.
From theme park attractions, to broadcast television; from metaverse development to projection mapping spectacles, our goal is to be on the leading edge of innovative memorable creative projects.
Dark Slope offers clever solutions to innovative production and real-time previsualization needs. The studio offers a custom designed combination of optical and inertial motion tracking for best in class performance capture. Utilizing its bespoke virtual production pipeline, Dark Slope Studios is able to produce world class 3D animation with remarkable speed and efficiency.
Dark Slope Studios continues to invest in R&D, a suite of bespoke production pipeline tools that fall under the banner of ‘Flex’. The tools automate production steps prone to human error, effectively saving time and money. Dark Slope’s Remote Directing Service Flex RDS, enables stakeholders and directors to safely oversee performances from the comfort of their homes; particularly valuable as a safety precaution during the current COVID 19 Pandemic and for international collaboration into the future.
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NEWS
The latest updates from Dark Slope Studio
DARK SLOPE SECURES $1.7M CAD IN TRIPLE INVESTMENT FROM XSOLLA, CANADA MEDIA FUND AND ONTARIO CREATES TO DEVELOP A BLOCKBUSTER VR BRAWLER GAME
Leveraging initial seed money from Xsolla’s Funding Club, Dark Slope was awarded additional support from Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Ontario Creates for the production of “Monster Bash Block Party,” […]
DARK SLOPE’S LEADERSHIP TEAM TO ATTEND KIDSCREEN THIS MONTH
Dan Fill and Christine Thompson to Represent the Innovative Virtual Production Studio at the Leading Kids’ Entertainment Conference 07 JULY 2022 (TORONTO, ON) – Dark Slope, the Toronto-based virtual production […]
DARK SLOPE PROMOTES CHRISTINE THOMPSON TO HEAD OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION AS THE COMPANY EXPANDS ITS VIRTUAL PRODUCTION SCOPE
Thompson becomes Head of Animation Production at Dark Slope after joining the company in 2018, with over 17 years of experience in animation production. She oversees high profile animated television […]
DARK SLOPE TO HOST UNREAL ENGINE & FRIENDS MEETUP AT TORONTO HEADQUARTERS
Happening in-person for the first time in two years at Dark Slope’s Toronto office, attendees will hear from Epic Games and Pixomondo on Unreal Engine 5 and virtual production. 27 […]
DARK SLOPE APPOINTS MARNIE SUGARMAN AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF HYPERREALITY CONTENT
Sugarman joins Dark Slope with over 20 years of experience directing, producing, casting and developing factual entertainment programs, and will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of HyperReality […]