Rediscovering ourselves through immersive productions: conversation with Cameron Kostopoulos, Paula Orlando, Rocio Pichirili, Wadooah Wali and Yasmin Elayat

Agnese Pietrobon

Partly because of my classical studies, partly because of those in psychology, the phrase γνῶϑι σεαυτόν (“Nosce te ipsum”, in English "Know Thyself") has always fascinated me greatly. Greek and Latin authors claim that it stood there, on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, and there is evidence of it as far back as the […]

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“Take the potential and vitality of human interaction and heighten it with VR” – Ferryman Collective, CoAct Productions (WELCOME TO RESPITE)

Presented at the Tribeca Film Festival as part of their Immersive Lineup and now in competition at the Venice Film Festival, “The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite” is a virtual reality production that allows you to join a theatrical experience

“New immersive technologies are an important question for European institutions” – Pascal Diot (Stereopsia, EMIC)

For its return to the Christmas season and as a flagship event at the end of the year, after two editions in the autumn, Stereopsia in Brussels innovated with the opening of a new market dedicated to all new forms

“Working in real time means having a piece that is always evolving” – Gilles Jobin (COSMOGONY)

Presented at Sundance New Frontier 2022, COSMOGONY is a live contemporary dance piece that allows the audience to join in the moment when the dance comes to life. We discussed this work with lead artist and choreographer Gilles Jobin. There

“I wanted to create a minimalist and intimate world around a social question” – Bambou Kenneth (KINDRED)

After the success of GLIMPSE, the British studio Electric Skies continues its exploration of human and sensitive stories with KINDRED – a directorial debut in the form of a personal narrative, closer to a documentary. Meeting with its director, Bambou

Decoding XR: RECODING ENTROPIA, François Vautier

In this new series of articles we want to go deeper into our discussion with XR creators and their art, to better understand the (...)

Report⎪In Toronto, FIVARS in Fall 2022

In a year that has been marked by the return to in-person events, the fall edition of the Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories (FIVARS) is bucking the trend by continuing to offer a hybrid event. While I