Voices of VR
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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.
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279 episodes
#1709: Ian Hamilton on Getting Fired from UploadVR & Concerns on AI Authorship in News
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Ian Hamilton announced on Bluesky that "I've been fired from UploadVR." He was the editor in chief at UploadVR, and he...
#1708: How Process Philosophy Centers Human Experience. A Prismatic Tour of “Whitehead’s Universe” by Andrew M. Davis
I interviewed Andrew M. Davis about his forthcoming book titled Whitehead's Universe: A Prismatic Introduction on Thursday, December 4, 2025. It's abs...
#1707: War Journalist Turns to Immersive Art to Shatter Our Numbness Through Feeling. “In 36,000 Ways” is a Revelatory Embodied Poem by Karim Ben Khelifa
I interviewed Karim Ben Khelifa about In 36,000 Ways on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1706: Using Immersive Journalism to Document Genocide in Gaza with “Under the Same Sky”
I interviewed Khalil Ashawi, Sami Sultan, & Hail Khalaf about Under the Same Sky on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlan...
#1705: The Art of Designing Emergent Social Dynamics with Ontroerend Goed’s “Handle with Care”
I interviewed Alexander Devriendt about Handle with Care on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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#1704: “Lesbian Simulator” is an Interactive VR Narrative Masterclass Balancing Levity, Pride, & Naming of Homophobic Threats
I interviewed Iris van der Meule about Lesbian Simulator on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1703: “Reality Looks Back” Uses Quantum Possibility Metaphors & Gaussian Splats to Challenge Notions of Reality
I interviewed Anne Jeppesen & Omid Zarei about Reality Looks Back on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1702: “Coded Black” Creates Experiential Black History by Combining Horror Genres with Open World Exploration
I interviewed Maisha Wester about Coded Black on Monday, November 17, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1701: Public Art Installation “Nothing to See Here” Uses Perception Art to Challenge Our Notions of Reality
I interviewed Celine Daemen about Nothing to See Here on Monday, November 17, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1700: Update on Co-Creating XR Distribution Field Initiative & Toolkits from MIT Open DocLab
I interviewed Sarah Wolozin, Scarlett Kim, Julia Scott-Stevenson about MIT Open DocLab's Co-Creating XR Distribution Field Initiative on Wednesday, No...
#1699: Announcing “The Institute of Immersive Preservation” with Avinash Changa & His XR Virtual Machine Wizardry
I interviewed Avinash Changa about The Institute of Immersive Perservation on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1698: Immersive Exhibition Lessons Learned from Undershed’s First Year with Amy Rose
I interviewed Amy Rose about first year of the Undershed at the Watershed on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1697: Can Immersive Art Revitalize Civic Engagement? Netherlands CIIIC Funds “Shared Reality” Initiative
I interviewed Martijn de Waal about revitalizing civic engagement through immersive art on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Neth...
#1696: Speculative Architecture Meets the Immersive Dome in Sergey Prokofyev’s “Eternal Habitat”
I interviewed Sergey Prokofyev about Eternal Habitat on Monday, November 17, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1695: “Another Place” Takes a Liminal Architectural Stroll into Memories of Another Time and Place
I interviewed Domenico Singha Pedroli about Another Place on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1694: Reimagining Amsterdam’s Red Light District in “Unimaginable Red” Open World Game
I interviewed Vitor Freire & Monique Grimord about Unimaginable Red on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1693: A Survey of the Indie Immersive Dome Community Trends with “The Rift” Directors & 4Pi Productions
I interviewed Janire Najera & Matthew Wright about The Rift on Monday, November 17, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1692: Playful Remixing of Scanned Animal Body Parts in “We Are Dead Animals”
I interviewed Maarten Isaak de Heer about We Are Dead Animals on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1691: A Call for Human Friction Over AI Slop in “Deep Soup” Participatory Film Based on “Designing Friction” Manifesto
I interviewed Luna Maurer & Roel Wouters about Deep Soup on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands. You can also check ou...
#1690: Asking Philosophical Questions on AI in “The Oracle: Ritual for the Future” with Poetic Immersive Performance
I interviewed Victorine van Alphen about The Oracle: Ritual for the Future on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1689: Making Post-Human Babies in “IVF-X” to Catalyze Philosophical Reflections on Reproduction
I interviewed Victorine Van Alphen about IVF-X on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at New Images in Paris, France.
