“This project started out from a question: what role should the audience have in VR?” – Corine Meijers, Steye Hallema (THE IMAGINARY FRIEND)

One of the most heartwarming and well-designed participatory VR narratives from recent years, THE IMAGINARY FRIEND stands out even before you put on the headset. Walking around at major XR festivals, you’ll definitely notice otherwise serious attendees suddenly rejuvenated, flapping their physical wings as if they were real birds and shouting “I’m not afraid!” so […]

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“LE BAL DE PARIS DE BLANCA LI is a multi-user live show in virtual reality” – Jonathan Tamene (BackLight)

There’s no stopping BackLight! The French studio spread its wings despite Covid, installing one of its OZ rooms in Las Vegas (and soon in Europe) and taking BLANCA LI’s PARIS BAL to Venice for the Biennale – where the project

Building a VR Museum for the Next 10 Years: Vincent Slangen’s ENTR Project in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is about to get a new kind of museum. In 2026, ENTR will open near Central Station as a space entirely dedicated to cultural and educational VR experiences – not as a side room in a museum, but as

The NIFFF 2021 goes deep into XR with its Sauvage Extended line-up

The NIFFF (Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival) is a must-attend event in the world of genre cinema. From July 2 to 10, the festival will host a selection of immersive experiences… that are sure to impress! Cover: AN ODE TO

“We are creating a VR experience, a direct encounter between the viewer and the performer” – Craig Quintero (ALL THAT REMAINS)

A first 360 film, ALL THAT REMAINS marked the Venice Immersive selection by its singularity. As if the influence of modern and experimental theatre managed to melt into a perfectly immersive staging device. Meeting with its director, Craig Quintero. The

“A completely new way of experiencing a festival” – Liz Rosenthal & Michel Reilhac (Venice VR Expanded)

In one of its most precious homes, immersive creation is reinvented online with a special Venice VR Expanded program, bringing (...)

Stereopsia’s Crystal Owl® Awards: one last drop of XR creation before Christmas

Stereopsia EUROPE 2021 concluded with its traditional gala evening, where the brand-new Crystal Owl® Awards were handed out. Shaped like an owl and created by the Cristallerie du Val Saint Lambert in Liège (Belgium), this trophy symbolizes with mystery and