Immersive Design, Storytelling & Creative Technology
SUUM Studio works with artists, cultural organisations, brands and institutions to explore how emerging technologies can deepen connection, meaning and engagement.
Our practice spans immersive design, real-time engines, audio-led experiences and speculative R&D. We are often brought in at moments of uncertainty, when ideas are forming, formats are untested, or new ground needs to be explored with care and imagination. We take on a small number of projects each year, prioritising work that values experimentation, care and long-term impact.
Service Areas
We design immersive environments using real-time engines and interactive media, from experimental installations to scalable digital worlds.
This includes:
Unreal Engine and real-time worldbuilding
Interactive and XR-led experiences
Immersive audio, spatial storytelling and light AR
Prototype environments and proof-of-concept builds
Examples include ECOL Immersive Forest, Campfires and Heliosphere.
Immersive & Real-Time Experiences
We specialise in early-stage, research-led work where outcomes are not yet fixed.
This includes:
R&D phases for immersive or cultural projects
Research-through-making and public consultation
Prototype development for funding, commissioning or testing
Cultural, heritage and place-based storytelling projects
We are comfortable working in ambiguity and helping partners move from question → prototype → direction.
Research, R&D & Cultural Prototyping
We help shape how people move through, interact with and feel inside digital spaces.
This includes:
Experience and interaction design
Motion, VFX and expressive visual systems
Audio-visual storytelling and performance-led design
Designing for emotion, rhythm and atmosphere — not just functionality
Creative Technology & Experience Design
Alongside delivery, we offer consultancy for individuals and organisations navigating immersive practice, funding, or creative strategy.
This includes:
Funding strategy and application support
Immersive project framing and scoping
Creative and technical feasibility advice
Artist and studio development support
See our Consultancy page for more.
Strategic & Creative Consultancy
We work flexibly and collaboratively, adapting our role to the needs of the project.
Depending on context, we may act as:
Lead designers and creative producers
R&D partners and collaborators
Technical and creative consultants
Critical friends and strategic advisors
Our approach values clarity, care and sustainability - creatively, technically and culturally.
Selected past projects and collaborations can be found in our Work Archive.