BLive Music
The big idea: to create an app where music lovers and musicians at any stage of their career could connect through live music. What made this idea different than, say, every social media platform with a live-streaming component, was that a third party entered the equation: a host. The idea of the host was that this third person could provide stage direction, have conversations with the performer — a challenge for some musicians who only come out of their shells when they’re playing — and promote the show.
The small but mighty team that built the product was able to hold live shows with artists across Alberta, in Ontario, and even in the U.S.
In seeking a way to make its digital information widely available to the public, the Washington State Jewish Historical Society decided to build what it called an online museum. The museum would house the organization’s hundreds of stories and digital artifacts, as well as index some of its collections for research purposes. Starting Point Studios’ Joel Magalnick worked with WSJHS to create the Washington Jewish Museum, including building the platform upon which the museum would be hosted.
To execute education in VR social spaces, RealityNext envisioned an engaging and “sticky” process in place, such as theater and narrative building, as a method for educational content creation. Unlike any other product on the market, the methodology called for the creation of stories and games for kids by kids in a series of collaborative workshops using a 360º immersive process. Starting Point Studios’ Joel Magalnick co-founded this start-up to lead students on a path of organic self-development by active exploration in virtual reality.