Discover the future of storytelling with Eat Sleep Immerse Repeat—the podcast exploring VR, AR, immersive theatre, and interactive experiences. Host Daniel K Hatton speaks with creators and innovators shaping the world of immersive tech and narrative design. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Go Creative Show is a place for revealing and informative interviews with A-list filmmakers. Hosted by Producer and Director Ben Consoli, each week we feature cinematographers, production designers, directors and producers to share behind the scenes experiences from the hottest movies and shows. Whether you're a brand new filmmaker or a film industry veteran, Go Creative Show will entertain, inform and make you a better filmmaker.
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Want to know how to create a business/freelance career in the chaotic world of immersive storytelling, virtual reality & 360 filmmaking? New episodes every Monday. Join me - Alex Ruhl - as I take you behind the scenes building a profitable & award-winning VR storytelling career (TEDx, CannesXR, The Drum 50 under 30, Women of the Future Awards) while navigating the challenges of working with emerging technology. I also (over)share all of my best tips/tricks/advice & spill all the inside secre ...
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Designing for Virtual Reality. Oral history podcast featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. Learn about the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, ethical frameworks, & the ultimate potential of XR.
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Final Girl Friday is a passion podcast hosted by voice actor and film fanatic Molly O'Blivion. Featuring retrospective reviews, interviews, and community engagement, the show's aim is to celebrate all facets of horror filmmaking and appreciation directly from the mouths of fans. Hosted by Molly O'Blivion Edited by Jonathon Bradley Featuring music by Gory Rory Special thanks to Taylor S. Doose Miscellaneous sound effects from https://freesound.org/ Clips used solely in the interest of immersi ...
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Film is changing. Business models, audience behaviour and technology are all rapidly evolving - transforming the way stories are told, sold and consumed. In focused and inspiring interviews, senior film executive, Alex Stolz talks to leaders making these changes happen - to bring you essential ideas, techniques and strategies from the cutting edge. Whether you are a storyteller, an established industry professional or simply interested in how film is changing, FUTURE OF FILM will give you th ...
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Award-winning podcast featuring interviews with the world’s greatest adventurers, immersive travel documentaries recorded on location, deep dives into cultures around the world, and inspiration for how to life to the fullest. Hailed as “inspiring storytelling” by the New York Times, and “Ear candy for listeners” by the Washington Post, past guests include Conrad Anker, Ed Stafford, Kristine Tompkins and many more legends of travel and adventure.
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What’s new in filmmaking technology this week? News, reviews, education, insights, opinions and ideas - from the CineD newsroom, mostly with Nino Leitner and Johnnie Behiri. This is Focus Check - the weekly cine tech podcast. New episodes every Thursday.
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A podcast for all but especially creatives about immersive storytelling using technologies such as Dolby Atmos to better immerse audiences. With host Dan Bucknell ,explore the many industries with a modern approach to creating immersion in the art forms we love today! From musical artists, filmmakers and storytellers all the way to audio engineers, Dolby Atmos professionals, Spatial Audio and other emerging technologies, we aim to inform and inspire you to craft powerful imagery, incredible ...
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Welcome to Pat's Film Club. Hosted by lifelong cinema lover Pat Kelman, with a rich background in acting, filmmaking, photography, and film distribution, he curates immersive film experiences celebrating both classic and contemporary cinema. Join Pat every day for a quick dive into must-watch films airing on UK free-to-air channels, along with insightful weekly picks of the latest cinema releases. But that’s not all! Tune in for occasional in-depth interviews with filmmakers, actors, and cin ...
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The Insiders Show features conversations with respected veteran voices in Hollywood and deep focused discussions on filmmaking, the box office, media and entertainment strategies, awards season, and empowering storytellers and theaters with emerging technology. The podcast is a response by The Advanced Imaging Society and Barco to the ongoing need for information by entertainment stakeholders in content and technology. Shows are hosted by AIS President Jim Chabin.
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The goal of Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience is to share inspiring stories featuring the journeys of successful sports business professionals and to give you the strategies and know-how to help you further your career in sports!
