Sarah Ticho

Co-Director, Producer and Writer

Sarah Ticho is an artist, strategist, entrepreneur, and change-maker operating at the intersection of health, wellbeing, and immersive storytelling.

She is renowned for her commitment to advancing immersive technology adoption in healthcare, having led on the development of "The Growing Value of XR in Healthcare in the United Kingdom report," which led to a £20m investment through the UKRI Mindset program.

In 2022, Sarah received the International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association's Hero Award for her leadership and dedication to the XR healthcare community, particularly her efforts to support the victims of the Nashville tornado in February 2021.

Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and has been seen on the BBC. She has delivered talks at festivals and institutions globally, including YouTube, MIT, Stanford University, Games for Change, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Women in Games, United Nations, Harvard Medical School, and AWE amongst others.

Niki Smit

Co-Director, Producer and Writer

Niki Smit is an artist and game designer.

He is the co-founder and creative Director at Monobanda, where he explores and expands the boundaries of play and embodied interaction.

He co-founded ExploreDEEP, where he creates meditative, breath controlled VR experiences His work focuses heavily on researching and developing new forms of play. His passion lies in creating projects that connect the human body, physical space and the virtual world in surprising ways, creating meaningful play that fills the space between art, science and education.

He has collaborated and lectured with numerous international organisations and museums. On top of directing several award winning interactive experiences Smit was recently awarded the Dutch Directors Guild award for Best digital Storytelling 2020.