“We formatted the project in such a way as to appeal to the widest possible audience” – Lui Avallos (QUEER UTOPIA: ACT 1 CRUISING)

Karen Cirillo

Lui Avallos’ QUEER UTOPIA: ACT 1 CRUISING a queer man who is losing his memory recalls times from a public bathroom in his past, where he had experiences of danger, pleasure and shame. A project developed through the Biennale College, then presented at Venice Immersive 2023, QUEER UTOPIA has since been selected in 2024 at […]

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“We must learn from theatre to shape the story” – Valentina Paggiarin (DREAMS OF BLUE)

In 2017, one of the works selected for the VR Days Europe was DREAMS OF BLUE, directed by Valentina Paggiarin, an Italian interactive (...)

“To take the tools that exist today and combine them with the desire to tell stories” – Shari Frilot (Sundance New Frontier)

With the Sundance Film Festival just around the corner, we spoke to New Frontier curator Shari Frilot to find out more about the lineup and the challenges of working on a digital edition for the second year in a row.

“We designed with BIFAN an innovative event in less than 3 months” – Jean-Romain Micol (Institut Français, South Korea)

Partly halted by the Covid-19 crisis, which was very well controlled in South Korea, BIFAN could not proceed as planned. With its XR Beyond Reality selection, the festival is one of the highlights of the year. At the end of

Scientific truth and immersive illusion: XR, the test of reality

Extended reality is not just a new visual language. It is also a field where tensions between scientificity, industry, and memory are replayed. From the September 11 attacks (SURVIVING 9-11) to the Normandy landings (D-DAY: THE CAMERA SOLDIER) and the

“Entertainment isn’t about being superficial. It’s about creating an environment people genuinely want to return to, emotionally and imaginatively”- Rene Hyewon Lee (GiiÖii)

At this year’s NewImages Festival, XRMust had the opportunity to meet one of the festival’s most significant delegations: the Korean one. Our conversation with the studio GiiÖii offered a closer look at the country’s distinctive approach to immersive experiences and

“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