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A Life Economy explores how we can use the power of our consciousness to create a more beautiful world – the world we want to live in. Inspired by visionary leaders like Buckminster Fuller, Peter Joseph, Michael Tellinger, Andrew Yang, and John Perkins, it’s all about the people, technologies, and ideas that help us come back into balance with nature. Topics include: • New Economies (RBE, UBI, Ubuntu, MMT, Blockchain) • Conscious Activism (income inequality, predatory capitalism, neoliberali ...
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A podcast on how media is evolving for storytellers, creators and producers.
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Welcome to 'Gospel Impacts' a lighthearted and captivating chat show where we embark on an exhilarating journey to explore the profound effect and impact the Gospel has had on people's lives. Get ready to be enthralled by an array of fascinating stories shared by captivating individuals from across the globe. In this uplifting podcast, we invite remarkable guests to join us for delightful and insightful conversations. These extraordinary individuals, hailing from diverse backgrounds and cult ...
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Join host Claire-Marie Brisson as she explores French and Francophone history and culture in North America!
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#1560: Walkabout Mini Golf’s Incredible Fusion of Worldbuilding, Gameplay, Social Dynamics, & DLC Experimentation
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1:10:49Walkabout Mini Golf is really an incredible accomplishment of VR design with its fusion of worldbuilding, compelling physics-based gameplay, the unique social dynamics and community it's able to cultivate, and over 4 1/2 years of consistent DLC courses every 8 weeks or so. They have launched 33 total courses, and just recently announced that they'r…
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Inside the Making of 20 Years of Summer League | Scott, Gilmer & Denis Reflect on the Journey (EP. 124)
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38:06In this episode, Alex Cocoros sits down with Jonathan Scott, Michaela Gilmer, and Peter Denis — the creative team behind 20 Years of Summer League, a powerful documentary that celebrates the two-decade evolution of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Jonathan Scott, a veteran coordinating producer, shares how his experience across the NBA, WNBA, NFL, P…
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From the Shadow of Denali Into the Thaw with Jon Waterman
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37:38Today we are taking a journey to the arctic circle, in the far north of the American continent. This is a story about climbing, and surviving, one of the tallest mountains on Earth. It’s about paddling through the most remote national park in America, the Gates of the Arctic; and it’s about finding wonder and hope in places where that hope is nearl…
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ep62 - Insta360 X5 | K&F Concept KF-V99 Pro | Sony a7S III FW 4.0 | Productivity MZed Courses for "The Efficient Filmmaker"
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1:01:33Join this week’s episode of Focus Check for an exclusive glimpse at an exciting new MZed course coming soon. Plus, we’ve got your regular dose of weekly updates on lights, lenses, and cameras. Tune in and stay until the end—you won’t want to miss it! Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by FUJIFILM. Check it out at (27:14) Chapters & Articles Mention…
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How Daniel Grozdanov Went from 360° Travel Creator to Launching Imagine360 | #33
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30:36Daniel Grozdanov, founder of Imagine360, joins Eat. Sleep. Immerse. Repeat. to share how he went from traveling the world as a 360° content creator for resorts to building a thriving immersive marketing agency. We talk about creating on the go, growing a client base, and the future of 360° storytelling. Imagine360 Daniel's LinkedIn Music from #Uppb…
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#1559: Expanding Social Dramaturgy of Theater with Video Games in 7-Hour “asses.masses” Binge-Watching Marathon
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1:43:20asses.masses is a unique, 7-hour, live performance that uses video game logic to expand the narrative possibilities and social dramaturgy of experimental theater. With a single video game controller at the front of a movie theater with lights up so everyone can see each other, the audience must negotiate amongst themselves who will step up to play …
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Directing Apple TV’s first immersive series “Adventure”: Charlotte Mikkelborg
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48:37Hey friends and welcome to the Alex Makes VR podcast. In this episode I talk to the legendary Charlotte Mikkelborg Connect with Charlotte on linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-mikkelborg-652b8326/ Check out ADVENTURE an Apple Immersive original here: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/adventure/umc.cmc.5al10vz5fkqzxonreq110ony0 The best…
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Gotham Chopra | Co-founder of Religion of Sports | Acclaimed Filmmaker and Storyteller (EP.123)
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34:41In this episode of the Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience, VSL alum Alex Cocoros sits down with Gotham Chopra, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and creative force behind Man in the Arena with Serena Williams. Growing up immersed in Boston sports and inspired by his father’s work as a writer, Gotham has always seen sports as a gateway to something b…
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ep61 - Recipes in Focus: Fuel for Filmmakers - CineD Focus Check
