Voices of VR
Kent Bye
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.
Episodes
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Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 9min
#1648: Vast Hand-Painted “Natura’s Queendom” Wins Raindance Immersive Best Art World
I spoke with Anders Fray (aka Ders) & Starheart about Natura's Queendom as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 5min
#1647: Virtual Art Exhibition Innovations in Jessien’s “What is Virtual Art?” VRChat World
I spoke with Jessien about his Virtual Museum of Virtual Art as well as his latest What is Virtual Art? VRChat World exhibition as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. We also talk about his previous Raindance award-winning world Thickness Of Calligraphy. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xOZhfAMORw
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 2min
#1646: “The Continuous Present” Combines Poetry, Music, & Giant Immersive Sculptures to Win Raindance Immersive Best Art Experience
I spoke with ReVerse Butcher & Kylie Supski about The Continuous Present as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL_2L0jzUhA
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 21min
#1645: “Hommage” Adventure Inspired by Moebius’ Art Collaboratively Built in Resonite
I spoke with Nanotopia & Rixx about Hommage as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqOjHRWRAfM
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 1min
#1644: Juliana Loh on Creating Immersive Art in VR and AR
I spoke with Juliana Loh about creating immersive art in VR and AR as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 53min
#1643: Studio Penrose’s “Our Precious Autumn” Short Film Shot in VRChat Wins Raindance Award
I spoke with Khang Lu, Quinn Heptig, & Eliza Zhang about their short film shot in VRChat called Our Precious Autumn as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxrbWg5vYdk
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 40min
#1642: “Cathedral of Witches” Performance Explores Trans & Queer Spirituality in VRChat
I spoke with hexe.exe, T_Braun, Shadowwulf82, RingSystem, Casperillion, Venixia, LadybugVR, & Starheart about Cathedral of Witches as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 11min
#1641: “Silhouette of Memories” Cinematic VR Concert Experience Features Live Choreography
I spoke with HoneyWeeWee, Sandi_, Humi, Quinnster, & Kiashi_GL about Silhouette of Memories as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgZm4u8UsU
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 52min
#1640: “Tonevok” features Real-Time Audioreactive MIDI Visualizations in VRChat
I spoke with VoxelKei and R_Tone with RIKU_VR as the Japanese translator about Tonevok: Sonic Sky Journey as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aS7eZWK6oI
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 46min
#1639: Playing Live Jazz in VRChat with EMN Records enabled by Yamaha SYNCROOM in Japan
I spoke with Alpaka, Emnyeca, Sheena_baobab, & tktk about playing live jazz in VRChat in Blue Rondo: Stratus as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. You can join the EMN Records VRChat Group if you'd like to check out one of their shows. See more context in the rough transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IjGhiINz5A
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
