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Currently Working On
- 2018 - The Great Orator
Coming Q2 2022

Future Exhibitions
- 13/10/2022
05/01/2023		 - SMALLER WORLDS. DIORAMA IN CONTEMPORARY ART
The Marchland

Past Exhibitions
- 30/09/2020
04/10/2020		 - Internationales Figuren Festival
Die Fernweh Oper
- 11/09/2020
12/09/2020		 - ROOTS Filmfestival
Die Fernweh Oper
- 24/07/2020
26/07/2020		 - A MAZE 2020
Die Fernweh Oper
- 13/11/2019
24/11/2019		 - Eye Filmmuseum
Die Fernweh Oper
- 19/10/2019
20/10/2019		 - muc-sf-festival
The Shoebox Diorama
- 01/10/2019
04/10/2019		 - Performing Arts & Digitalität
Die Fernweh Oper
- 21/09/2019
03/10/2019		 - Nederland film festival
Die Fernweh Oper
- 01/05/2019
21/05/2019		 - filmhuisdenhaag
Die Fernweh Oper
- 12/03/2019
27/03/2019		 - SXSW 2019
Die Fernweh Oper
- 23/01/2019
03/02/2019		 - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
Die Fernweh Oper
- 26/04/2017
27/04/2017		 - A MAZE 2017
The Shoebox Diorama
- 09/03/2017
18/03/2017		 - SXSW
Dear Pigeon man
- 10/04/2016
19/04/2016		 - SXSW Inaugural VR Program
Dear Pigeon man - work in progress
- 19/10/2015
23/10/2015		 - Frankfurter Buchmesse 2016
Diorama No.4 The Opera - multimedia installation Holland Pavillion
- 20/04/2016
23/04/2016		 - Amaze 2016
The Marchland Nomination Exhibition
- 22/03/2016
26/03/2016		 - Festival Cement
Der Grosse Gottlieb
- 16/03/2016
20/03/2016		 - SXSW - AR/VR Expo
The Shoebox Diorama
- 01/03/2016
12/04/2016		 - Kaleidoscope World Tour
The Marchland & Panel Talk
- 2015 - Cinekid On the Road
Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation
- 29/10/2015
1/11/2015		 - Dutch VR days
The Marchland & Panel Talk
- 27/10/2015
1/11/2015		 - Klik! Animation Festival
The Marchland
- 26/10/2015
1/11/2015		 - De Torenkamer - Opium op 4
Dear Pigeon man & public residency
- 22/08/2015
14/10/2015		 - Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival
Der Grosse Gottlieb
- 02/08/2015
08/08/2015		 - Notgames Fest 2015
Der Grosse Gottlieb
- 02/05/2015
02/08/2015		 - Rotterdam Art Fair
Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation
- 24/01/2015
25/01/2015		 - Overkill Festival - Rijksmuseum Twente
Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation
- 22/04/2015
25/04/2015		 - Amaze Festival 2015
Diorama No.3 : The Marchland
- 2015 - .... - Game Science Center
Part of collection. Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation
- 27/11/2014
30/11/2014		 - City Film Festival Naples
Stereo Photoviewer Software
- 27/10/2014
30/12/2014		 - Cinekid Festival
3 Der Grosse Gottlieb Installations
- 17/09/2014
14/12/2014		 - Vertigo of Reality - Akademie der Kunste
Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation
- 04/09/2014 - Amaze Festival 2014
Der Grosse Gottlieb & Blocked In
- 29/03/2014
31/03/2014		 - Woot Play Festival
Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation

Awards & Honors
- 2019 - Golden Calf - Beste Interactive
Die Fernweh Oper
- 2017 - Official Selection SXSW 2017
Dear Pigeon Man (Work In Progress)
- 2016 - Official Selection Holland Pavillion Frankfurter Buchmesse
Die Fernweh Oper
- 2016 - Amaze New Dimensions Award - Best VR experience - WINNER
Diorama No.3 : The Marchland
- 2016 - AR VR Summit Award - Best Interactive Story - Nomination
Dioramas 1 - 3
- 2016 - NFF Interactive Competition Selection
The Marchland
- 2016 - Kaleidoscope World Tour - Grand Prize Nominee
The Marchland
- 2016 - Unity Vision award winnder
The shoebox dioramas
- 2015 - Kaleidoscope Film Festival Boston - Audience Award
Der Grosse Gottlieb
- 2014 - Unity Award - Best Non Game Nomination - Nomination
Der Grosse Gottlieb & Blocked In
- 2014 - Proto Award - Best Audio Design - Nomination
Der Grosse Gottlieb
- 2014 - Vertigo of Reality - Akademie der Kunste
Der Grosse Gottlieb Installation
- 2014 - Cinekid Audience Award - Nomination
Der Grosse Gottlieb
- 2014 - Creative Industries Fund NL
Dear Pigeon Man
- 2014 - Creative Industries Starters Fund NL
Dear Pigeon Man
- 2014 - Dutch selection Holland Pavillion Gamescom
The Shoebox Diorama as company

