Immerse

What drives players of games like “Elden Ring” to share screenshots of their avatars?

A festival dispatch covering the INTER:ACTIVE symposium and exhibition

Examining the use of voice models from “Val” to “The Andy Warhol Diaries”

About the issue

A public statement submitted to the Office of Science and Technology Policy

A compilation of reports and projects created by the signatories and community members who signed our public statement

Runway’s pivot from machine learning to browser-based editing software sparks this reflection on the future of video editing

Intimacy in atemporality: the desktop documentary-VR performance hybrid, “As Mine Exactly”

An interview with Philip Galler, Co-CEO of Lux Machina

Finding inspiration in the corner of the internet where torrent trackers, MEGA uploads and other bootleg networks thrive

A brief history of privacy rights and the performance of democracy

On Sundance’s social VR offerings and New Frontier projects “The Inside World,” “Cosmogony,” “Suga’,” and “Gondwana”

The SK Telecom VR/AR producer discusses narrative forms in social VR, asymmetric storytelling, and public-private partnerships

A roundup of instructions, links, and accessibility information on making the most of Sundance’s virtual social offerings