Yumi and Boom

Creator
CFC Media Lab in co-production with Seneca’s School of Creative Arts
Year
2017
Synopsis
An interactive, episodic virtual reality series, Yumi and Boom brings the power of mindfulness and short-form character-driven stories together in the immersive media space. Produced by the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab (CFC Media Lab) and Seneca College School of Creative Art & Animation, under the creative direction of Lillian Chan, this animated VR experience traces a young girl’s unlikely friendship with what seems to be a capricious creature, Boom. Through scenes of their friendship, tweens learn key mindfulness techniques like body scans and breath control, which help them become more adept at emotional regulation. Read more about the production here.
Creative Director
Lillian Chan
Producer(s)
Ana Serrano, CFC Media Lab
Mark Jones, Seneca College
Creative Technology Director
Matthew Whelan
Lead Unreal Programmer
Gabriela Kim Passos
Lead Level Designer and Artist
Sarah St. Laurent
Composer
John Poon
StoryBoard Artist
Samantha Tran
StoryBoard conversion to Unreal
GoodTH.Inc Story_VR
2D Location Designer
Cornelia Li
3D Animator
Caitlin MacDonald
3D Modelers
Anastasia Borokhova
Sean Craig
Isabel Lo
Lafim Miri-Dashe
Omid Nikaeen
Navdeep Singh
Colorists
Brenna Baines
Samantha Tran
Production Manager
Joseph Ellsworth
A production of the Canadian Film Centre and Seneca College School of Creative Art & Animation Production support provided by Gamma Space and Dames Making Games Mindfulness concepts developed in consultation with M. Lee Freedman from the Centre for Mindfulness Studies