Watched a fantastic talk from Marina Warner about gender, fairy tales as a promise between women & the domain of pain; stories as a place that you dwell. She touches on the power of play & imagination as a way of thinking. Many implications for the uses of VR storytelling. youtu.be/Zop-QPDlnFw?...

It was great to catch up with folks at yesterday's #FolkloreThursdayVRsocial at Dee Dee Chainey's Cultural Futures Hub and hear everyone's holiday, travel and journey lore! Do follow on Eventbrite for updates about the next event! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/dee-dee-ch... #FolkloreThursday

Hi! This is @crystalponti.bsky.social your wayward guide for this hour of #FolkloreThursday! 🌞✈️ Our theme? Travel, journeys, & holidays—think cursed crossroads, magical detours, & strange time travel. Thanks to @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social for hosting our social! "Time" to post! Art: Jelena Janic

ANNOUNCEMENT! The #FolkloreThursdayVRSocial at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social: 3 July, 1-2pm BST! The theme of the day this time is... the folklore of travel and holidays! Join us for an hour of folklore chat and socialising! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkloreth... #folklorethursday

Brilliant session at today's #FolkloreVRSocial, the new #FolkloreThursday x @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social mashup! Thanks to everyone who came along and shared their lore of plants, flowers and herbs! Follow on Eventbrite for details of next month's session: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/dee-dee-ch...

The #FolkloreThursdayVRSocial is TOMORROW! Join the @folklorethursday.bsky.social crew at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social on Spatial.io, 8 May 1-2pm BST, for an online folklore social! Find out more here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkloreth... #folklorethursday #VR

That’s me in picture 4, seat 4! Fairy Ace, the one with the green/orange top and asymmetric skirt! Seriously, this was a good and important conference. You should watch the recordings. #folklore

ANNOUNCEMENT! The #FolkloreThursdayVRSocial at The Cultural Futures Hub: 8 May 1-2pm BST Join @deedeechainey.bsky.social and @willowwinsham.bsky.social at the #FolkoreThursday and @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social MASHUP! An hour of folklore chat and socialising! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkloreth...

You can now watch the full set of recordings from last month’s Cultural Futures Conference Spring 2025, held entirely in #VR at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social! www.culturalfuturesfoundry.com/conference-2... #Folklore #VirtualHeritage #DigitalHeritage #Storytelling #Communities #FolkloreThursday

An old video from Sundance 2016; not folklore/heritage. But a very good example of building empathy with #ImmersiveStorytelling in #VR & #360video. Topical right now. #TriggerWarning Watch 'Across the Line' (Planned Parenthood): youtu.be/b4WV2k8owQM Here's an article: news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...

Loking forward to this today!

After two years of international cooperation, the #5Dculture project has achieved a remarkable transformation in how European #CulturalHeritage is preserved, shared, and reimagined through the power of #3Dtechnologies. 5dculture.eu/post/1063782...

St. Peter’s Basilica open for everyone, thanks to AI The Vatican is using AI to bring St. Peter’s Basilica to life in #3D. This new technology will let people experience its splendor up close. www.msn.com/en-gb/foodan...

Exciting news: I’m thrilled to share a project I’ve loved working on – Royal Mail’s brand-new Myths and Legends Special Stamps, released this week! Keep an eye out for the stamps – let me know which legendary figure is your favourite! #FolkloreThursday www.culturalfuturesfoundry.com/royal-mail-m...

In case you didn’t see it at the time, I created a video of the full #Gawain and the #GreenKnight #XR experience we developed for the #SpiritsOfPlace Symposium at the Williamson Art Gallery and #Museum (Wirral, UK). It was a fun experimental project to work on! 😄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoVl...

Do check out the current online #art #exhibition at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social from @lazaruscorporation.co.uk and @lucywright.bsky.social! Visit here: www.spatial.io/s/DeeDeeChai...

This is a terrific final session at @deedeechainey.bsky.social's Cultural Futures Hub. Great contributions from @superstitionsam.bsky.social, @cathbannister1.bsky.social, Caroline Oates at @folkloresociety.bsky.social, @folklorepod.bsky.social

In @deedeechainey.bsky.social's Cultural Futures Hub conference/event. We spoke first, probably over-ran, but man it's exciting.

Taking a stroll through a virtual mythical landscape at #TheCulturalFuturesConference @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social

Can game engines help us tell stories about climate change? Dongni Liang explores this questions and performs her work at #TheCulturalFuturesConference. Join us! March 1st and 2nd, online. Final tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultural-f... #ClimateChange #Art #VisualStorytelling

Join @hidden-grove.bsky.social y.social #BethOBrien #CoreyHartley and #SureshAriaratnam at #TheCulturalFuturesConference for a crucial panel discussion on inclusive storytelling. Last few tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultural-f...