#1688: Hacking Gamer Hardware and Stereotypes in “Gamer Keyboard Wall Piece #2”
I interviewed Sjef van Beers about Gamer Keyboard Wall Piece #2 on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1687: Text-Based Adventure Theatrical Performance “MILKMAN ZERO: The First Delivery”
I interviewed Matt Romein about MILKMAN ZERO: The First Delivery on Monday, November 17, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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#1686: 15 Years of Hand-Written Letters about the Internet in “Life Needs Internet 2010–2025” Installation
I interviewed Jeroen van Loon about Life Needs Internet 2010–2025 on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1685: Immersive Liner Notes of Hip-Hop Album “AÜTO/MÖTOR” Uses three.js & HTML 1.0 Aesthetics
I interviewed Albert Johnson about A Ü T O / M Ö T O R on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#1684: Playable Essay “individualism in the dead-internet age” Recaps Enshittification Against Indie Devs
I interviewed Nathalie Lawhead about individualism in the dead-internet age: an anti-big tech asset flip shovelware r̶a̶n̶t̶ manifesto on Monday, Nove...
#1683: “Feedback VR: An Antifuturist Musical” Wins Immersive Non-Fiction Award at IDFA DocLab 2025
I interviewed Claudix Vanesix, Cocompi & Aaron Medina about Feedback VR, un musical antifuturista on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at IDFA DocLab in Amste...
#1682: Preview of IDFA DocLab’s 2025 Selection of “Perception Art” & Immersive Stories
IDFA DocLab is the immersive selection of non-fiction digital and immersive stories that is a part of the International Documentary Film Festival Amst...
#1681: VRChat Worldbuilder DrMorro on His Epic & Dreamlike Masterpieces
The VRChat worlds by DrMorro are truly incredible. They're vast landscapes made of surreal mash-ups of various architecture styles and symbols that fe...
#1680: Charlie Melcher’s “The Future of Storytelling” Book Surveys Over 50 Living Stories
Charles Melcher's new book "The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World" was released on November 4, 2025, and I...
#1679: The Matrix at Cosm Expands Film Beyond the Frame with Cinematic Shared Reality
The Matrix at Cosm in LA opened on June 6th, 2025, which leverages Cosm's 87-foot, 12K+ LED immersive dome to show this classic film within a 16x9 fra...
#1678: Wevr on VR LBE as a “New Cinema,” a 10-Year Retrospective
I had a chance to catch up with Wevr's CEO and co-founder Neville Spiteri, which has been making location-based VR experiences for the last decade in...
#1677: Snap’s AR Developer Relations Plan for 2026 Specs Consumer Launch with Joe Darko
I did an interview with Joe Darko, Global Head of Developer Relations at Snap, at Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest. See more context in the rou...
#1676: 1st Place Spectacles Lensathon Team: Decisionator Object-Detection, AI Decision-Maker
At Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest, I did an interview with 1st place team in the Snap Spectacles Lensathon named Decisionator including Candi...
#1675: 2nd Place Spectacles Lensathon Team: CartDB Barcode-Scanning Nutrition App
At Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest, I did an interview with 2nd place team in the Snap Spectacles Lensathon named CartdB including Guillaume D...
#1674: 3rd Place Spectacles Lensathon Team: Fireside Tales Collaborative Storytelling with GenAI
At Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest, I did an interview with 3rd place team in the Snap Spectacles Lensathon named Fireside Tales including Sti...
#1673: Snap Lensfest Announcement Reflections from AR Gaming Studio DB Creations
I did an interview with DB Creations co-founders Dustin Kochensparger and Blake Gross at Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest. See more context in...
#1672: Niantic Spatial’s Project Jade Demo Shows Latest Location-Aware, AI Tour Guide Innovations
I did an interview with Alicia Berry, Executive Producer at Niantic Spatial, and Asim Ahmed, Head of Product Marketing at Niantic Spatial, at Snap's D...
#1671: Reflecting on Snap’s AR Platform & Developer Tools Past and Future with Terek Judi
At Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest, I did an interview with Terek Judi who is working on Spectacles Product at Snap focusing on SnapOS, Platfo...
#1670: Snapchat’s Embodied Gaming Innovations with AR Developer Relations Head
I did an interview with Raag Harshavat, AR Developer Relations at Snapchat, at Snap's Developer Conference of Lensfest. See more context in the rough...