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VR WOMEN focusses on female voices exploring virtual reality. Find out more at: www.vr-women.com
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S1E19 #19 - Ágnes Bakk and Daniela Hanusová on binding forces to create a VR art and academia event in Prague: Art VR Festival and ZIP Scene conference
VR Women talks with Ágnes Bakk and Daniela Hanusová. Ágnes organised the ZIP Scene Conference now in its 7th edition this year in Prague and Daniela is one part of the head of Art VR Festival. This…
S1E18 #18 - Ruah Kim on VR development and the beauty of never ending projects
In Episode #18 VR Women talks with digital artist Ruah Kim. Ruah is based in South Korea and her current VR project „Dimension“ explores the realms of what can help people who are in need of relief…
S1E17 #17 - Dagmar Schürrer and Mariam Rafehi: How can the Aurora School for Artists and the Immersive Technology Hub help you with your VR projects?
VR Women meets with Dagmar Schürrer from the Aurora School of Artists (https://aurora.htw-berlin.de/en/current/) and Mariam Rafehi from the Immersive Technology Hub…
S1E16 #16 - Ana Monte: How does spatial audio influence our awareness of presence in VR?
Ana Monte is a sound designer and co-founder of Delta Soundworks (https://www.deltasoundworks.com/) - among many other things. She shares her insights on working with spatial audio and speaks openly…
S1E15 #15 - Lara Rohde on creating a safe space in VR to explore the topic of menstruation for a younger audience
Lara Rohde recently graduated with the VR project "Planet Puberty Menstruation" which aims at a younger audience (6 - 20 years). It just won the XR Science Award 2024. In episode 15 we talk about the…
S1E14 #14 - Celine Tricart: The differences between creating VR experiences or VR games and what is important for a female audience
Celine Tricart is been creating and producing in VR for many years; together with her co-founder Marie Blondiaux she started we are coven. Her VR experiences like „The Key“ or „Fight Back“ were…
S1E13 #13 - Jacki Morie - On meaningful VR experiences and the question if women are predestined for Virtual Reality
Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie - or as the VR community also knows her - Jacki Morie is one of THE pioneers in VR. For three decades she has been creating and researching in the field of Virtual Reality…
S1E12 #12 - Deirdre V. Lyons and Whitton Frank: Why acting in VR is different and how to get something going together in Virtual Reality
This time VR women has two guests for the first time - Deirdre V. Lyons and Whitton Frank - both founders of the ferryman collective: https://www.ferrymancollective.com/. Together they create and…
S1E11 #11 - Paula Strunden: The question of embodiment or disembodiment and how not using a controller can give you more freedom in XR
Paula Strunden is an architectural designer and a researcher in XR. Her work focuses on the possibilities of how binaries can be dissolved in XR, what exactly embodiment and disembodiment can mean…
S1E10 #10 - Natasha Greenhalgh: Creating physical spaces to unite new media technology
In Episode 10 VR Women meets Natasha Greenhalgh in Amsterdam. Natasha talks with us about her background, what she believes is needed for women in the immersive arts and new media technologies…
S1E9 #9 - Anil Altas Brug: Digital mindfulness and why we should be bold to experiment
Anil Altas Brug comes from marketing. She got into VR around 2016 and co-founded her own agency Turboslow Web3. She combines her work in new technological areas with her believe in digital…
S1E8 #8 - Deepa Mann-Kler: Humanity first - then comes the technology
As CEO of NEON and creator of many VR pieces VR Women dives deep with Deepa Mann-Kler in this episode into the the connection of art, technology and the importance of humanity in all of it. Find out…
S1E7 #7 - Michaela Pnacekova: Expressing a feminine voice in research
Michaela Pnacekova is an XR maker, a technologist and a researcher. She talks with us about her current research work in the field of facial expressions and analysis of emotions. Will the future hold…
S1E6 #6 - Siza Mukwedini: Empowering women in VR in Zimbabwe
Siza Mukwedini started Matamba Film Labs for women in Harare / Zimbabwe, where she offers training in the field of VR for women. She talks with us about the challenges that she faces in a patriarchal…
S1E5 #5 - Tanja Kojic: Research in academia and the question of emotions
In episode 5 Tanja Kojic talks to us about her research in academia for VR and XR at the quality and usability Lab in Berlin (https://www.tu.berlin/qu), her focus on user experience and how…
S1E4 #4 - Cathline Smoos: Sexology in VR and how it can help to raise intimacy
Cathline Smoos is a French psychologist and sexologist searching for means in VR to improve intimacy and human interactions. Her project https://www.imbuevr.com is for couples who are in for…
S1E3 #3 - Yasmin Elayat: Driven by content and yet connected to technology
In episode three we talk with Yasmin Elayat - calling herself a tech-agnostic she is a creator for XR and shares her insights and experiences of the past years of her work. Her projects show her…
S1E2 #2 - Katharina Haverich: Social VR, VR for the Stage, and the Influence of Dreams
Katharina Haverich lives in Berlin and creates VR experiences for the stage and in social VR. You can take a look at her work here: https://www.katharinahaverich.de. Or visit her studio „dreams about…
S1E1 #1 - Julia Bruton: What connects women and VR?
Julia Bruton is a female VR creator and the founder of VR WOMEN. She started producing films, later founded an animation studio and now explores virtual worlds. In this very first episode of this…
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VR WOMEN has published 19 episodes since April 2022, covering topics in Technology.
VR WOMEN is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 33m.
