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#1501: Roaming as Resistance: “Entropic Fields of Displacement” wins DocLab Digital Storytelling Award

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed director Pegah Tabassinejad about Entropic FIelds of Displacement that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR...

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#1500: Sharing Indigenous Knowledge with 360 Video + AR Animations and Embodied Rituals in “Ancestral Secrets VR”

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed co-directors Francisca Silva and Maria Jose Diaz about Ancestral Secrets VR that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of...

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#1499: From Interactive Biohacking Lecture to Speakeasy with “Drinking Brecht: An Automated Laboratory Performance”

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed director Sister Sylvester about Drinking Brecht that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality...

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#1498: Immersive Installation Frames Provocative “Töngö Sondi” Animation on Langauge, Censorship, & Identity

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed director Ruben Cabenda about Töngö Sondi that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality : Play...

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#1497: Experimental VR Doc “Rapture II: Portal” Blends Hypnotic Audio with Spatial Scan of War-Abandoned Home

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed director Alisa Berger about Rapture II: Portal that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality...

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#1496: Using GenAI to Recreate Erased Family Photos with “Burn From Absence” 4-Channel Video

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed director Emeline Courcier about Burn From Absence that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1495: Getting Roasted by Unfiltered “AI & Me” Photo Booth Installation

by kentbyeDecember 23, 2024

I interviewed co-directors Daniela Nedovescu and Octavian Mot about AI and Me that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon...

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#1492: IDFA DocLab Curators Preview 2024 Slate of AI & XR Immersive Documentaries

by kentbyeNovember 13, 2024

I speak with the curators of the 28 immersive documentary projects being featured at the 18th edition of IDFA DocLab including Caspar Sonnen, Nina van Doren, and Toby Coffey. The theme of this year’s program is “This is Not a...

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#1490: “Any War Any Enemy” is a Beautiful Anti-War, Immersive Poem About Nuclear Annihilation

by kentbyeOctober 30, 2024

Lena Herzog’s Any War Any Enemy is a hauntingly beautiful spatial poem that takes us on a liminal journey about nuclear annihilation. Rather than disassociating and letting power structures sleepwalk us all into catastrophe, she explores a new...

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#1474: Teaching Immersive Storytelling at ASU’s Narrative and Emerging Media Program with Nonny de la Peña & Mary Matheson

by kentbyeOctober 6, 2024

I interviewed Nonny de la Peña, Emblematic Group founder & Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Narrative and Emerging Media Program as well as Mary Matheson, Professor of Practice at ASU’s Narrative and Emerging Media...

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#1452: Immersive Documentary about Chinese Censorship “All I Know About Teacher Li” Tops Venice Immersive Audience Favorites Survey

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed All I Know About Teacher Li director Zhuzmo at Venice Immersive 2024. Due to the sensitivities of the topic of Chinese censorship, then the director Zhuzmo has requested that he remain anonymous. I did an interview face to face with...

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#1451: Revealing Hidden Asian Colonial Histories with “The Guardians Of Jade Mountain”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed The Guardians Of Jade Mountain director Hayoun Kwon and producer Richard Turco at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1450: Translating Surreal Paintings into an Immersive Story about Relationships with “Play Life”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Play Life (Žaisti Gyvenimą) co-directors Zilvinas Naujokas, Vilius Petrauskas, and Mantas Pronckus at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a...

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#1449: Cultivating Moments of Palliative Care Presence with “Mamie Lou”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Mamie Lou director Isabelle Andreani at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s her artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1448: Pitching at Venice Production Bridge and The “Body of Mine” LGBTQ+ Impact Campaign with Cameron Kostopoulos

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Body of Mine director Cameron Kostopoulos at Venice Immersive 2024 about his impact campaign since winning a special jury prize at SXSW 2023 (see my first interview with him here.). He showed Body of Mine as a part of the competition...

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#1447: Creating New Choregraphy Contexts for Dance Under Water with “Une Eau La Nuit (Bodies Of Water)”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Une Eau La Nuit (Bodies Of Water) co-directors Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin and Caroline Laurin-Beaucage with producer Laurence Wells at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here is their artist statement:...

