A person wearing headphones sits cross-legged in a dark room with vibrant red lighting. Surrounding screens display intense video game fire scenes. The mood is immersive and intense.

We’re excited to announce the second round of funded artists!

142 projects across the UK have been awarded over £2M to Explore, Experiment, & Expand their use of immersive tech - from VR and spatial audio to AI and connected textiles.

Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/140-uk-projects-receive-2m

Best of the Quest 2026 A few years ago I made a wee listicle of my favourite, narrative-driven immersive experiences on the Meta Quest store. I would still highly…

Sharing my ‘Best of the Quest’ recommendations for anyone with access to a Meta Quest headset, and an interest in story and arts-led content. veritymcintosh.medium.com/best-of-the-...

Online Report Launch - 'Arts & Technologies in China - Connecting Futures' Join us online for the launch of 'Arts and Technologies in China: Connecting Futures'

Looking forward to this conversation with British Council. They will introduce the 'Arts and Technologies in China: Connecting Futures' report and Tom Millen and I from @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social will share learning from a recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai.

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First Report: Early days of the immersive exhibition network - Immersive Arts Over the past 10–15 years, the appetite for immersive work both from artists and audiences has grown faster than the networks supporting it. This report brings together insights and recommendations fr...

Delighted to share the first research report from
@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...

Exhilarating start to the STS Conference in Zurich. I got lost several times trying to find registration, the panel sessions and lunch (not uncommon for me) which was a wee bit stressful but, it is a pretty impressive place to get lost in #STSCH2025

PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

Vote now on SXSW Ideas, open until Sun 24 Aug 2025 🥳

Sensory storytelling – using XR to connect to the body

Panellists
- Deepa Mann-Kler – The Baby Factory is Closed
- Clémentine Bedos – Breathscapes
- Rowan James – Beat Blocks
- Marcin Gawin – Hermaphrogenesis
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A blue backgound with an image if immersive work called the Hum, texts reads, 'Are you and an artist based in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, or England?

The final round of Immersive Arts funding is now open! UK-based artists can apply for £5k, £20k or £50k to develop work with immersive tech. Open until Mon 29 Sep 2025. This is the last open call—apply now. immersivearts.uk/news/the-final-round-of-immersive-arts-funding-is-now-open

No idea what this is but I’m 100% sure I’m going to love it.

Yes! Thank you 🤩

A coral coloured character hangs upside down and peers across the screen. Underneath them it's a bright sunny day in Bristol with loads of colourful houses and trees.

We are pleased to announce that the next round of funding will go live in July and will be open for apps until the end of Sep 25. Awards will be announced in Jan 26, with funded projects starting in Feb 26.

Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/updates-on-the-next-funding-round-opening-july-2025

It's a sunny day in Castle Park, Bristol and a white-shaped splat Immersive Arts character is skating over a bridge on the river.

We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement

The Big Thing, a landmark event for immersive artists in the UK, comes to Bradford | UWE Bristol Immersive Arts will launch its first major event this June in Bradford, the UK’s City of Culture, to bring together the country’s immersive arts community.

University-led, nationwide programme @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social launch their first major event, bringing together the country's immersive arts community.

The Big Thing will unite artists, producers, technologists, and researchers to explore the future of immersive arts.

The background is blue with a coral bubble-shaped character steps onto words that read 'The Big Thing.'

We’re excited to share the full schedule for The Big Thing, our first annual event Mon 9 - Wed 11 June! 🥳

The 2025 edition of Immersive Arts’ The Big Thing is produced in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk and @bdproducinghub.co.uk

Read the full schedule: immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing/

Your Rage is Sacred (2023) - installation view - Clémentine Bedos

We’re excited to announce the first round of funded artists!

83 projects across the UK have been awarded nearly £1.2M to Explore, Experiment with, & Expand their use of immersive tech.

