Voices of VR
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.
Latest episodes
Dec 23, 2024 • 38min
#1508: Virtual Architecture Vibes Part 1: “Limbotopia” VR & Dome at Film Gate Interactive
I interviewed director Wen Yee Hsieh about Limbotopia that showed at Film Gate Interactive in Miami Florida back in 2023. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 41min
#1507: From Selfies to Virtual Offspring, “Ancestors” Turns Strangers into Family and Intergenerational Speculative Futures
I interviewed director Steye Hallema about Ancestors that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 51min
#1506: Going on a Virtual Date in “ROAMance” that Generates Novel Encounters with Defamiliarization
I interviewed director Stanislaw Liguzinski about ROAMance that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 36min
1505: Immersive Journalist Features Volumetric Sexual Harassment Testimonies in “Walking Alone, Text You When I’m Home”
I interviewed director Vincent Abert about Walking Alone Text You When I'm Home 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
Dec 23, 2024 • 47min
#1504: Open World, GenAI Podcast “Drift” Reflects on Climate Change from 500 Years in the Future
I interviewed co-directors Nienke Huitenga and Lieven Heeremans about Drift that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 50min
#1503: “The Liminal” Spatial Audio Installation Blends Audio Doc with Speculative Arab Futurism
I interviewed director Alaa Al Minawi about The Liminal that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 40min
#1502: Candid Audio Clips Juxtaposed with Poetic GenAI Video in “Sincerely Victor Pike”
I interviewed director Gregor Petrikovič about Sincerely Victor Pike that showed at IDFA DocLab 2024. You can watch this short film here. See the transcript down below for more context on our conversation.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 46min
#1501: Roaming as Resistance: “Entropic Fields of Displacement” wins DocLab Digital Storytelling Award
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.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 45min
#1500: Sharing Indigenous Knowledge with 360 Video + AR Animations and Embodied Rituals in “Ancestral Secrets VR”
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.
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Music: Fatality
Dec 23, 2024 • 47min
#1499: From Interactive Biohacking Lecture to Speakeasy with “Drinking Brecht: An Automated Laboratory Performance”
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.
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Music: Fatality
