Voices of VR Kent Bye

This is a critics roundtable for Venice Immersive 2023 featuring Pola Weiß, a funding executive for XR and new technologies Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, as well as Alina Mikhaleva who produces virtual events at EngageXR heads up a Creative XR Studio called Less Media Group, Agnese Pietrobon who is a writer at XR Must, storylistener and independent researcher, and myself, Kent Bye of the Voices of VR Podcast. See more context in the rough transcript below.







Here's a list of all 35 podcasts in this Venice Immersive 2023 series (as well as 4 interviews of projects where I've previously interviewed the creators)









#1270: Preview of Venice Immersive 2023 Selection with Co-Curators Liz Rosenthal & Michel Reilhac







[SXSW] #1189: "Forager" Volumetric Timelapse of Mushroom Growth Hits a Sweet Spot of Touch, Smell, & Immersive Storytelling







[SXSW] #1203: "Body of Mine VR" Uses Full-Body Tracking Embodiment to Explore Gender Dysphoria & Transgender Testimonies







[Tribeca] #1243: Origin Story of "Pixel Ripped 1978" with ARVORE and Atari Team + Novel Game-Within-a-Game Mechanics







[Tribeca] #1250: Translating 1:1 Experimental Theatre Encounters into 360 Video to Transcend Expectations with Craig Quintero







#1272: Kickoff of Venice Immersive 2023 Coverage with Winner “Songs by a Passerby” and Atmospheric Storytelling







#1273: Switching First and Third Person POV with “Finally Me” Coming Out Story







#1274: “Queer Utopia: Act I Cruising” Explores Queer Identity, Exile, AIDS, & Sex in the 80s







#1275: Translating 2D Paintings in Immersive Biography with “Frequency”







#1276: Beautiful “Emperor” Explores Aphasia Communication Gaps with Compelling Interactions







#1277: A Vocal Landscape is an Intimate Study of Authentic Conversation and Surrealism







#1278: Visualizing the Invisible and Pushing Forward the Grammar of Visual Storytelling with “Flow”







#1279: “Home” Explores Human Nature Relationship with Visceral Projection Mapped Installation







#1280: Interactive Projection Mapped Installation “Populate” Poetically Explores the Human Nature Dialectic







#1281: The Many Movie Magic Techniques Behind “David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies”







#1282: Ethnographic Study of South Korean Studio Apartments with “Oneroom-Babel”







#1283: The Exquisite Lighting in Fins’ “Complex 7” VRChat World







#1284: Gina Kim’s Environmental Storytelling Innovations with “Comfortless”







#1285: PK’s Break Series in VRChat Explores the Intersection of Shaders and Indie Music







#1286: Capturing the Horrors of the Ukrainian War in “First Day” with High-Res Environmental Captures







#1287: “Letters from Drancy” is an Incredibly Emotional and Powerful Story About the Holocaust







#1288: “Tales of the March” Uses Durational Takes in 360 Video to Explore Death Marches







#1289: “Sen” Is a Beautifully Transcendent Virtual Japanese Tea Ceremony Exploring Reincarnation







#1290: “Floating with Spirits” Explores the Day of the Dead, Indigenous Transmissions, & Elemental Animism







#1291: Excellent Redirected Wandering to Discover Indigenous Transmissions in “Origen”







#1292: Pioneering the VR Essay with “Shadowtime” Critiquing Sci-Fi Dystopic Aspirations of VR







#1293: The Personalized AI-Driven “Tulpamancer” VR Sandpaintings with AI Text to Audio & VR Workflow

I interviewed Remember This Place: 31°20’46’’N 34°46’46’’E director Patricia Echeverria after Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.























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Music: Fatality

I interviewed The Imaginary Friend director Steye Hallema at Venice Immersive 2023 after passing along a recommendation to watch my Storycon keynote on Presence, Experiential Design, & Immersive Storytelling. We do a deep dive into applying some of these ideas around the different qualities of presence to his project. See more context in the rough transcript below.























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Music: Fatality

I interviewed Aufwind (Upwind) director Florian Siebert at Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.























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Music: Fatality

I interviewed Meta XR producer Ryan Genji Thomas at Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.























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Music: Fatality

I interviewed Perennials director Zoe Roellin at Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.























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Music: Fatality