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#1446: Studio Syro’s “The Art Of Change” is the Best Immersive Music Video Experience I’ve Seen So Far Pushing at the Edges of Spatial Grammar

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed The Art Of Change co-directors Simone Fougnier and Vincent Rooijers with producer Peter Ariet at Venice Immersive 2024. I had a chance to get an early look at this piece, and I watched it three times before stepping foot on the island...

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#1445: “In The Realm Of Ripley” Ambitiously Combines Interactive Film, VR Mystery, and Group Conversations Moderated by AI

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed In The Realm Of Ripley director Soo Eung Chuck Chae at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon...

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#1444: Fins’ Latest VRChat Adventure “Project: Lost Worlds” is a Cinematic Interstellar Safari with Dinosaurs

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Project: Lost Worlds director Fins at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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#1443: Venice Immersive Worlds Gallery Producer Mike Salmon on the 2024 Selection of VRChat Worlds

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Venice Immersive Worlds Gallery Producer Mike Salmon at Venice Immersive 2024 about this year’s selection of 20 VRChat worlds as well as his process of scouting promising leads and trends of world building, music, art, and...

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#1442: Combining VRChat Worldbuilding with Immersive Theatre Storytelling in “Uncanny Alley: A New Day”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Uncanny Alley: A New Day co-directors Rick Treweek and Stephen Butchko along with Ferryman Collective’s Deirdre V. Lyons and Christopher Lane Davis at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is...

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#1441: “Duchampiana” Explores the Embodiment of Movement with Stair Climbing Integrations and Feminist Philosophy

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Duchampiana director Lilian Hess at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here is their artist statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality : Play in...

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#1440: Rencontres Experimental Social VR Experience with Minimal Guidance

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Rencontres director Mathieu Pradat at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1439: Gamifying 360 Video in Compelling Horror Genre Piece “Project_y: Working Title”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Project_y: Working Title co-directors Yuzo Sugano, Taro Hirai, and Shingo Yoshimura at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported...

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#1438: Honoring the Memory of Abandoned Ghost Towns with “Address Unknown: Fukushima Now”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Address Unknown: Fukushima Now director Arif Khan at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s his artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR...

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#1437: “What If…?” Director Dave Bushore on Translating Marvel IP into an Emmy-Award Winning Interactive Cinematic Journey

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed What If…? – An Immersive Story director Dave Bushore at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. What If…? also picked up an Emmy for Outstanding Innovation In Emerging Media Programming as...

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#1436: Transforming 2D Art into an Immersive VRChat Journey Complete with Themed Avatars with “Strangeways”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Strangeways co-director Adam Lieber, developers Dale P Deacon and Alex Bossman, as well as avatar creator Egbert Harm Westra at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s...

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#1435: Blending Poetic Animation with Spatial Audio Orchestration with “Earths To Come”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Earths To Come director Rose Bond at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s her artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1434: Choreographing the Collective VR Viewing Experience into a Public Art Performance with “Free UR Head”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Free UR Head director Tung yen Chou at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1433: Challenging the Authority of Museums with College Biennale Winner “The Gossips’ Chronicles”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed The Gossips’ Chronicles director Corinne Mazzoli and producer Marta Bianchi at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist statement: This is a listener-supported podcast...

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#1432: Combining Biodata with Open World Mushroom Adventure with “Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis: Sentience”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis: Sentience co-directors Tosca Terán and Brendan Lehman at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast...

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#1431: Taking a Walk through Art History with “Un Soir Avec Les Impressionnistes, Paris 1874”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Un Soir Avec Les Impressionnistes, Paris 1874 director Pierre Gable at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the...

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#1430: Immersive Expeditions Prove to be Profitable LBE Business for Emissive’s Fabien Barati

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Emissive / Excurio co-founder and CEO Fabien Barati at Laval Virtual 2023 after having tried the free-roaming Immersive Expedition edition of Éternelle Notre-Dame, which was really quite incredible. I originally saw the sit-down...

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#1429: Below Deck Innovations Fuse Theatrical Staging, Mixed Reality, & 360 Video

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Below Deck co-directors Martina Mahlknecht and Martin Prinoth at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the...

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#1428: Exploring the Horrors of Forgotten Refugee’s Plight in “Somewhere Unknown In Indochina”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Somewhere Unknown In Indochina co-directors Asio Chihsiung Liu and Feng Ting Tsou at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. (Note that I’ll likely need to manually clean up this rough transcript as...

