### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?
Realism, but that can change depending on my mood. Some days I feel I should be more ostentatious, but then I remember that I don’t want everyone staring at me.

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?
The Avatar Creator is easily one of my favorite features. It’s so customizable, and so easy to change your look with your mood.

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?
The DAB! It’s far too meme-worthy to prevent me from doing for an extended period of time.

### WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT SURREAL?
I am a narrative designer; I create the bones of our projects to create more user-engagement.

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES?
I see more hybrid events coming into the mix with physical and virtual components. I also predict there will be more metaverse brand activations popping up every month.

### WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM OR TV SHOW?
It’s got to be Warhammer 40k, even if it doesn’t have a movie or show.

### WHEN NOT IN SURREAL WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I hang with my pals, play videogames, and cook. Nothing out of the norm, unless I’m cooking something unusual.



FEATURED AVATAR: JACOB ESTHER, NARRATIVE DESIGNER

### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?
I like to go pretty crazy with my style. Currently, I’ve rocking the casual Raiden look from Mortal Kombat… aka “Raiden after hours.”

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?
I’m a really big fan of the Mantle/Climbing system. Getting to parkour on all kinds of stuff is pretty fun way to spend my workday.

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?
Northern Soul or YMCA. It's a difficult choice. I wish I could do both at once.

### WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT SURREAL?
I'm a Junior Unreal Developer. I spend a lot of time building, playing and trying to break the things I make. There's so much fun in chaos!

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES?
I expect a lot of virtual production to enter the fold in the next year, especially for sports, entertainment, retail and the consumer brand market as a whole.

### WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM OR TV SHOW?
Not really a film or tv show buff, but hands down, Warhammer 40k is my favorite sci-fi universe.

### WHEN NOT IN SURREAL WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I like to take a break from the screens and go camping and fishing. Being outside is the best way to take a break from the metaverse.


FEATURED AVATAR: KENDALL WINN, JUNIOR UNREAL DEVELOPER

### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?
I like to rock the remote-work look in SURREAL. Usually I wear a semi-casual shirt with shorts/sneakers because I could be in a meeting, or I could be running off somewhere to check some deployed code running in the platform.

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?
I really like the ‘Click to move’ system because I can locomote with just one hand. This is basically movement, camera panning, and gameplay interactions all with the convenience of a single click. Plus, I can use my other hand to code while I navigate!

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?
I like the Floss because of a certain game you might have (definitely) heard of... 

### WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT SURREAL?
I’m a Game Developer and part of the Tech Lead team. Basically I write code for cool new features, maintain some current ones, and help make sure new team members are up to speed with our core concepts.

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF EVENTS?
I would love to see mixed events where realistic and surrealistic dimensions meet. Approximating digital/virtual events to the real thing, while increasing accessibility and engagement, is the key challenge for the current builders of virtual platforms. SURREAL is actively working towards a solution for this... and that’s one of the big reasons why I love working here.

### WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM OR TV SHOW?
*The Fifth Element*. If you don’t know what the actual fifth element is, spoiler alert: it’s LOVE. Do everything with love. You might just save the planet…

### WHEN NOT IN SURREAL WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I play in VR, code, play family friendly video games with the fam, and work-out so I can level-up my body (yes, it’s fun to me, lol!).


FEATURED AVATAR: REINALDO VIEIRA, SURREAL UNREAL ENGINE DEVELOPER

### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?
I usually roll business casual during demos and client engagements. But when I am DJing in SURREAL, I like to wear something more risqué… like leather or vinyl or barbed wire.

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?
I really like that you can interact so easily via text, voice or video chat. It feels very natural. More than that, I love that you can bring lifelike rendered products into the mix and demonstrate their features and benefits so easily. It takes the interactions and elevates them into transactions. Genius.

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?
I love the Floss. Like the Dab, it’s totally passé. I love proving to my kids how relevant irrelevance can really be. [Dab!]

### WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT SURREAL?
I lead our Marketing and Communications efforts. From content creation, lead generation, channel proliferation, investor relations, collateral and sales materials, I have my hands in many pies. The amazing thing about being involved in a startup is all the hats you get to wear. I love hats; you can never have too many hats.

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF EVENTS?
Hybrid is the future. Going forward, the concurrency of live and virtual is absolutely essential. No longer can large, global events be subject to unexpected cancellation. So much thought, time and resources go into events; the pandemic was a real-time proof-of-concept that hybrid events not only mitigate unforeseen circumstances, but can significantly extend reach. Meanwhile, our technologies have advanced 5-7 years in 16 months. If necessity is the mother of invention, I think its father must be the resolve to keeping going.

### WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM OR TV SHOW?
Aliens, Blade Runner, Star Trek to name a few. But I’m a big film nut and Sci-fi is my favorite genre. I usually land on most of them, eventually.

