The StoryFutures Academy Podcast

Episode 7 - Making Immersive Stories: Reflecting Reality

Jan 25, 2021

Francesca Panetta, XR maker, and Karen Palmer, an artist, discuss immersive storytelling in journalism, deep fake technology, and AI ethics. They explore the power of sound in immersive experiences, the creation of a synthetic Nixon speech, prototyping techniques, and using AI in art to challenge biased narratives and emotions.

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Francesca Panetta

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Quick takeaways

Immersive technology broadens horizons by offering new worlds for exploration and introspection.

VR storytelling can evoke emotions and convey diverse perspectives effectively to audiences.

AI-powered immersive narratives challenge biases and encourage self-reflection in interactive experiences.

Deep dives

Immersive Storytelling: Experiencing Alternate Realities

Immersive technology offers new ways to experience different worlds, from simulated activities like mountain climbing to delving into another person's life or exploring diverse viewpoints on social and political matters. Artists and documentarians are using technologies such as AI and eye tracking to create immersive narratives that place viewers inside stories, enabling them to encounter varying perspectives and spaces.

Learning and Prototyping Advice

01:37

The Power of Immersive Experience in Understanding Solitary Confinement

01:44

Intro

4min

Exploring Immersive Storytelling in Journalism and Virtual Reality

9min

Exploring the Significance of Sound and Deep Fakes in Immersive Storytelling

2min

Exploring the Creation of Synthetic Nixon Speech using Deep Fake Technology

3min

Exploring Immersive Storytelling and Prototyping Techniques

2min

Exploring Immersive Storytelling and AI in Art with Karen Palmer

16min

People often see immersive technology as a way of entering new worlds to experience things that they would never normally get to do in real life. While there is certainly much out there to delight and entertain, immersive stories can also enable a glimpse into someone else's world or provoke new perspectives on social or political issues. This week we look at the issue-based work of two XR makers: Francesca Panetta, who led the Guardian’s VR studio and more recently has been dabbling in deep fake technology; and Karen Palmer, whose body of recent immersive work deals with race, ethics and AI to challenge our own implicit biases.

With Francesca Panetta and Karen Palmer

Francesca Panetta, Artist & Journalist

https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-panetta-895b457/

Karen Palmer, Artist

https://www.linkedin.com/in/storytellerfromthefuture/

Credits:

Presenter: Shehani Fernando

Producers: Chris Hogg & Shehani Fernando

Assistant Producer: Max Bower

Executive Producer: Will Saunders

Editing and sound design: John Wakefield & Matt McGuinness

The title track is ‘A Thousand Years’ by David A Molina