Winslow Porter is a Brooklyn based director, producer and creative technologist specializing in virtual reality and large-scale immersive installations. Winslow has always been fascinated with the possibilities of how immersive technology can elevate storytelling. Starting out as a commercial film and video editor, he pivoted to interactive music for modern dance and art/tech after graduating from NYU Tisch’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) in 2010. With over six years of experiential work under his belt, he has helped create interactive art experiences for Google, Delta, Diesel and Wired to name a few. Winslow also produced the Tribeca Film Festival Transmedia Award-winning documentary CLOUDS, among other acclaimed new media projects.
Winslow formed studio New Reality Company with Milica Zec in 2016, creating both Giant and Tree, and continues consulting on dozens of interactive/immersive projects with notable creatives and brands. Tree received a range of awards including the Games For Change Award for Most Innovative, Webby People’s Voice award for VR: Interactive, Game or Real-Time, and a Lumiere Award for Best VR Location Based Short. He and Zec are AR/VR artists in residence at R/GA, a world-renowned digital studio and interactive advertising agency, and Technicolor Experience Center, an immersive hub in Los Angeles. Previously they were both named designers in residence at A/D/O, a design center in Greenpoint Brooklyn; the two were selected to Adweek’s Top 100 creatives as two of only twelve digital innovators.
Winslow has spoken on panels and given keynotes at leading universities and institutions around the world, including Johns Hopkins, NYU, Columbia University, MIT, Emerson College, Carnegie Mellon, Cannes Film Festival, Microsoft, Nvidia, Siggraph and given masterclasses for major networks including A&E, Disney and ABC News. Winslow is a 2018 New Inc. Mentor.