I woke up to Qs about this—I can’t talk about it, sorry! Thank you Ian for mentioning my work, I am deeply appreciative of it!

@ianhamilton.net just finished your interview with @kentbye.com, really great discussion of the current environment, and when it comes to upload, it's kind of depressing but i admire your journalistic ethics and i hope to keep reading your writing elsewhere.

I'll subscribe back to @uploadvr.com if the position is clear, coherent and if @ianhamilton.net is treated properly. I understand it might not be the "strategy" of the publication, and if so I'll get my information on VR elsewhere. If AI is forced upon contributors and readers then count me out.

I spoke with @ianhamilton.net on getting fired from UploadVR, and the potential AI bot author that catalyzed a fundamental disagreement. He claims as editor in chief that he would’ve not had any say or oversight over disclosed AI bots rewriting press releases. More: voicesofvr.com/1709-ian-ham...

Ian Hamilton says he was fired from UploadVR as Editor in Chief after proposing three requests in response to a "clearly disclosed AI author" experiment pushed by his colleagues: brevity, an option for readers to opt-out from all AI content, & human writer right of 1st refusal to an assignment.

Just catching up on the news on the shakeup at UploadVR as editor-in-chief @ianhamilton.net Hamilton has been fired. It's still a bit unclear as to what happened, & he's got a new Substack here: goodvr.substack.com. Ian's been writing professionally about VR since the early days of Oculus in 2012.

Texas A&M is banning morality professor Martin Peterson from teaching Plato because it “may” contain race or gender ideology. The board of regents gave university bureaucrats veto power over academic content & he’s assigning the NYT article about the censorship instead. dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

I hopped into VRChat for New Year’s celebrations. The set a new concurrency record at 148.9k users.

It’s adventure time! And it’s our next Break event, that many of us have been working on this for a while and will be the first of a series. Please join us on Sunday Dec.28, early show 6am EST and late show at 7pm. More info to come... @vrchat.com

DrMorro has been a massive inspiration for me on my journey through becoming a world creator, phenomenal interview and its wonderful to have a chance to learn about a creator whos inspired me so much.

DrMorro, the creator of Organism/Epilogue/Ritual/Olympia, some of the best worlds in all of VR, gave an interview to @kentbye.com. Usually a very solitary/hard to contact person, we get an insight in to themself and their amazing work.

a rare interview with DrMorro! @kentbye.com managed to dig into his create process while keeping his anonymity, so we get to finally learn more about the person behind some of the best VR experiences ever made. (@vrchat.com) voicesofvr.com/1681-vrchat-...

I interviewed the one and only DrMorro! His ORGANISM trilogy, RITUAL, & OLYMPIA #VRChat worlds are incredibly surreal mash-ups of vast architecture and symbols. We talk about his whole body of work, key inspirations, & some clues to hidden meanings. voicesofvr.com/1681-vrchat-...

I published my trip report of The Matrix at Cosm plus an interview with Cosm’s Alexis Scalice about their collaboration with Little Cinema to fill their 87-foot dome with immersive worldbuilding & lighting effects beyond the 16x9 frame of the film. Closes in <3 weeks: voicesofvr.com/1679-the-mat...

Tune in to the latest Voices of VR episode with @kentbye.com as Alicia Berry, Executive Producer, & Asim Ahmed, Head of Product Marketing, share how Project Jade is transforming real-world interaction through embodied AI powered by VPS + Spectacles. voicesofvr.com/1672-niantic...

I just posted a long-read that reflects on the Snap Lensfest XR & AI trends covered in my latest 11-episode Voices of VR podcast series. Snap is betting on indie XR devs to help them go against the biggest companies in the world in their AR glasses race: www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

@lillywachowski.bsky.social Did you get a chance to see The Matrix at Cosm with extended reality additions in their dome beyond the frame? I was surprised to see how well it was able to amplify key moments without being a distraction. Also hits so many zeitgeist streams that feel so relevant today.

I spent a lot of time talking smart glasses thoughts at Meta Connect a couple of weeks ago with @kentbye.com - here’s the whole episode, recorded after the keynote but before they announced app hook-ins for glasses: voicesofvr.com/1654-cnets-s...

I chatted for a long time with @kentbye.com about all the Meta news and my glasses demos. Podcast coming at some point but it was a great chat

here's a pretty good recent interview @kentbye.com did with Kaki & Aev from @vrchat.com, that gives a lot of info about what they've been up to, with the creator economy and other stuff... voicesofvr.com/1635-vrchats...

It was an honor to be interviewed again by @kentbye.com for this year's 2025 raindance immersive show. If you're curious about our behind the scenes and processes, please check the interview with the Cathedral of Witches coven. 🧹❤️🌕 voicesofvr.com/1642-cathedr...

It was my pleasure to chat with @kentbye.com alongside @starheart.bsky.social on Voices of VR Podcast about Natura's Queendom! I dive into the backstory of how Natura came to be while Starheart shares her story about the creation of the music for the world. Enjoy!✨ voicesofvr.com/1648-vast-ha...

My Voices of VR interview is out! I spoke to @kentbye.com at @awexr.com about my game, WebXR broadly, and publishing on @viverse.com. I'm a huge fan of this podcast b/c of Kent's journalistic objectivity and ethics, but also his genuine enthusiasm and deep experience voicesofvr.com/1615-viverse...

🎧In an episode of the Voices of VR podcast @kentbye.com talks to Todd Little and Erik Horn from Fair Worlds about how they brought Space-Time Adventure Tour to life for Tribeca Immersive 2025, a guided AR experience in Central Park powered by Niantic VPS. 🗣️Listen now: voicesofvr.com/1587-space-t...

