Shared Experience
Where possible begins...
The worlds of stage and screen are in perpetual motion, always experimenting, always innovating. From real-time production and virtual environments to smarter, greener workflows, these industries are constantly redefining what’s possible in live and filmed entertainment.
At xplor, we create the space for research and development that explores that intersection, where emerging technologies, new workflows and creative talent converge to shape the future of creative production.
We start by deeply understanding the problem you actually need to solve. This means listening carefully, interpreting language and intent, researching the challenge, and grounding decisions in facts rather than theory. We explore feasibility, constraints, risks, timeframes, and context to ensure we are solving the right problem before moving forward.
With clarity on the challenge, we explore possibilities openly and creatively. This is a space for bold thinking, unexpected ideas, and ambitious solutions—no wrong answers. We then rank potential solutions by how quickly, simply, and cheaply they can prove they don’t work. If an idea survives that process, it is often the most robust and valuable solution to pursue.
We prototype early and fast, focusing first on the highest-risk elements. Our aim is to learn quickly by testing real assumptions, not polishing ideas. We value experiencing products in real life for the first time—through hardware, software, and functional prototypes—iterating rapidly and embracing failure as essential progress.
We optimise by testing prototypes against reality and apply that learning back into the process. We examine the work for reliability, experiential quality, usability, and value, refining and re-prototyping as required. Reliability is our priority, the work is often live, public, or on air, there is no second chance. Our passion is delivering experiential quality and performance — whether that’s audio fidelity, visual realism, or structural elegance. Usability follows, ensuring systems support teams working under pressure. Finally, within project constraints, cost is judged on value delivered, pursuing world class outcomes.
We work with delivery and manufacturing partners to stress-test concepts, improve robustness, and evolve designs based on practical constraints and live feedback. Our focus is on validation, reliability, experiential quality, and usability, ensuring innovations are ready to exist in demanding environments.
We remain an active partner. Through training, knowledge transfer, and continued R&D support, we help teams adopt, adapt, and extend innovation over time. As needs change and new opportunities emerge, we support further experimentation, iteration, and evolution, ensuring ideas continue to grow rather than stagnate.