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40:20Fellow filmmakers, are you taking good care of yourselves? In a recent poll we ran, many of you said health matters, but finding the time to take that extra step is tough. So, we picked up the glove. In this week’s Focus Check episode, Johnnie invites you into his home kitchen sharing three quick and easy healthy recipes for you to enjoy. Sponsor: …
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AI in Filmmaking: The Good, The Bad, and What You Really Need to Know with Caleb Ward
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50:56Are filmmakers right to fear AI? Not exactly. In this episode, Ben Consoli sits down with Caleb Ward, co-founder of Curious Refuge, the leading platform for AI storytelling, to break down the real impact of AI on the filmmaking industry. They dive into how AI can enhance—not replace—human creativity, streamline production, and even open the door to…
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#1558: Series Director of “Adventure” Series on Apple Immersive Video and Grammar of 180 Video
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59:40Charlotte Mikkelborg is the series director of the Adventure series on Apple TV, which is shot on Apple Immersive Video and co-produced by Atlantic Studios (formerly Atlantic Productions) and Apple. I think it has the strongest storytelling released by Apple so far, and it also has some of the most innovative and cutting edge shots that really show…
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Hey friends and welcome to the Alex Makes VR podcast. In this episode it’s just you and me. Some references I make throughout: Great Art Explained - Yayoi Kusama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgSBtXNJjhs Cathy Hackl’s post on Google’s XR Glasses showcased at TED: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cathyhackl_xrglasses-agenticai-spatialcomputing-acti…
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ep60 - NAB 2025 Highlights – Blackmagic PYXIS 12K, URSA Cine Immersive, DaVinci 20, FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA, and LOTS More...
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1:24:12So many new gear updates have dropped recently due to NAB Show 2025—it’s almost overwhelming to keep track! But don’t worry—sit back, relax, and check out this week’s episode of FocusCheck for all the highlights and key updates. From cameras and lenses to lighting and software, we’ve got everything covered in one easy-to-digest episode. Enjoy! Spon…
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Tommy Sheppard | Executive Leadership Coach & Former Washington Wizards President | Lead with Purpose (EP.122)
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41:34Today’s episode of the Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience is hosted by Head of Marketing at NBA Summer League, Sergio Millas, who sits down with former Wizards President and executive leadership coach to discuss what makes a great leader. With decades of experience across the NBA, Tommy shares his journey from PR and Communications to becom…
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DISCOVER: River Drifting, Reef Diving & Rainforest Wandering in Tropical North Queensland
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43:21In this episode, we’re heading deep into the wilds of Tropical North Queensland, Australia—where the oldest rainforest in the world meets the greatest reef on the planet. We’ll be connecting with an Aboriginal guide to learn indigenous perspectives on the land; doing something called ‘River Drifting’ through the ancient forests of Daintree; seeing …
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Creating an AR Vehicle: Design, Tech & Storytelling with Jeff Smith & Steve Petersen | #32
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27:53In this episode of Eat. Sleep. Immerse. Repeat., I chat with Jeff Smith and Steve Peterson, the creative minds behind Chronocraft — a groundbreaking AR vehicle that transports passengers through the real world while magically transforming the view outside. We dive into the inspiration, tech, and future of this one-of-a-kind immersive experience. We…
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🎧 PATHWAYS: Rainforest Drifts, Kangaroo Islands & Denali’s Frozen Edge
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28:30This is your monthly guide to the world’s wildest travel stories – one adventure at a time. Every month on Pathways, host Aaron Millar and producer Jason Paton crack open a few stories, play their favorite clips, and take you on a whirlwind preview of what’s coming up on Armchair Explorer. It’s part travel hangout, part behind-the-scenes, part “wai…
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ep59 - NAB 2025 Wrap-Up & Announcements | Industry in Crisis? | Why Blackmagic Gets it Right | with Michael Cioni
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59:40Live from NAB 2025 in Las Vegas, with special guest Michael Cioni. Nino and Johnnie are recapping the show and trying to identify this year’s trends. They also discuss the different approaches of camera manufacturers and wonder if a new platform for narrative video content might be just around the corner. Stick around until the end and enjoy! Spons…
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#1557: Apple Immersive Video Behind-the-Scenes & Overcoming Fears with “Adventure” Series Athlete
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53:32Ant Williams is a freediving athlete featured in the third episode of The Adventure Series titled "Ice Dive" that's co-produced by Apple and Atlantic Studios (formerly Atlantic Productions). In the episode, Williams attempts to swim a world record distance 182 meters under ice, and I wanted to get some additional behind-the-scenes context on his ex…
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BUCKET LIST: Eye-to-Eye with Giants: Whale Watching in Victoria, B.C.