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#1427: Poetic Environmental Storytelling of “Fragile Home” Elegantly Tells the Story of War in Ukraine with Mixed Reality

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Fragile Home director Ondrej Moravec at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. There were also allegations of copyright infringement that were made within the context of a private WhatsApp group during...

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#1426: “Champ De Bataille” Uses Cinematic VR to Explore the Horrors and Emotion of World War I

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Champ De Bataille director Francois Vautier at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s his artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon...

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#1425: Immersive Art Installation “Ceci Est Mon Cœur” Uses the Poetry of Light to Explore Childhood Trauma

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Ceci Est Mon Cœur (This is My Heart) co-directors Stephane Hueber-Blies and Nicolas Blies at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener...

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#1424: Quill Animation Series “Nightmara” Pushes at the Edges of Immersive Storytelling Innovations and Novelty

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Nightmara: Episode 3 director Gianpaolo Gonzalez at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s his artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon...

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#1423: Translating Anime IP into a VR Film with “Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom”

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom creators from Bandai Namco Filmworks including Naohiro Ogata, Kiichiro Inoue, Ken Iyadomi as well as Atlas V producers Arnaud Colinart and Julien Bercy, and technical art director Gaël Chaize at...

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#1422: “A Simple Silence” Wraps Up Craig Quintero’s Trilogy Exploring Spatial Transformations & Immersive Encounters

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed A Simple Silence director Craig Quintero at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s his artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:...

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#1421: Interactive Mixed Reality Doc on ADHD “Impulse: Playing With Reality” Takes Home Immersive Achievement Prize at Venice Immersive 2024

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Impulse: Playing With Reality co-directors May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s the official launch trailer: This is a listener-supported podcast...

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#1420: Experimental Documentary “Mammary Mountain” Captures Oral Histories of Breast Cancer Journeys

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Mammary Mountain co-directors Tara Baoth Mooney, Camille C. Baker, and Maf’j Alvarez at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener...

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#1419: Creating a Four-Sided Pepper’s Ghost Pyramid Illusion with “Telos I” Dance Piece

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Telos I co-directors Emil Dam Seidel and Dorotea Saykaly at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their artist’s statement: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of...

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#1418: Award-Winning Animators Experiment with Sandbox Social VR “Garden Alchemy” Research Project#

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Garden Alchemy co-directors Michelle Kranot and Uri Kranot at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s the artist’s statement. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of...

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#1417: Kicking Off Venice Immersive Converge with Translating “Riven” Classic Point-and-Click Adventure to Open World VR Puzzler

by kentbyeSeptember 16, 2024

I interviewed Riven‘s creative director Eric Anderson and development director Hannah Gamiel ahead of Venice Immersive 2024 since it was being featured within the Best of Selection. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a...

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Venice Immersive 2024

#1416: Preview of Venice Immersive 2024 Innovations in Immersive Storytelling & Art Installations with Curators

by kentbyeAugust 24, 2024

The 8th edition of the Venice Immersive 2024 will be kicking off on August 28th, which will be featuring over 28 hours of immersive storytelling and immersive art content across over 70 different projects. This year there area a lot more immersive...

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#1414: SoftlySteph’s Groundbreaking “The Friction of a Modulated Soul” Wins Best Dance Experience at Raindance Immersive

by kentbyeAugust 20, 2024

SoftlySteph’s The Friction of a Modulated Soul took home the Best Dance Experience at Raindance Immersive in a groundbreaking performance that tells the “story about the different cages that bind us from our authentic truth.”...

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#1412: “Shadow Canyon” Combines Immersive Dance, VRChat World Building, & Theatre to Win Spirit of Raindance Award

by kentbyeAugust 17, 2024

Shadow Canyon: A Puppeteer’s Tale is a unique blend of VRChat Worldbuilding by nprowler, immersive dance performances by students of the VR Dance Academy founded by Dust Bunny, and then improv actors and immersive theatre staging led by Mycana...

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#1409: 3D Artist VR Pipelines & Creating “Suku” Immersive Art World as a Living Painting with Durk van der Meer

by kentbyeAugust 1, 2024

The VRChat world Suku took home the Best Art World prize at Raindance Immersive 2024, and it’s by Durk van der Meer who is a freelance digital artist, character artist, and VR world builder based in Curaçao. Suku blends together elements of...

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