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Ben Sheppee joined DNEG, BBC and others on a panel about AI, Ethics and Animation at the University of Greenwich's Animation Industry Partner Network — and why the questions matter as much as the technology.

Observatory created rich 3D animation for Jacob Collier's sold-out DJESSE World Tour — a project described by Creative Director Ben Bloomberg as "particularly gnarly" to integrate, culminating in a headline night at The O2 Arena.

Understanding BPMs and song structure matters as much as knowing Cinema4D. Observatory's Ben Sheppee on the rare combination of skills that defines the best live visual content creators — and why nobody teaches this properly.

Observatory created a multi-year immersive experience for Glamour UK's Women of the Year Awards at Outernet London — spanning three distinct LED environments, a 10-minute narrative arc, and an Instagram AR filter built in Meta Spark Studio.

Enter Shikari brought Observatory in for their triumphant return to Alexandra Palace — a show defined by full-room immersion, climate-focused content, and a decade-long creative relationship that goes back to 2014.

Ben Sheppee joined PRG's Ideas Exchange speaker series in 2018 — sharing his thinking on transparent screen technology, moving projection mapping and what it means to be a "creative architect" in an ever-evolving technical world.