“This experience is a metaphor for how care can heal society” – Melodie Mousset (EMPATHY CREATURES)

We recently had the opportunity to reconnect with Melodie Mousset and dive back into EMPATHY CREATURES, a work reflecting on the importance of care in both personal and collective wellbeing, first presented at Venice Immersive 2025. At GIFF 2025, we experienced a more advanced version of the piece, which will continue to grow with new […]

---

Not gonna lie: this part is locked 😬

Memberships help us keep XRMust independent and keep the project growing.

👉 Log in or subscribe to read the full article. Or go back to the homepage.

@ Magazine

“The emergence of virtual reality has given a new dimension to audio production” – Vincent Percevault (G4F)

Charente (France) is a land of creativity, with numerous studios and schools linked to the film (especially animation) and video game industries. Less well known is Angoulême’s “audio” expertise with G4F, which navigates nationally and internationally between these traditional industries

“XR creators have a role to play in the development of the immersive industry in Africa” – Arome Ibrahim (Experis Immersive)

As XR continues to gain more ground in Africa, creators are delving into how extended reality can be beneficial to the advancement of development sectors in the continent. Notable for promoting the wave of sustainable development through XR is Ibrahim

“Film festivals have to approach immersive works from an artistic perspective, beyond any fascination with technology” – Elie Levasseur (Cannes Film Festival)

For the second consecutive year, the Cannes Film Festival showcased a Competition featuring nine immersive works. A market dedicated to immersive creation as a whole was also launched. This ambitious program reflects the growing interest of film festivals in immersive

Preview⎜“In Search of Us”, a 2025 Tribeca Immersive line-up, with Onassis ONX and Agog

After its big-digital artwork edition at Mercer Labs last year, Tribeca Film Festival’s immersive programme now shifts to an iteration that embraces works spanning multi-formats and multiple voices. The programme, which opens with the festival on 6 June and extends

Decoding XR: MEET MORTAZA, Josephine Derobe

After its premiere during the last Venice VR (Expanded) festival, Josephine Derobe’s MEET MORTAZA will continue its journey in festivals for 2021 – notably in selection at FIPADOC Smart and the next South By Southwest (SXSW). With MEET MORTAZA Joséphine

“We are a sandbox for creative people from different artistic backgrounds who want to explore immersive storytelling” – Astrid Kahmke, Sylvain Grain (European Creators’ Lab x Stereopsia)

Dissecting the grammar of an immersive project from the start: this is the subject of many creative workshops that allow artists and producers to take the time to work on the development of their experience. Among these workshops, EUCL (European