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Voices of VR Kent Bye
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Since May 2014, Kent Bye has published over 1000 Voices of VR podcast interviews featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. He's an oral historian, experiential journalist, & aspiring philosopher, helping to define the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, ethical frameworks, & the ultimate potential of XR.
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#1305: Critics Roundtable for Venice Immersive 2023 Breaking Down all 43 Projects
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 -
#1304: Capturing an Archive of Destroyed Palestinian Homes with “Remember This Place”
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.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
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#1303: A Deep Dive into Breaking Down the Experiential Design of “The Imaginary Friend”
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.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
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#1302: “Aufwind” Uses Motion Platform and Beautiful Environmental Design to Explore Aviation Sexism
I interviewed Aufwind (Upwind) director Florian Siebert at Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
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#1300: Prolific Meta XR Producer Ryan Genji Thomas on VR Storytelling Innovations with Animation
I interviewed Meta XR producer Ryan Genji Thomas at Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
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#1299: Character-Driven Quill Animation Piece “Perennials” Explores Nostalgia and Family Dynamics
I interviewed Perennials director Zoe Roellin at Venice Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below.
This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.
Music: Fatality
Customer Reviews
Kent is truly important
Kent and his historical recording of the VR space is incredibly valuable to the capturing of the ebbs and flows of our industry. An invaluable chronicle for the future of technology.
Clown Show
Host is a clown. Show is right-wing propaganda disguised as tech discussion. Weirdest f-ing pod I’ve ever heard, but not in a good way. Typical show:
Interview with weirdo who wouldn’t even have been covered in Mondo 2000.
Host: What about Schopenhauer’s “Theory of The Bland”?
Guest: ummm whut?
Host: Well I talked with Guest about [verbatim restatement of what guest said] and they said [verbatim restatement of what guest said].
Host: Awkward monologue about Schopenhauer’s “Theory of the Bland” and the intersection of fascism and magic mushrooms.
WTH, this is everything but VR
I have not been able to finish one show, it’s painful! I wanted to listen to cutting edge VR. But I have to listen to the geopolitical ramifications that take up 75% of the show. No thanks!