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14:39"I've been guiding or working around whales now for almost over just about over a decade, and I still am in awe at all of the experiences that we have. It's just a wonder of a magnitude that people don't really get to experience anywhere else in urban life" – Nik Coutinho, Prince of Whales In this Bucket List episode, produced in our immersive docu…
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ep58 - From Home Depot to Hollywood: How Storytelling Trumps Tech - with Tal Lazar
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52:59In this special episode of Focus Check, Nino Leitner is joined by cinematographer and educator Tal Lazar, known for his work with AFI, Columbia University, Sundance, and MZed. Together, they dive deep into what it really takes to become a visual storyteller in today’s rapidly changing film industry. Can cinematography truly be taught? Is film schoo…
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Should you still learn to code in the age of AI? With Antonia Forster
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56:12Hey friends and welcome to the Alex Makes VR podcast. In this episode I talk to THE Antonia Forster Connect with Antonia on LinkedIn here: Linkedin.com/in/antonia-forster/ Check out her TEDx here: youtu.be/bK6EwIoQl34?si=wfUJIX3VYKxLHEup The best place to connect with me in 2025 is: Linkedln.com/in/alexmakesvr Speak to you in the next episode frien…
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Hoops of Heritage | Kaylee Smith & Peter Pan | Filmmaking & Summer League Film Festival Insights (EP.121)
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17:50Today’s episode of the Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience is hosted by VSL alumni Alex Cocoros, who sits down with filmmakers Peter Pan and Kaylee Smith to discuss their documentary, Hoops of Heritage. Kaylee, a VSL alumni, and Peter, who will be working with Vegas Summer League (VSL) this year alongside participating in the Summer League F…
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Solo VR Filmmaking: How Tomis Fras Creates Immersive Stories Independently | #31
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31:04In this episode of Eat. Sleep. Immerse. Repeat., I chat with 3D animator and VR developer Tomis Fras about his self-taught journey into animation and immersive storytelling. Tomis' Website - Art | Tomisfras Tomis' Instagram - Tomis Fras (@tomis_fras) • Instagram photos and videos Tomis' LinkedIn - (3) Tomis Fras | LinkedIn Music from #Uppbeat (free…
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ADVENTURE: Becoming Forrest Gump: The Man Who Ran Across America Five Times (IRL)
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37:48In today’s episode, we’re joined by Rob Pope, the first person in the world to complete the legendary run made famous by one of Hollywood’s most beloved characters – Forrest Gump. Yes, you heard that right. Rob took on the challenge of following Forrest’s route mile by mile, crossing the country not once, but FIVE times. That’s like running from th…
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#1556: “Currents” Boldly Defines a New Era of DIY 180-Degree Immersive Filmmaking with a Kit Under $5k
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57:28CURRENTS is a stunning debut from Jake Oleson as it pushes the grammar of 180 filmmaking to new heights. Oleson comes from the world of advertising and music videos, and he went through a rigorous pre-production process where he had actually already edited the entire piece before shooting any production footage by using still stereoscopic test phot…
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#1555: Award-Winning Tabletop Animation “Oto’s Planet” Uses Unique Interactive Mechanic to Chose Perspective
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41:48OTO'S PLANET was being exhibited on the Quest at SXSW, but I had a chance to check out the Apple Pro Version ahead of the SXSW festival and I felt like I much preferred it. OTO'S PLANET picked up the second place prize at Venice Immersive, but I missed being able to interview the director Gwenael Francois there. I did manage to catch up with Franco…
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#1554: “Cosmos in Focus” Contextualizes James Webb Telescope Images in Educational Immersive Planetarium Experience
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44:37Another Apple Vision Pro piece at SXSW 2025 was COSMOS IN FOCUS by Atlantic Studios (recently rebranded from Atlantic Productions). This was a short and sweet educational experience that allowed you to explore the imagery of the James Webb telescope, but it's both spatially contextualized in the night sky planetarium style. It is also fused togethe…
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#1553: The Story of Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, and the Multi-Channel Video Translation of “Origins – Life’s Epic Journey”
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47:38There was an projection-based immersive experience called ORIGINS - LIFE'S EPIC JOURNEY that was originally formatted for a digital art museum in Germany called Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, but it was translated into a three-channel video installation that was showing in a small conference room at SXSW. I only saw the video version at SXSW, and so I hav…