Publications
- 29/10/2020 - What is a diorama?
pakk et geluk
- 10/09/2020 - Daniel Ernst VR opera premiered
Omroep West
- 07/09/2020 - Daniel Ernst - Wanderlust Opera
bauhaus.fm
- 30/01/2020 - The Top 50 XR Experiences Of 2019
Forbes
- 18/01/2020 - Where is Myself?
Soapbox journal
- 03/12/2019 - De eenzaamheid van verdriet en een vergeefse liefde
onzekopthee
- 17/11/2019 - Exhibition in The Hague Historical Museum: buildings that never came
denhaagcentraal
- 16/11/2019 - Nooit gebouwd Den Haag nu wel te zien in het Haags Historisch Museum
De Posthoorn
- 13/10/2019 - VR Days Europe’s Virtual Dioramas Exhibition Looks To Redefine Immersive Art
vrfocus
- 07/10/2019 - Die Fernweh Oper wins Golden Calf for Best Interactive
Control Online
- 07/10/2019 - "Virtual Dioramas opened November 12 by Cosmos Within Us "
eyefilm
- 06/10/2019 - DANIËL ERNST WINS GOLDEN CALF WITH VR EXPERIENCE
Alkmaar Centraal
- 04/10/2019 - Interview with Daniel Ernst from DIE FERNWEH OPER
Nederlands film festival
- 18/06/2019 - Netherlands Film Festival announces pre-selection Golden Calf for Best Interactive 2019
NBF
- 12/03/2019 - A VR Diorama for the Future of Film at SXSW
digidaybook
- 01/02/2019 - The Wanderlust Opera
NPO radio
- 08/01/2019 - "Virtual Dioramas "
Eyefilm
- 03/01/2017 - "Diorama and small form games" by Chris Priestman
Edge Magazine
- 29/11/2016 - THE SHOEBOX DIORAMA - GAZING INTO THE VIRTUAL DISTANCE
versfilmentv
- 04/04/2016 - Daniël Ernst’s Wonderful VR Dioramas Are Heading To Steam This Week
uploadvr
- 03/03/2016 - Inbetween Realities : Daniel Ernst's diorama VR worlds
Fabulla
- 03/03/2016 - Dutch artists, creatives head for SXSW 2016
NL in the USA
- 27/01/2016 - Daniël Ernst (The Shoebox Diorama): 'Wonder, I want to give people that'
Numrush
- 12/01/2016 - Inaugural 2016 VR/AR Summit Vision Award Finalists Announced Including the Best and Brightest of the VR/AR World
Yahoo
- 26/11/2015 - VR Dioramas : The Illusionists Way of Telling Stories
Ctrl 500
- 13/10/2015 - Deconstructing Depth Cues in Blocked In
Campfire Reunion
- 01/10/2015 - "The New Age of Virtual Reality Art"
SciArt in America
- 13/10/2015 - ‘Blocked In’ VR Diorama Gets Visual Overhaul and Oculus Runtime v0.7 Update
Road to VR
- 23/01/2015 - ‘Blocked In’ Creator Daniël Ernst on the Art of the Virtual Reality Diorama
Road to VR
- 23/01/2015 - Making great VR games; six lessons learned from "I Expect To Die"
Gamasutra
- 23/01/2015 - HTC Vive: developers react to Valve's virtual reality headset
The Guardian
- 26/01/2015 - Microsoft's Hololens – what do virtual reality developers think?
The Guardian
- 23/01/2015 - Oculus Rift: Valve promises to take virtual reality to the masses
The Guardian
- 04/11/2014 - Virtual reality lets me be something I used to only dream of: alone
Polygon
- 24/07/2014 - Blocked In Developer Releases Next VR Diorama Der Grosse Gottlieb
VRfocus
- 23/07/2014 - Virtual reality project has you reaching for the stars
Engadget
- 23/07/2014 - I wish every Oculus Rift demo looked this cool
Kotaku
- 23/07/2014 - Kill Screen - How Virtual Reality Might Take Surrealism Next Level
KillScreen
- 15/04/2014 - The Rift Report 10 of the best VR experiences
PC GAMER
- 21/03/2014 - Playstation 4 and Project Morpheus : developers react
The Guardian
- 27/02/2014 - Tetris-Inspired VR Diorama Blocked In Reaches 6,000 Downloads
VRfocus
- 23/01/2014 - Tetris-Inspired VR Diorama Blocked In Reaches 6,000 Downloads
The Guardian
Paneltalks
- 21/04/2016 - "Imagine VR is a dream machine"
Amaze 2016
- 21/04/2016 - "Non traditional experiences that thrive in VR"
Dutch VR Days 2015