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Suggestions for future articles:
PEOPLE
Felix & Paul Studios - Suggested by Fredrik Graver
Palmer Luckey
Audrey Watters - http://hackeducation.com
TERMS
Embodiment
http://voicesofvr.com/703-the-hierarchy-of-being-embodiment-in-virtual-reality/
https://vhil.stanford.edu/mm/2016/10/bailey-presence-change-our-minds.pdf
AI storytelling
https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyThompson/20180709/321286/Heart_of_Darkness__Behind_the_AI_and_Storytelling_of_Spec_Ops_The_Line.php
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-14-the-us-town-ruled-by-an-ai-storyteller
Dating Simulator
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/26/mystic-messenger-dating-simulations-sims-digital-intimacy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://kotaku.com/hit-dating-game-mystic-messenger-makes-a-game-out-of-em-1787296199 https://supchina.com/2018/01/16/love-and-producer-the-chinese-mobile-game-that-has-hooked-millions-of-women/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/654880/Dream_Daddy_A_Dad_Dating_Simulator/ https://ddlc.moe
Immersive genres
"Ride-along": https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/30/spheres-1943-berlin-blitz-review-virtual-reality-venice-film-festival
Social VR
- Examples: SurrealVR, AltspaceVR, VRchat, Rec Room, https://www.sansar.com - https://www.vrandfun.com/popular-social-vr-platform-list/
Assisted reality -
Immersive Theater / Interactive Theater
http://www.uninvited-guests.net/projects/make-better-please
http://www.bryonykimmings.com/index.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethporges/2018/06/15/this-immersive-theater-production-is-as-close-to-time-travel-as-most-of-us-will-ever- get/#7b82546b2bb8
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/apr/10/wastwater-hotel-confessions-terminus-review
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2009/feb/06/zecora-ura-hotel-medea-arcola
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/dec/11/best-theatre-2012-you-me-bum
Immersive Documentary
http://www.storybench.org/new-york-times-graham-roberts-augmented-reality-suited-hard-news/
Immersive Education
https://medium.com/futurepi/a-vision-for-education-and-its-immersive-a-i-driven-future-b5a9d34ce26d
Scripted events
Stitching
Storyliving - suggested by Kim Baumann Larsen - https://medium.com/journalism360/virtual-reality-the-shift-from-storytelling-to-storyliving-is-real-ff465c220cc3 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellegreenwald/2017/07/31/from-storytelling-to-vr-storyliving-future-marketing-communications/#70ab1a6d35e2 - https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/the-future-of-vr-is-story-living-and-cross-platform-play-w518296 - http://www.thedrum.com/industryinsights/2017/03/21/moving-storytelling-story-living-0
Eye-tracking
https://medium.com/futurepi/why-eye-tracking-is-a-huge-deal-for-vr-ar-683e971652ee
Hand-tracking
6DoF controllers
Real-time meshing
PROJECTS
Hubs, channels & other immersive content aggregators https://xrmust.com
Budget Cuts (Swedish VR project) https://www.roadtovr.com/budget-cuts-review-vr/
Clouds over Sidra
Firewatch (narrative computer game)
Khora Contemporary
Virtual Room (company) - suggested by Kim Baumann Larsen
The Void - suggested by Kim Baumann Larsen
This War of Mine (narrative computer game)
Immersive documentary & journalism - notable examples
https://nyti.ms/2lAybzL?smid=nytcore-ios-share
BOOKS, PODCASTS & MORE
Storytelling for Virtual Reality by John Bucher - Suggested by Suzanne Lagerweij (Iris Magdalene Schmidt has promised an entry on this)
Cinema of choice Nitzan Ben Shaul
Story Structure and Development: A Guide for Animators, VFX Artists, Game Designers and Virtual Reality by Craig Caldwell, suggested by Kim Baumann Larsen
http://rangedtouch.com/shows/game-studies-study-buddies/ - suggested by Christy Dena
https://zip-scene.com - suggested by Christy Dena
VR UX: Learn VR UX, Storytelling & Design by Casey Fictum, https://www.amazon.com/VR-UX-Learn.../dp/1533273022/
Sex, Drugs and Tessellation: The truth about Virtual Reality, as revealed in the pages of CyberEdge Journal https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1500893293
The Visionary Position https://www.amazon.com/Visionary-Position-Digital-Dreamers-Virtual/dp/0812928520
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES
Cave
Treadmill
EVENTS
March (Biennial: 2017, 2019, 2021) https://www.researchthroughdesign.org
November: - ZipScene Conference, Hungary https://zip-scene.com/2018/04/28/zip-scene-conference-call-for-papers/
November: - International Conference of Interactive Digital Storytelling, Dublin www.icids.org
THE ROAD AHEAD