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#1552: Fly to You Explores Stories of Separated Families in Division of Korea Using Point Clouds & 360 Video
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41:08FLY TO YOU tells the story of Kang Songjeol who was separated from her childhood friends in the aftermath of the 1950 split between North and South Korea. Oral history interviews were captured in 360 video, and her childhood memories were recreated with point scans derived from Leici BLK360 LiDAR scans combined with Azure Kinect volumetric captures…
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#1551: Breaking Down the Game Design of New Conducting-Inspired, Hand-Tracked, Rhythm Game “Symphoni”
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58:45SYMPHONI is a brand new hand-tracked rhythm game that was inspired by the mechanics of conducting a symphony. It was directed by Ingram Mao and developed by a number of undergrads and graduates of the USC Games program. This game also goes from mixed reality into fully immersive VR as you progress through each of the stages, but it's a really fresh…
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#1550: “EchoVision” Answers the Question ‘What is it like to see like a bat?’ with Mixed Reality, AI, & Haptics
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45:34ECHOVISION is the latest experience from multi-disciplinary artist Jiabao Li that has three major parts. The first part is a mobile-phone based mixed reality experience that does a metaphoric translation of echolocation by using LiDAR to detect your immediate physical surroundings, and then reveals it with a rippling shader that is voice activated.…
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#1549: Honey Fungus Cultivates Intimacy with Nature through Embodied Actions Inspired by Fungi and Queer Ecology
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47:25There were a number of pieces at SXSW that were centered around embodied interactions including HONEY FUNGUS, which is a series of interactive embodied experiments telling a broader story of cultivating intimacy with ecology. This piece leans more into embodied dream logic rather than clearly articulating a narrative journey, and I had a fascinatin…
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#1548: “1906 Atlanta Race Massacre” Uses Phone-Based AR to Volumetrically Tell a Forgotten History
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46:111906 ATLANTA RACE MASSACRE is a phone-based AR experience directed by Nonny de la Peña that digs into the forgotten history of the violent attacks on the black community by white mobs incited by race-baiting politicians and newspapers. The arc of the story is told through the lens of black journalist Max Barber, who was chronicling the events as th…
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#1547: Simulating One-on-One Conversations about Abortion Experiences to Change Minds with “The Choice – Chapters 2 & 3”
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59:58THE CHOICE returns to SXSW with the latest Chapters 2 and 3, and continues to capture intimate testimonials of women and couples who make the choice to abort their pregnancies. Chapters 1 and 2 take place in Texas where abortion is now nearly totally banned in all but a few situations. The legal specificity of these exceptions is ambiguous enough t…
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#1546: How Indigenous Storytelling is Changing Non-Proliferation Narratives in “Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History”
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54:38WAYS OF KNOWING: A NAVAJO NUCLEAR HISTORY tells the story of the impact of uranium mining on the Navajo community. This film is a unique collaboration between a Navajo storyteller Sunny Dooley and nuclear nonproliferation expert Lovely Umayam where the story of US nuclear history is told through an indigenous lens. This means telling the story of h…
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#1545: “Shelter” Observational 360 Documentary Shows Intimate Side of War via Ukrainian Citizen Bomb Shelters
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39:36SHELTER is a 360 video documentary telling the story of civilians in Ukraine seeking protection in bomb shelters. The film poetically transports you the many different ways Ukrainians are sheltering from small cramped basements to parking garages to hospitals. It also contrasts these underground spaces to the aftermath of war from bombed out buildi…
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#1544: Traces: The Grief Processor Immersive Documentary Invites Groups to Learn About Grief
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53:41TRACES: THE GRIEF PROCESSOR is a multi-user interactive VR experience where four people are invited to poetically explore and learn more about their grief. Created by documentary filmmaker Vali Fugulin, it features didactic conversations about grief with ritualist Stéphane Crête who leans upon Francis Weller's Five Gates of Grief. Fugulin resists d…