### WHEN NOT IN SURREAL WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I play guitar, watch movies, take pictures and hang with my family and my two dogs.


FEATURED AVATAR: ADAM VOSS, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER / SURREAL

### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?

Casual with a little edge. She’s comfortably running around in her Chuck Taylors—but keeps it edgy with pink hair. She’s also tall, tan and has great thigh gap...everything I want IRL! Haha!

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?

Hands down, the video feature at the small seating areas. I love that it’s super easy to sit down and have a casual, quick conversation with other attendees like you would in the real world. And then it’s just as easy to jump up and move on to get to a meeting or check out other areas. The social butterfly in me loves to hop table to table to chat!

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?

The Shuffle! I only wish I could dance as well in real life!

### WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT SURREAL?

I’m a Senior Producer. I’m basically the go-to person to help navigate the waters of SURREAL while planning an event or while an event is happening. My goal is to make working with SURREAL as easy and fun as possible! During an event, you’ll see me running around with pink hair so I’m easy to spot!

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF EVENTS?

Since I have a background in live events, I’m looking forward to those coming back in full swing; however, with technology like SURREAL, I really see a great opportunity for a hybrid approach. SURREAL enables us to go beyond the limits of travel, time and reality. Production that can’t be accomplished IRL—due to a myriad of real-world challenges—can absolutely happen in SURREAL! In addition, having both live and virtual options is a great way to span the gap between what’s possible and what you’ve always dream of doing.

### WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM OR TV SHOW?

I’m not into SCI-FI usually. But hand me a true crime series, (based on a true story) murder mystery or a documentary that really makes you think, and I’m a happy camper. If you have not watched MINDHUNTER, you’re missing out!

### WHEN NOT IN SURREAL WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I’m addicted to travel! And I CANNOT wait to book my next trip. I’m in Atlanta and our festival scene is awesome, so really looking forward to getting back into those this summer. I also hike and camp quite a bit with friends and try to visit with my family as often as possible.

FEATURED AVATAR: ALYSON GREENSTEIN, SR. PRODUCER

### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?
It really changes depending on my mood, sometimes I’m a skirt and boots kind of gal, other times I’m in leggings and leather jacket. I love that SURREAL gives us multiple clothing options per top, bottom, and shoes.

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?
I think it’s really cool that you can head to the food court, check out food options as if you were in a real food court, order (via Grubhub in SURREAL), sit down at a table with other attendees and video chat with them and then have your food delivered to your apartment. It really makes a virtual experience feel ‘real’ which I think is important when we are so isolated.

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?
Sad to say but I’ve tried to learn how to floss for a few years now, and I feel like I age myself even just saying that. So, definitely floss. Or is it flossing?

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF EVENTS?
This is a good question. I think the future of events is a lot more inclusive and accessible, not just when it comes to price but also with a diverse makeup of a panel or audience. I think that Covid-19 has trained us to have dance parties or DJ events in my case online, and while I love that the world is opening up again, a lot of us (myself included) are still too wary to attend a live-event in similar capacity to pre-Covid times. To that end, I see virtual events never quite leaving and I predict in-person events will be a lot more exclusive and intimate in nature.

### WHEN NOT IN SURREAL WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I’ve just moved to Lisbon, so I’m really enjoying exploring the city, walking around the historic district, and consuming my weight in wine and pastries.

### WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM OR TV SHOW?
I don’t watch that much TV, but I do really love The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells.

FEATURED AVATAR: KRISTYN POTTER, DIGITAL CONTENT MARKETING MANAGER / SURREAL

### WHAT’S YOUR AVATAR STYLE?
Most days I find myself running around in our branded apparel as it a great way to show off the feature.

### FAVORITE FEATURE IN SURREAL?
It's not an actual feature but rather the by-product of the features. I truly enjoy connecting with people that I wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to meet. At every event we have I find myself connecting with folks from all over. Just last week I had a great conversation with an attendee, about how the pandemic has been extremely isolating, this event was the first time he has had the chance to actually mingle and chat with people outside of his family. The ability to just pull up a stool, chair, or sofa and instantly be connected with people is by far the best feature inside of SURREAL!

### FAVORITE DANCE MOVE IN SURREAL?
I say, we can floss if we want to, we can leave your friends behind because your friends don't floss, and if they don't floss, well, they're no friends of mine! I have no idea how to do it IRL but my kids still think I’m cool because my avatar can do it!

### WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF EVENTS?
COVID was the force that created the digital transformation of the events industry, live streams just don’t cut it anymore, people wanted more, they wanted to connect with other people, they also wanted the ability to create their own narrative and not be pushed from content piece to content piece. The Travis Scott concert was the perfect example of this ... this ability to create your own experience is the future of events.

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