Villa Formose / “To act or to observe: it’s this freedom of the spectator that lies at the heart of the experience” – Mathieu Pradat (ENCOUNTERS)

Claudia Montes

After several years in development, Mathieu Pradat had a successful year in 2024, presenting two multi-user experiences at festivals. After THE ROAMING at Cannes, RENCONTRES made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. This latest project was the result of a lengthy process, including several weeks of prototype development at Villa Formose. Here's a […]

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Editorial⎜About immersive audio, a look back at DOK Exchange XR 2024

In 1989, speaking of virtual reality, Jonathan Carey wrote that “spectacular power cannot be reduced to an optical model but is inseparable from a larger organization of perceptual consumption…The full coincidence of sound with image, of voice with figure, not

“To show the invisible and make the inaudible heard” – Fabienne Giezendanner (BLOOM)

Presented as a world premiere last month at GIFF 2023, in the international immersive experience competition, BLOOM is a deeply spiritual journey that invites the user to contemplate life and recognise the forms in which it manifests itself in the

Venice VR Expanded will partner with VR Lounges around the world

The works of Venice VR Expanded, the Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September 2020) (...)

“It’s a new interactive chapter that follows in the footsteps of these two heroes’ films” – Finbar Hawkins, Bram Ttwheam, Lawrence Bennett (WALLACE & GROMIT IN “THE GRAND GETAWAY”)

The standard-bearer of the Venice Immersive 2023 competition, the new WALLACE & GROMIT is one of the most eagerly awaited VR titles of the coming months. A fascinating story in several chapters (even if it’s very narrative-oriented, it’s still a

“A focus on cross-arts programming, with immersive being the sixth art form” – Luke Kemp (Barbican Immersive)

As we await the opening of an exciting new exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre, titled Feel the Sound (May 22 – August 31), we had the chance to speak with Luke Kemp, Head of Creative Programme, Immersive. Our conversation was

Don’t miss DREAM, a live – motion capture performance by The Royal Shakespeare Company

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration with Manchester International Festival (MIF), Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) and Philharmonia Orchestra will stage a live performance of Dream using motion capture as the culmination of a major piece of cutting-edge research and