Read the full announcement: immersivearts.uk/news/over-80-uk-projects-receive-nearly-1-2m-in-first-funding-round

An image with a bright blue background featuring bold white text that reads 'THE BIG THING.' To the right, a barrel-shaped character stands next to additional text announcing 'The Big Thing, 9-11 June 2025.

Join us in Bradford, 9-11 June for our 1st annual event The Big Thing! Bringing together artists, creatives, researchers, and technologists from across the UK.

Early bird tickets on sale until Fri 21 Apr 2025. www.immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing

Field Notes: SXSW 2025 South by South West Festival (SXSW), Austin, Texas, 8–12 March 2025

Sharing sketchy field notes from #SXSW this year, focussing on the amazing immersive works I managed to bag a slot for in the XR Experiences expo.

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From the Ground Up: How the UK is Supporting the XR and Immersive Sector SXSW 2025 Schedule | From Soul Paint by Hatsumi (SXSW award-winner 2024) to Consensus Gentium by Karen Palmer (SXSW award-winner 2023), UK artists have been taking the world by storm. But despite some...

Shameless plug!

Tomorrow (Tue 11) I’m at #UKHouse #sxsw2025 talking about the UK Immersive scene with Anne Rupert, Jo Verrent marc boothe and Richard Russell.

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Thanks to Future Art and Culture for supporting us 😊

2/25/25 Verity McIntosh & Catherine Allen - MIT Open Documentary Lab In conversation (online) with: Verity McIntosh & Catherine Allen Tuesday | December 10, 2024 | 12PM – 1:30PM ET We’re All in This Together: Safety, Policy and the Translation of...

Join: Public talk with Verity McIntosh @veritymcintosh.bsky.social & Catherine Allen @catherineallen.bsky.social: We’re All in This Together: Safety, Policy & the Translation of Human Rights into Multi-Person Virtual Environments

📅 Tue, Feb 25: 12-1:30PM ET
🔗 Join via Zoom on our website link below

This is going to sound like a set up for a joke/a grumble but I promise it's an actual question! What would be a good metaphor for a thing that is supposed to be the exciting start of something, but turns out to be the only thing. Looking for something other than 'dead end' or 'cul-de-sac'.

This starter pack is the beginning of a collection of people who run major @ukri.org and civil service projects across the sciences and humanities- follow us and let me know if you want to join us!

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Excellent points. New mission: squeezable, refillable, self-reforming glass jars!

Great first day at the @ukri.org Research Leadership Symposium. Plenty of inspiring ideas and interesting conversations, including a lunchtime stroll around York in sub zero conditions with @martiskainen.bsky.social …and Paddington.

2024 list of 50+ Immersive Things that mix storytelling, performance, play, design & code Welcome to the 7th edition of the annual “Immersive Things” list — a collection of innovative works from around the world that push the…

This came out before Christmas but as I've only just got around to reading it, maybe you have too! Great round up as ever from @culturehacker.bsky.social sharing his top 50 Immersive Things of 2024 medium.com/columbia-dsl...

Image generated by DALL-E with prompt ‘a toothpaste tube containing peanut butter with peanut butter oozing out of the top

This weeks @thegargle.bsky.social and the review marmite jars by @jlukeroberts.bsky.social has left me mulling. What level of design innovation would we accept in our jars if it reduced the amount of food waste. How do we feel about peanut butter via toothpaste tube?

The post holder will work primarily with me, and with and Paul Clarke to explore one of the Immersive Arts UK key research themes: ‘Artist and Audience Development’.

Feel free to ask questions here, my details are also in the job description.

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Research Fellow - Immersive Arts
University of the West of England
Grade G: £37,999 - £45,163
Full time, fixed-term post for two-years, also available part time as a job share
Application deadline: 20 January 2025

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Shameless request for votes pls!
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Whitepaper: Leveraging ‘Native Intelligence’ To Drive The AI Revolution In Africa — Awarri Download now to learn how integrating native intelligence is key to unlocking AI’s potential in Africa!

Great white paper from Awarri talking about the need for AI solutions that reflect Africa’s diverse cultures and languages.

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