Talking about virtual and augmented reality
Katerina Girginova
Labels matter. Naming is both, taming and creating. In turn, the way we talk about virtual and augmented reality is important because it shapes the ways in which we think about these technological experiences …
Notes on Helsinkiās Digital Fashion Week
Tyla Stevenson
In late August of 2024, Helsinki Fashion Week (HFW) was held on online, world-building platform VLGE. Still accessible via theirĀ Instagram Link Tree, Iāve explored up to 40 different digital fashion exhibitions. When done right …
Fiction references in extended reality news: the Matrix is a good thing?
Emma Kaylee Graves-Sandriman
Many science fiction narratives present cautionary tales of technology, particularly when it comes to extended reality (XR; including virtual, augmented and mixed reality). My recent …
XR as Spatial Media Across Disciplines
Tyler Blackman and Daniel Harley
In the early stages of an interdisciplinary collaboration that led to a new article analyzing the promotional material for Appleās āfirst spatial computer,ā the Apple Vision Pro (AVP), our discussions often returned to …
Augmentations of control: Posthumanism, producers, and virtual performers
Caitlyn Ng Man Chuen
While virtual performers have existed prior to the rise of mixed reality, progressions in augmented reality technologies have allowed such performers to appear on stage in …
Parasocial intergroup contact in virtual reality: The importance of presence in 360-degree videos for reducing prejudice
Nili Steinfeld
Virtual reality (VR) has been hailed as the āultimate empathy machineā (TED, 2015), with immersive storytelling demonstrating remarkable …
Book Review: Lisa Messeriās āIn the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angelesā
Maxwell Foxman
Despite virtual realityās (VR) widespread availability (and lower price) since 2016, much literature surrounding it remains relatively speculative…