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

Karen Cirillo

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 only was a crucial new way of organizing space, time and narrative, but it instituted […]

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“Merging the experimental and intimate format of VR with a story to tell in a personal way” – Charlie Shackleton (AS MINE EXACTLY)

AS MINE EXACTLY is a personal and intimate VR work and performance that gives us a glimpse into the life of its director Charlie Shackleton and his experience with epilepsy. This is not the first time we talk about the

“I shape environments to create emotions” – Mélanie Courtinat (ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST)

It was quite different in Venice in a line-up that was finally very oriented towards linear works. More refined, ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST does not forget to pass a message. This dreamlike universe was created by the French

Review⎪LUSTRATION: connecting mainstream audiences to immersive stories

Lustration VR is a 4-episode virtual reality series made using Quill and available on Oculus TV that will blow your mind with its intricate plot and fantasy/noir content. A production in which the viewer can switch camera POVs and explore

Decoding XR: a CPH:DOX Inter:Active 2021 commentary with Mark Atkin

A few days before the next CPH:DOX documentary festival (April 21 – May 12) we continue our discussion with Mark Atkin, its interactive programmer, about the works selected for this 2021 edition. No spoilers, but don’t miss them as every

Expanding the Emotional and Social Reach of Immersive Storytelling – A Conversation with An Oost (Cassette for timescapes)

With a catalogue that bridges socially engaged documentary, artist-driven storytelling, and carefully crafted immersive formats, producer An Oost has positioned Cassette for timescapes as one of Belgium’s most distinctive voices in VR and creative non-fiction. At a time when Belgium

“Inspiring wonder across all audiences through new forms of storytelling” – Raphael Haddad (Gedeon Experiences)

While the French audiovisual group GEDEON Media Group is best known (and has been for almost 30 years) in the traditional documentary world, its approach to immersive formats is not new. Its GEDEON Experiences branch, now headed by Agnès Garaudel,