Eric R. Williams

Eric R. Williams
Williams in Flagstaff Arizona, 2021
Alma materColumbia University
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, professor and new media storyteller
EmployerOhio University
Notable workThe Triangle of Knowledge
Websitewilliamsonstory.com

Eric R. Williams is an American screenwriter, professor, cinematic virtual reality director, and new media storyteller.[1][2][3] He is known for developing alternative narrative and documentary techniques that take advantage of digital technologies.[4][5]

Williams's narrative research emphasizes collaboration between storytellers and their audience.[2] While teaching at Ohio University, Williams began combining aspects of traditional film, theater, and literature with emerging communication technologies such as virtual reality and 360-degree video. In 2020, he and his colleagues wrote a book explaining their techniques, naming this new medium "virtual reality cinema" (or cine-VR).[6]

He developed the film classification system called the Screenwriters Taxonomy.

  1. ^ Dancyger, Ken (2019). Storytelling for Film and Television : From First Word to Last Frame. Milton: Routledge. pp. (back cover). ISBN 978-1-351-24597-5. OCLC 1100010668.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Claudia; Stevens, Matt (2016). Script partners : how to succeed at co-writing for film & TV (Second ed.). New York: Routledge. pp. 21–23. ISBN 978-1-317-41792-7. OCLC 945975333.
  3. ^ Doyle, Céilí. "Virtual reality police training provides new resource for rural Ohio". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ^ Bucher, John K. (2017). Storytelling for virtual reality : methods and principles for crafting immersive narratives. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. viii–ix. ISBN 978-1-138-62965-3. OCLC 975466706.
  5. ^ Binstock, Yoni. (2018). What is Virtual Reality?: Everything You Wanted to Know Featuring Exclusive Interviews With the Leaders of the VR Industry. (pages 46-50) Amazon/Kindle.
  6. ^ Williams, Eric R. (2021). Virtual reality cinema : narrative tips and techniques. Carrie Love, Matt Love, Adonis Durado. Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN 978-1-003-02828-4. OCLC 1231955866.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)