Kent Bye · Technology

Voices of VR

Designing for Virtual Reality. Oral history podcast featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. Learn about the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, ethical frameworks, & the ultimate potential of XR.

Voices of VR

Episodes

#1587: “Space-Time Adventure Tour” AR Guided Tour to NYC Central Park Monuments

#1586: Academic Research on Immersive Storytelling with Philippe Bedard, co-editor of “States of Immersion Across Media: Bodies, Techniques, Practices” book

#1585: Debating AI Project and a Curating Taiwanese LBE VR Exhibition at Museum of Moving Image

#1584: White Paper on XR for Impact Campaign Activation for “On the Morning You Wake to the End of the World”

#1583: From XR Storytelling to Museum to Ice Cream to AI: Michaela Ternasky-Holland’s Entry into Immersive

#1582: Shawn Taylor on Fandom for Social Change, Polychronic Time, Worldbuilding & Future Dreaming

#1581: The Story Behind “The ORIXA Project” Series of XR Experiences

#1580: “Neuro-Cinema: From Synapse to Montage” Explores Bioethics Moral Dilemmas & BCI-Controlled Editing & Robotics

#1579: The Backstory on ONX Studios and the Onassis Foundation’s Support for XR Art & Innovation

#1578: Poetic Exploration of the Transmission of Class Power Dynamics in “The Dollhouse”

#1577: Architecting a Multi-Threaded Narrative of Recovered Traumatic Memories in “Lacuna”

#1576: How Singer Studios Uses VR to Kickstart New Film, TV, Podcast, & Graphic Novel IP with “Trailblazer with Daisy Ridley” + Cannes Immersive 2025 Coverage

#1575: Part 2: Co-Creation with XR for Building Community with “A Father’s Lullaby” (2025)

#1574: Part 1: Co-Creation with XR for Building Community with “A Father’s Lullaby” (2023)

#1573: Muslim Futurist “New Maqam City” Invites Users to Play with Mystic Sufi Beats to Imagine States of Flourishing

#1572: “The Innocence of Unknowing” Uses Socratic Dialogue with AI & Video Essay to Deconstruct Root Cases of Gun Violence

#1571: “Uncharted VR” Explores the Spatialization of African Languages and Knowledge through Immersive Architecture and Adowa Dance

#1570: “The Founders Pillars and The Power Loom” Uses AR to Contextualize Wall Street History Through African Textiles and Myths

#1569: Family of Storytellers Creates an AR Memorial of Black Poet Nikki Giovanni with Epic Organic Garden Installation

A Process-Relational Philosophy View on AI, Intelligence, & Consciousness with Matt Segall