LILA PRESENTS: “THE FOREST” WITH BARACK OBAMA

President Obama needs your help to defend the Western White House against the demonic forces who will attempt to defile and destroy the very seat of democracy.

“The Forest” with Barack Obama is a brand new way of experiencing the hit VR zombie game “The Forest”. Team up with up to five friends and play the game in multi-player coop mode with Barack Obama as your live host guiding you through the secrets of the forest.

Lose yourself in a gaming experience more authentic, more immersive, and more engaging than any video game can ever achieve. Our live actor plays the key character, making every experience unique and personal. Forget everything you thought you knew about video games and join the next revolution in online gaming. Reality Gaming is here.

SHOWS FULLY BOOKED

Invite up to five friends and try an entirely new gaming experience with a live actor. Please book early to avoid disappointment https://www.lilalive.net/theforest. Make sure you own a copy of the VR game The Forest. Once you’ve made your booking, the creators will email you instructions before the show. You will require a Discord account to set up with your live host and your fellow players.

ABOUT THE CREATORS

Colin MacKie has been making games for more than 23 years. At Insomniac Games, he helped shape the Ratchet and Clank series. This beloved franchise won dozens of awards and was acclaimed by critics and fans alike. He went on to lead Resistance: Fall of Man. It swept the PS3 game of the year awards. Looking for a new challenge, he joined the Call of Duty team at Activision. Colin was senior through lead designer on 3 CoD titles which included the best-selling Call of Duty of all time -Modern Warfare 3. Most recently, at Lucasfilm, Colin was the Design Director on the Vader Immortal VR series. Vader Immortal won 2019 VR experience of the year and was nominated for an Emmy for Innovation in Storytelling.

Taylor Hassen-Lambert is the Co-founder and Chief Talent Director Actor at Lila. Actor, Director and Entrepreneur, Taylor is as comfortable in front of the camera as behind it. For more than a decade he has acted on stage, television and the big screen. Taylor has a talent for bringing people together and building community. He developed a following of Bay Area actors and created a community platform called Coffee & Catchup where he held weekly meetups and sponsored programs for thousands of people. Taylor went on to help launch several startups, with his large network of artists, activists and creatives. Now with Lila, Taylor is bringing his skills in acting, producing, and directing in the entertainment industry to provide groundbreaking social content to audiences worldwide.

Multi-player coop game with a live actor | Runtime: 15 mins | Platform: Steam | Compatible headsets: HTC Vive/Vive Pro, Oculus Rift/Rift S and Valve Index