Don't forget, if you're coming along to #TheCulturalFuturesConference, you can personalise your avatar! Check out this video for instructions: youtu.be/Bj3g5-p52Vo

Here's a fantastic example of the sort of thing we'll be discussing at #TheCulturalFuturesConference this weekend — from one of our amazing speakers. Inspiring words from @superstitionsam.bsky.social! #museums #heritage #culture #communities #cocreation

I am currently: ♡Reading♡ -Me and Wh!te Supremacy -The Fox Wife ♡Watching♡ (or recently watched) -Call the Midwife -Virdee -Miss Austen -Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar ♡Writing ♡ -Fountain of Peacocks (Angelio 3) -my panel intro for @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social

Join #PaulCowdell and #MatthewCheeseman at #TheCulturalFuturesConference to find out how the #FolkloreWithoutBorders project is breaking down barriers within the discipline. Questions you'd like them to answer on the day? Post them below! Final tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A Info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c

#Folklore: A source of unity or division? Join @afwilson.bsky.social as he explores the link between folklore and communities of violence. 1st March, 11am-3pmGMT. Questions you'd like him to answer on the day? Post them below! Final tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A More info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c

Building inclusive #communities is key to a thriving future. Join @folkloresociety.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @superstitionsam.bsky.social and #CathBannister to talk about inclusive #engagement. Questions you'd like them to answer on the day? Post them below! Tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A

What's the future of #storytelling? Find out at #TheCulturalFuturesConference with @lazaruscorporation.co.uk @helenerwin.bsky.social and @johnreppion.bsky.social. Last few tickets! More info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c Free tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A

Can 21st-century #storytelling make us... #TimeTravellers, #Shapeshifters, #WorldHoppers? #TheCulturalFuturesConference #FolkloreThursday buff.ly/3Qhl70c

#Neurodivergent? Join us for a weekend of #inclusion, #diversity and #folklore! Let us know if there are accommodations that will make it easier to come along. It's free and online: buff.ly/3COVz7A #Autism #ASD #ADHD #AuDHD #Community #Neurodiversity #NeurodivergentCommunity

Don’t miss out! There are only 15 tickets left for #TheCulturalFuturesConference at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social! #FOMO #folklore #community #culture #FolkloreThursday buff.ly/3COVz7A

Interested in #culture, #folklore and #storytelling? Want to explore questions like: > How can we make our #communities inclusive? > What’s the future of inclusive storytelling? Join us at #TheCulturalFuturesConference, online March 1st and 2nd. Tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A Info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c

Dr Emma Woods of @mythcrafts.bsky.social fame will present 'Toothy Terrors: An #archetype of the s*xually dangerous woman' at #TheCulturalFuturesConference on March 1st and 2nd! Info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c Free tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A #Mythology #GenderStudies #Women #CulturalFutures #FolkloreThursday

I will be appearing as a guest speaker at the @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social online event on Sun 2nd March 2025 www.moorereppion.com/cultural-fut...

#Stories are powerful tools that drive change in the world. Join us at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social to explore how we can leverage #storytelling to combat our new villains and challenges we face in the modern day. Info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c FREE tickets: buff.ly/3COVz7A #FolkloreThursday #VR #XR

Very much looking forward to @helenerwin.bsky.social's event this evening! It starts at 7pm UK time on Engage. #heritage #storytelling #women #history #VR

With #EDI being cancelled in some places, I've organised an online conference this March to talk about how we can do the opposite: make sure our cultural spaces & communities remain welcoming for everyone. Join us at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social. Info: buff.ly/3Qhl70c FREE ticket: buff.ly/3COVz7A

Delighted to say that I’ll be taking part in the free (but tickets required) @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social conference on the Q&A panel "Storytelling in the 21st-century" along with @johnreppion.bsky.social and @helenerwin.bsky.social More on my blog: www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artist...

I’ll be speaking for a short while at this online event on the Saturday

Delighted to announce that I shall be joining the Cultural Futures Conference to discuss inclusive communities @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social Join us on 1st-2nd March at www.culturalfuturesfoundry.com/conference-2... Tickets 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultural-f...

Details of our next event at @culturalfutureshub will be available soon! In the meantime, here's a recording of our very first afternoon of folklore talks at the Hub in September. Thanks to #KristianLander for recording the event! #FolkloreThursday (1/5) youtu.be/o_b-gGQM7bY?...

Hey, #FolkloreThursday-ers! Do come along to next Thursday's forest folklore event if you can, it's free and online! We'll have storytelling from #AmandaEdmiston, a talk from @willowwinsham.bsky.social and I'll be reading a story from our latest book. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1021616852...

We'll be LIVE ONLINE in 10 minutes for sea and river lore with @hobslantern.bsky.social, @danff.bsky.social and @deedeechainey.bsky.social! Come along NOW for an hour of FREE folklore talks, click to join: buff.ly/3MAbgB4 #FolkloreThursday

Join us for an afternoon of ONLINE talks about lore of the seas and rivers tomorrow! Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1012688858... #witchSky #occultSky #pagan #folklore #mythology

Want to find out what #TheCulturalFuturesHub actually is, and how you can get involved? Watch this video to find out! #FolkloreThursday youtu.be/DeawO-PQEqk

All of our guest speakers for #SpiritsOfPlace24 have now been confirmed! @deedeechainey.bsky.social @mjpcuervo.bsky.social @mdpenman.bsky.social Silvia Battista, Professor Stephen E Harding, Professor Carolyne Larrington, Adam Scovell Full details at www.moorereppion.com/spirits-of-p...

Thrilled to announce that Dee Dee Chainey of #FolkloreThursday fame - co-author of the Treasury of Folklore series - will be a guest at #SpiritsOfPlace 2024.