#1169: IDFA DocLab Founder Caspar Sonnen Reflects on 2022 Program, Industry Trends, and Distribution Challenges Post date December 22, 2022
#1168: “The Anticipation of Rain” Combines Open Brush Landscape VR Painting of a Monsoon with Custom Scents Post date December 22, 2022
#1167: Countering the Bystander Effect of Drug-Induced Sexual Assaults with Interactive Narrative “Missing 10 Hours VR” Post date December 22, 2022
#1165: XR Installation “Ikhet (Sound Pyramid)” Combines Immersive Sound, Visceral Haptics, & Diffracted Kaleidoscopic Visuals Post date December 22, 2022
#1164: Live XR Sketch Comedy “Bag of Worms” Blends Realities for Surrealist Humor Reflecting on Virtual Violence Post date December 22, 2022
#1163: Live XR Performance Experiments with ONX Studios and DocLab Motion Capture Stage at IDFA 2022 Post date December 22, 2022
#1162: Talk on Motion Capture in Immersive Stories + Panel at IDFA DocLab: “Capturing Reality in Motion” Post date December 22, 2022
#1161: The Many Immersive Documentary Innovations of “In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats:” Winner of IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction Post date December 21, 2022
#1160: Interview with MIT Co-Creation Studio’s Book Authors of “Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media with Equity and Justice” Post date December 21, 2022
#1159: “With These Hands” VR Installation Explores Sexual Violence Stories with New Models of Consent for Audience & Production Post date December 21, 2022
#1158: Searching for Post-Colonial Identity in an Experimental Oral Knowledge & Multi-Media Project “Ghana Airways” Post date December 21, 2022
#1157: Capturing the Digital Culture of a Virtual Help Desk for the Elderly in “New Update Available – Version 2.1” Post date December 21, 2022
1156: Winner of IDFA DocLab Digital Storytelling Award “He Fucked the Girl Out of Me” Explores Trauma in 2D Retro Game Walking Simulator Post date December 21, 2022
#1155: Polymorf’s Multi-Sensory “Symbiosis” Explores Speculative Futures Inspired by Philosopher Donna Haraway Post date December 21, 2022
#1154: Visualizing Melting Glaciers in 360 Video Story in “Once a Glacier” + Mixing Motion Capture Dance and Indigenous Poetry Post date December 21, 2022
#1153: Imagining the Future of a 15-year old in 30 years in “Horizon” One-on-One Immersive Theater Piece Post date December 12, 2022
#1152: Provoking Deeper Questions about the Ecological Sustainability of XR Tech with “Okawari VR” Post date December 12, 2022
#1151: Shooting an Immersive Doc the War on Ukraine’s Culture with NowHere Media Post date December 1, 2022
#1150: Innerworld VR: Scaling Peer-to-Peer Counseling & Mental Health Interventions in Social VR Post date November 10, 2022
#1149: Adding Interactivity to glTF via Node Graph-Based Extension as a Step Towards an Open Metaverse Post date November 9, 2022
#1148: Golf+ VR: Making Golf More Accessible & Partnering with Top Golfers & Sports Stars Post date November 4, 2022
#1147: Thirteen Philosophers on the Problem of Opposites: Grant Maxwell’s Integration & Difference Book & Archetypal Approaches to Character Post date October 27, 2022
#1146: Brad Lynch’s Journey as a VR Hardware Analyst: Valve Deckard, Speculative Patent Research, & Hardware Leaks Post date October 18, 2022
#1145: Wrap-up of Meta Connect with 4 Immersive Journalists: Meta Quest Pro Impressions & Meta Reality Labs Research Demos Post date October 16, 2022
#1144: Venice Immersive Panel on The Art of Reviewing Immersive Art and Entertainment Post date October 11, 2022
#1143: VRChat World Builder Fins and his 3 Experiences in Venice Immersive 2022: “Treasure Heist,” “Magic Heist,” and “District Roboto” Post date October 11, 2022
#1142: Scene-by-Scene Breakdown of “Kindred” Exploring Themes of LGBTQ+ Identity and Family Post date October 11, 2022
#1141: Venice Immersive VRChat Worlds Gallery Producer Mike Salmon on Curating the Frontiers of DIY World Building Post date October 11, 2022
#1140: “Fight Back:” Teaching Women Self-Defense Through Interactive Narrative + Hand-Tracking Challenges Post date October 11, 2022
#1139: Rock-Solid Hand-Tracking Interactions in “Rock Paper Scissors” Experience Exploring A Mother-Daughter Relationship Post date October 11, 2022
#1138: “The Miracle Basket” has a DIY Punk Aesthetic with Solid Storytelling about Our Relationship to the Earth Post date October 11, 2022
#1137: My Phantom Touch Experience in Trippy & Hypnotic Hand Tracking Experience “Elele” Post date October 11, 2022
#1136: “Reimagined” Quill Anthology Animation Series Creates New Fairy Tales with Female Protagonists Post date October 11, 2022
#1135: Combining Opera, Theatre, & Long-Distance Walking in VR for “Eurydice: Descent into Infinity” Post date October 11, 2022
#1134: Using Text, Imagination, & Psychological Terror in VR with “All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost” Post date October 10, 2022
#1133: How Funique VR Supervisor Ming-Yuan CHUAN worked on 3 Venice Immersive Competition Pieces Post date October 10, 2022
#1132: Using Group Discussions & Voting on Moral Dilemmas to Tell Buddhist Stories in “Mandala” Post date October 10, 2022
#1131: Unpacking Taiwan’s Immersive Storytelling Innovations with Taiwan Creative Content Agency & Kaohsiung Film Festival Post date October 10, 2022
#1130: Combing Mythical Metaphors, Environmental Design, & Volumetric Cut Scenes in “Stay Alive, My Son” Post date October 10, 2022
#1128: Combining Puzzle Mechanics with Environmental Storytelling in “Mrs. Benz” Post date October 10, 2022
#1127: “Darkening:” A Spatial Memoir on Depression with Voice Interactions & Social Dynamics Post date October 10, 2022
Re-creating Experimental Theatre 1:1 Encounters via 360 video with “All That Remains” Post date October 10, 2022
#1125: Fusing Dance, Fashion, & Immersion with “Dazzle” as a contrast to Camouflage Post date October 10, 2022
#1124: Emotionally-Moving 360 Video on Taiwan’s White Terror “The Man Who Couldn’t Leave” Wins Top Prize at Venice Immersive 2022 Post date September 23, 2022
#1123: Interactive Animation of Polarized City “From the Main Square” Wins 2nd Prize at Venice Immersive 2022 Post date September 23, 2022
#1122: Mixed Reality Platformer “Eggscape” by 3DAR Wins 3rd Place Prize at Venice Immersive 2022 Post date September 23, 2022
#1121: Venice Immersive 2022 Competition Recap: 30+ Reviews of Immersive Stories Post date September 12, 2022
#1120: Kevin Mack’s Procedural Worldbuilding VRChat in for Venice Immersive Competition Post date August 31, 2022