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#1543: “Proof As If Proof Were Needed” Enables Audiences to Collaboratively Edit Video Feeds via Embodied Movements
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50:21There were a number of projects exploring social dynamics within immersive pieces, including the special jury prize winner for the XR competition PROOF AS IF PROOF WERE NEEDED. This was a projection-based video project that featured video feeds from four different rooms in a home where a couple is searching for different objects. There are five aud…
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#1542: Exploring the Paradox of Narratively Critiquing AI While Also Using AI to Make “The Last Practice”
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59:57The final AI-related piece this year was THE LAST PRACTICE, which I unfortunately have not had a chance to see yet because there were a number of technical glitches that prevented me from seeing it on site. I did however have a chance to remotely catch up with director Phil McCarty to talk more about the story and mechanics of the experience. Part …
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#1541: Virtual Being Engages in Socratic Monologue Comparing AI to Sugar in “Sweet!” Installation
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32:35Another AI-based project at SXSW this year was SWEET! by Dutch designer and artist René van Engelenburg of DROPSTUFF MEDIA. This is a projection-mapped physical installation designed to facilitate a very brief conversation with an OpenAI LLM-driven virtual being about the parallels between how sugar is added to all of our food and how AI is current…
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#1540: Hacking AI for Black Representation & the Future Dreaming of Archival Collections with Tamara Shogaolu
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51:03Curating archives was a theme that I also explored in a conversation with Tamara Shogaolu about her piece ORYZA: HEALING GROUND that premiered at DocLab 2024. She was at SXSW showing the interactive AR story game ANOUSCHKA exploring the memories of her grandmother through various cultural artifacts (see Shogaolu interview with her about ANOUSCHKA f…
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#1539: Wandering in Open World Doc Archives in Mixed Reality with SXSW XR Jury Prize Winner “Reflections of Little Red Dot”
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56:27The SXSW XR Competition jury prize winner REFLECTIONS OF LITTLE RED DOT had some really innovative mixed reality integrations, and was also a part of a new trend of cultivating an archive of material as an artistic practice. This piece by director Chloé Lee featured about 3 hours of documentary interview footage shot in Singapore starting in 2015 e…
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#1538: Mixed Reality Calibration Innovations Hidden within “The Secret Life of Monsters: The Gateway Experience”
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43:51THE SECRET LIFE OF MONSTERS: THE GATEWAY EXPERIENCE is a mixed reality puzzle game created by Wallrus Creative Technologies as an immersive demo in order to feature the unique tracking technology they've created in order to better facilitate LBE mixed reality experiences on the Quest. They built a tracking system hidden within their custom tiling i…
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1537: NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) Uses Low-Bit Visuals & Hundreds of Spatial Audio Speakers to Tell a Moving Story
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1:02:42Andrew Schneider’s "NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars)" absolutely blew me away, and it was a story-driven, immersive art exhibit at the University of Texas Performing Arts Center that opened at the end of SXSW. It uses a cube of 4000 LED lights in a dark theater space to create a visual spectacle, but also to hide an incredible magic trick. There was an a…
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1536: Spatial Audio Trends from d&b audiotechnik’s Artist Relations Manager Wayne Powell
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27:06Wayne Powell is the Global Artist Relations Manager for d&b audiotechnik, and he's been getting more and more interested in how independent artists and musicians are using spatial audio. He was in Austin, Texas with an array of 13 speakers enabling a spatial audio mix for Roman Rappak's annual Ristband mixed reality live performance. I had a chance…
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#1535: Roman Rappak’s 4th Annual “Ristband” SXSW Live Music Mixed Reality Performance Adds Spatial Audio
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31:19On the last day of immersive exhibitions, I saw Roman Rappak's latest RISTBAND mixed reality live performance experiment, which now has a 4-year streak going at SXSW. This year he added an array of 13 d&b audiotechnik speakers that used wave field synthesis to create a spatial audio mix that was added to his mixed reality performance. I have Rappak…
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