{"id":28849,"date":"2018-06-22T13:39:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T12:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28849"},"modified":"2018-06-22T13:39:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T12:39:36","slug":"dont-vr-fits-story-says-cardiff-creatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/06\/22\/dont-vr-fits-story-says-cardiff-creatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t do VR, do what fits your story, say Cardiff creatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CREATIVE Cardiff\u2019s VRSW meetup, which brings together the city\u2019s immersive creative cluster, came together for the second time last night, June 21, to network and explore virtual reality. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kayleigh McLeod, who facilitated the event, introduced speakers from Orchard Media, Talespinners and the University of South Wales, where the quarterly event was held.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">USW senior lecturer in music and sound, Stuart Jones, explained why immersive audio is more accessible today despite being around for 40 to 50 years &#8211; it\u2019s cheaper and the tech is more portable. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But the same cannot be said for VR. <\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28854\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28854\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Students at the University of South Wales demonstrate their own VR games. \" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28854\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Students at the University of South Wales demonstrate their own VR games. \" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/06\/VRSW2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Students at the University of South Wales demonstrate their own VR games.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keynote speaker Ian Thomas, director of Talespinners, a company that helps game producers develop their narrative, believes VR is \u201cnot dead, because it has never been alive\u201d. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cVirtual reality has not boomed because the price still needs to drop a lot. There are also a lot if people using VR because they feel they have to &#8211; not because they should. You should use whatever story telling method suits your story. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cVR shouldn\u2019t be about presenting a story, it should be presenting a whole new world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Missed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a>? Here&#8217;s what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tale_spinners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tale_spinners<\/a> director, Ian Thomas, said about creative clusters in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cardiff<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yqr9oiGvlk\">pic.twitter.com\/yqr9oiGvlk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1011722180193906688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Glenn Hapgood, business development manager at Orchard Media, said too many people are focusing on graphics and not the story. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cThe brain will believe the world if the narrative is good enough.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cStop focussing on the look &#8211; it\u2019s easier for us to sympathise with a cartoon than, say, a man with a beard, if you don\u2019t have a beard!\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cluster agreed that virtual reality was not about creating fidelity, but evoking emotion. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Audience members want to explore VR in healthcare, theatrical storytelling and journalism and were encouraged to network, pool together skills and collaborate. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next VRSW meetup will be in September.<\/span><br \/>\nSee live tweets from the event below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> Audio breakout group feed back on their discussion and how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/5G?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#5G<\/a> technology is going to greatly develop spatial audio.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s all for the second quarterly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> VR meet up.<br \/>\nSee you in September! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z8NbVGxCUt\">pic.twitter.com\/z8NbVGxCUt<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009874281654833159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How to succeed in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VR<\/a> storytelling and creating empathy, from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thinkorchard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thinkorchard<\/a> &#8216;s Glenn and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tale_spinners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tale_spinners<\/a> &#8216;s Ian. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGrT6xgUCN\">pic.twitter.com\/UGrT6xgUCN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009869645803872258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;It will be interesting to see what people who start and think in VR come up with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009868564411682817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Students at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniSouthWales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UniSouthWales<\/a> demonstrate their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VR<\/a> games to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> creatives while parts of the cluster talk empathy.<\/p>\n<p>The group believes it&#8217;s all about putting yourself into someone else&#8217;s shoes. VR is an experience, not a story. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFb70cOQqq\">pic.twitter.com\/HFb70cOQqq<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009865318217535493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> is now heading into breakout sessions covering immersive audio, storytelling and empathy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009860424160960512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To sum up Ian Thomas&#8217; keynote:<br \/>\nDesign is storytelling, don&#8217;t have passive players, remove the friction and use <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VR<\/a> strengths.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tale_spinners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tale_spinners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wildwinter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wildwinter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5I4nro19kV\">pic.twitter.com\/5I4nro19kV<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009857194161000448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Storytelling is about laying out breadcrumb trials showing those carefully designed points of interest. You are not presenting a story but stepping into a world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LkxSYoUO9c\">https:\/\/t.co\/LkxSYoUO9c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMoXdgJzeB\">pic.twitter.com\/IMoXdgJzeB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009854223054405632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eliminating friction is important because as soon as you stop and think about what you&#8217;re doing, it&#8217;s no longer real. VR is about blurring the lines between the player and character &#8211; Ian Thomas, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009853051975491584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tale_spinners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tale_spinners<\/a> Ian Thomas explains what &#8216;story for games&#8217; is and what projects Talespinners have worked on so far.<\/p>\n<p>He sets tonight&#8217;s agenda: VR storytelling on console and PC, not mobile-first. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F3rRfsxhtX\">pic.twitter.com\/F3rRfsxhtX<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009851816228605957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kicking off <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> is Stuart Jones explaining why digital storytelling and immersive audio is more accessible today, despite being around for 40\/50 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniSouthWales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UniSouthWales<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFoInnovation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WFoInnovation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kCQSfDZl2l\">pic.twitter.com\/kCQSfDZl2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009849509545947137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW2<\/a> all about? Check out my article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/innovative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#innovative<\/a> first quarterly meetup where creatives came together to speak about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spatialaudio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spatialaudio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/digitalstorytelling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#digitalstorytelling<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jNJtbVLND6\">https:\/\/t.co\/jNJtbVLND6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009845845221609472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I caught up with Ian Thomas, Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tale_spinners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tale_spinners<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW2<\/a> keynote on why <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CreativeClusters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CreativeClusters<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cardiff<\/a> are so important. Check out what he had to say. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xDE1l9B78a\">pic.twitter.com\/xDE1l9B78a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009844050436984832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Curtians are pulled shut on the fourth floor of the University of South Wales, blocking Cardiff&#8217;s summer sun beaming through as techies set up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VR<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFoInnovation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WFoInnovation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIG5eg3vA3\">pic.twitter.com\/iIG5eg3vA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009838705081831426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prepping to go for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativeCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CreativeCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRSW2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRSW2<\/a> at 6pm, who&#8217;s coming? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFoInnovation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WFoInnovation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1E54MBerR5\">pic.twitter.com\/1E54MBerR5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasmin Lockwood (@tjlckwd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjlckwd\/status\/1009836841812492289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CREATIVE Cardiff\u2019s VRSW meetup, which brings together the city\u2019s immersive creative cluster, came together for the second time last night, June 21, to network and explore virtual reality. Kayleigh McLeod, who facilitated the event, introduced speakers from Orchard Media, Talespinners and the University of South Wales, where the quarterly event was held. 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