🎉 Congratulations to Joe Rees-Jones, Creative Technician at XR Stories, who has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Technician of the Year category at this year's Times Higher Education Awards! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4mLpsr9

Join us online from 3:30pm on 25 September for a webinar about about two research and development collaborations funded by XR Network+ that are using Virtual Production technologies to advance the capabilities of digital simulations. Register your free place: hubs.li/Q03CwKvP0

📣 Join us on 8 Oct 25 for the XR Network+ York roadshow! Aimed at researchers, technicians & creatives working in Virtual Production tech, the event includes speakers from Stability AI & the University of Cambridge, an R&D showcase, and research & funding updates: www.eventbrite.com/e/1566563065...

Join us in the XR Stories immersive R&D lab on 3 Sept 2025 for a masterclass on capturing 3D models. The session will provide an introduction to two different modes of 3D scanning – photogrammetry and Gaussian Splatting. Find out more and book your place 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1548872281...

If you're a creative practitioner or someone who works in the creative industries in York & North Yorkshire, there's still time to take part in the Creative Economy Census and inform plans for funding and support for people working in the region. xrstories.co.uk/creative-eco...

📣 Applications are OPEN for our XR Network+ R&D funding opportunity - the XR Labs Fund! Researchers and technicians at UK universities can apply for up to £25k to develop XR prototypes using university facilities. Find out more & apply by 11 Sept 2025: xrnetworkplus.xrstories.co.uk/grant/xr-lab...

Join us from 2pm on 14 July to explore how XR technologies are changing how exhibitions are presented to audiences. With speakers from @teessideuni.bsky.social & @lcflondon.bsky.social plus artist Lucy Wheler and producer/director Ellie Land. More info & tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/1399309766...

XR Stories has been awarded skills innovation funding by the @ynymayor.bsky.social to lead Extending XR, a two-year programme of work that will deliver technology skills training to creative practitioners and develop a new skills ecosystem for the region. xrstories.co.uk/xr-stories-a...

✨ What an enjoyable and inspiring few days at the @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social The Big Thing in Bradford this week! Thanks to everyone who came along to our sessions and to the wonderful creatives who were generous enough to share their experiences and expertise 🙏

We talk to Glen Kelly, Programme Manager at the CoSTAR Live Lab about life on the ground at the state-of-the-art research and development facility dedicated to advancing live performance systems and user experience across screen, stage, and the metaverse: xrstories.co.uk/xr-spotlight...

Join our XR Network+ webinar on 12 June to explore how XR tech can be used within live performance to provide new experiences & improve existing processes. With updates from Abertay University, Scottish Youth Theatre, @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social and Alexander Whitley Dance Company. bit.ly/4iTqAGp

📣 We're thrilled to be part of The Big Thing, an annual gathering from @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social for the creative/immersive art community to connect and spark ideas taking place in Bradford from 9 – 11 June 2025. bit.ly/4kck0fw

📢 On 4 June 2025, we're taking XR Network+ to SXSW London to present a panel: 'All the world’s a stage: Virtual performances for global multi-platform theatre' with colleagues from the RSC, @camera-bath.bsky.social & the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 👉 www.sxswlondon.com/session/all-...

📢 Register for our XR Network+ seminar to hear about R&D projects that are enhancing data compatibility in virtual production (VP) workflows & using VP to unlock new opportunities through the use of subtitle data. 📅 Thurs 1 May 2025 ⏰ 3pm to 4pm 📍Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1297221677...

XR Stories is supporting Polite Rebellion to create a virtual archive of The Grief Series, a 13 year body of work about grief. Find out more about the work, the technologies involved and the benefits that 3D scanning can offer to creative practitioners. xrstories.co.uk/project/virt...

📢 Join our XR Network+ webinar on 1 May to hear updates from two R&D projects that are exploring interactions between data and virtual production processes & workflows to tackle the challenges of data compatibility & drive viewer engagement. More info & tickets 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1297221677...

A new research report explores the physical workspaces that support York’s creative economy, presents insights from creative workers and makes recommendations for supporting economic impact and social value. 📸 of artwork by Hannah Sibai, featured at the York Creative Spaces exhibition.

📢 Calling @york.ac.uk researchers & technicians! We're running R&D residencies for University of York researchers & technicians. Apply by 21 March for an opportunity to conduct self-directed research or professional technical development from our immersive R&D lab. xrstories.co.uk/programme/rd...

Our colleagues at the CoSTAR Live Lab are inviting applications from teams with creative R&D projects focused on the live performance sector to respond to their New Frontiers for Live Performance call. Find out more and apply by 5pm on 20 March. www.costarnetwork.co.uk/calls/LiveLa...

NEWS “GaMaYo is a fantastic opportunity for indie #gamedevs to meet and gain valuable advice on their game and their business all in a setting that lives and breathes video games." Thanks to @plusaccounting.bsky.social for supporting GaMaYo on 22nd May in its new Leeds venue >>> buff.ly/qMiocVr

🚨 Senior TV professionals! 🚨 Join Changemakers, a yearlong programme for leaders putting climate at the heart of TV 🌍 🎟 Free Edinburgh TV Festival pass 🔥 Access to Ignite: Climate Content Summit 🤝 Exclusive networking & in-person sessions Apply by 20 March: www.thetvfestival.com/tv-foundatio...

Thanks to everyone who joined us at yesterday's XR Network+ roadshow at @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social to hear about activities & opportunities for people working in virtual production & immersive tech. Visit our LinkedIn page for details of work & funding referenced at the event: hubs.li/Q036zphN0

📣 We're thrilled to announce that XR Stories has been awarded a grant from the Valuing Voices project led by @york.ac.uk & funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social to advance team equity, inclusive research and project design in the immersive technology industry. Read more: bit.ly/4jRKbZm

Our XR Network+ Royal Shakespeare Company R&D challenge is underway with @camera-bath.bsky.social & The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama leading projects to tackle some of the challenges facing theatre practitioners looking to adopt virtual production technologies. Read more: bit.ly/3EBqpRB

"The lab setup is incredibly useful for speedy iterations - having all of the facilities in one room made for a very fluid and creative collaboration." We talk to trevorklein.bsky.social from Fully Novel about their time as creatives in residence at XR Stories. xrstories.co.uk/xr-spotlight...

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