During times of emergency, 911 dispatchers are the first to arrive on scene. They are routinely subjected to the sounds of raw violence and terror few ever experience. 'Dispatch' is a Virtual Reality series that tells the story of Ted, a dispatcher in a small American town as he undergoes the most challenging night of his career. Voiced by Silicon Valley’s Martin Starr, Ted is a jaded dispatcher yearning to be at the scene of the crime. After devising a way to insert himself into the danger, he is about to get what he wished for.

'Dispatch' harnesses abstract visuals and immersive sound design to craft a haunting thriller set inside the mind of a 911 dispatcher. Rather than seeing the events unfold in live-action, the minimalistic approach lets viewers fill in the visual gaps as the narrative progresses.

The experience was fully created in Unity, allowing blue-and-red wireframes craft silhouettes of the action. 'Dispatch' relies heavily on hyper-realistic spatialized sound based on real 911 calls to bring people deeper into Ted’s high-stakes experience. The sound design mimics the experience of a 911 dispatcher, where any noise might be a clue to better understand a situation. Silicon Valley actor Martin Starr voices Ted, delivering the action with his patently monotone voice.

Dispatch premiered its first two episodes at the Venice Film Festival, and distributed episodes 1-3 on the Oculus Store in November 2017. Dispatch laynched its final episode at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. By making each viewer a firsthand witness to Ted’s story, Dispatch reveals a powerful glimpse into the lives of those who plunge their minds into the terror, one call at a time.

'Dispatch' premiered its first two episodes at the Venice Film Festival, and distributed episodes 1-3 on the Oculus Store in November 2017 and received 23,000 downloads within its first week. 'Dispatch' debuted its last episode at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. By making each viewer a firsthand witness to Ted’s story, Dispatch reveals a powerful glimpse into the lives of those who plunge their minds into the terror, one call at a time.