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

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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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“Animation, documentary or fiction… immersive experiences are more and more hybrid!” – Oriane Hurard (Atlas V)

With a double career as a festival programmer (notably the GIFF in Geneva and I LOVE TRANSMEDIA) and producer, Oriane Hurard has spent the last ten years at the heart of new writing until winning the Best VR Story Award

“HEARTBEAT is an experience that ultimately draws on very personal memories” – Bonnie Lisbon (ENTER.black)

At Venice Immersive 2025, Bonnie Lisbon presents the immersive film HEARTBEAT – SON CŒUR A TROUVÉ SA CADENCE DANS LE SILENCE DES RENCONTRES, a 12-minute French work whose minimalist beauty is matched only by the subtlety of its emotions. ENTER.black,

MOA, My Own Assistant is now available on your app stores

MOA is a story in AR for smartphones. Adapted from the novel Les Furtifs by Alain Damasio, it lets your delve into the futuristic (...)

“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

“The best way to understand something is to feel involved in it” – Gaëlle Mourre, Quentin Darras ((HI)STORY OF A PAINTING)

Presented at 2022 SXSW, the second episode of (Hi)story of a Painting celebrates the life and art of Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, using an approach that makes art history more accessible and interesting especially for younger generations. A few days

XR Backstory: SPACE EXPLORERS: THE ISS EXPERIENCE, by Félix & Paul Studios

The SPACE EXPLORERS series from Montreal studio Félix & Paul was born from a crazy idea: to follow through on one of VR's promises (...)