I published 41 interviews from 2018 to 2025 on the Voices of VR covering Augmented World Expo Past & Present. I cover XR & AI like a hyperobject over space & time through the modality of oral history, and this series is 24.5 hours long spanning lots of topics. See my cheat sheet with tags & metadata

I can't believe I'm posting our interview with @kentbye.com It was a real treat going on an immersive adventure with him while we were at The Tribeca Creator's Market. Such a thrill to be on this show I've listened to for over a decade. voicesofvr.com/1587-space-t... #AR #VR #Immersive

Check out @kentbye.com's inteview with this year's Raindance Immersive Curators on the 2025 Selection of Immersive Art on Social VR Platforms! @mariraku.bsky.social steps through an overview of Natura's Queendom, and what the avatar and her world is all about ❤️ voicesofvr.com/1566-raindan...

An important talk that took place at AWE: @kentbye.com and Alvin Graylin (of Virtual World Society) discussing AI being pushed into the XR field as if they belong together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=91E_...

The PAM CUT Tomorrow Theater in Portland is adding in elements of participation, community-building, & immersion to the cinematic tradition. I spoke with Amy Dotson about their 25 unique events a month & expanding @portlandartmuseum.bsky.social for more immersive art. voicesofvr.com/1564-adding-...

There is so much AI Hype right now in the tech industry, and I'm grateful to have had a chance to do a deep dive with @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social about their book "The AI Con" that comprehensively breaks down the hyperbolic claims & harms of AI. voicesofvr.com/1563-deconst...

It's a tough time for VR devs at the moment, and I got a bit of a State of XR vibe check from @dnorco.bsky.social as his game label Creature had a half hour showcase of game announcements on @ign.com today including 3 new games, a DLC pack, & lots of other updates: voicesofvr.com/1562-highlig...

Definitely check out the Raindance Immersive video announcement of cutting-edge immersive art and performances happening in #VRChat throughout the whole month of June. Super excited to dive in and cover it again. I'm having the curators on the Voices of VR podcast here soon.

The indie VR label Creature Feature is going live on IGN's YouTube in a few minutes. I'll have a creative director's commentary on today's Voices of VR releasing afterwards. But tune in the livestream of the show now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEnj...

Hey @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social, I thought you would enjoy this Trials of Henry Kissinger blast from the past circa September 25th, 2002 when it was playing at Film Forum. My recollection was I was in NYC at a PBS gathering where you were speaking on a panel there. Keep up all of your great work!

I chatted with @bonjourphi.bsky.social & @weareagog.bsky.social about their PHI Immersive: XR for Impact artist residency. Deadline is June 24. This is a #sponsored episode that also includes some pitching best practices & general advice for artists, & Agog updates. voicesofvr.com/1561-phi-and...

The most comprehensive interview of Lucas to date starts: “Walkabout Mini Golf is really an incredible accomplishment of VR design with its fusion of worldbuilding, compelling physics-based gameplay, the unique social dynamics and community it’s able to cultivate, and over 4 yrs of consistent DLC.”

Here's my deep dive into @walkaboutminigolf.bsky.social with creator Lucas Martell. It feels long overdue considering how incredible this game is from the astonishing worldbuilding, realistic gameplay, and compelling social dynamics they've been able to cultivate. voicesofvr.com/1560-walkabo...

The 7-hour live performance of a video game called asses.masses is expanding the social dramaturgy of theater using video game logic. I had a fascinating conversation with Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim to unpack this very unique experimental theater experience. voicesofvr.com/1559-expandi...

Break #18 is coming up on May 3/4, called End of Times. We'll be hosting an early and a late show, but also it'll be immediately replayable so you can watch it anytime you like. It'll be just one environment, with a dj set from me. Come escape what feels like the end days with the rest of us!

Boasberg: "probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt." Trump is stress testing checks and balances of democracy: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it."

I can’t stop thinking about how thoroughly Trump follows Roy Cohn’s 3 Rules: 1.) Attack, Attack, Attack. 2.) Admit Nothing, Deny Everything 3.) No Matter How Beaten You Are: Claim Victory and Never Admit Defeat They lost to the Supreme Court 9-0, but yet are claiming victory. youtu.be/wY5EYdfH4ro

ICE tells me the illegal “ideas” post they deleted earlier today “was sent without proper approval and should not have been shared. ‘Ideas’ should have said ‘intellectual property’”

The @ICEgov posted on X/Twitter this graphic this morning, but they've since deleted it. Some "ideas" might be illegal as ICE deports students on visa who have written op-eds in support of Palestine. This has a chilling effect on free speech for everyone. Deleted X post: x.com/icegov/statu...

Just watched Sarah Wynn-Williams speak for the first time about her explosive claims in her book "Careless People" about Meta's secret cooperation with the CCP party in China. Meta got an emergency ruling from an arbitrator preventing her from promoting her book, & her first statements start at 42m.

I spoke with athlete Ant Williams to get a behind-the-scenes on the Apple Immersive Video capturing his world record attempt of swimming 182m under ice. He shares how he overcomes his fears, uncertainty, & self-doubt via “positive, calculated risk-taking challenges.” voicesofvr.com/1557-apple-i...

Great explainer for why taxation & tariffs should remain in the hands of Congress, since it’s being as a tool of control by authoritarian leaders like Trump. He declared a fake national emergency due to “foreign trade and economic practices” to seize a power that should normally be held by Congress.

Check out my latest article: Recap of All SXSW XR Experiences Including Voices of VR Podcast Interviews with Every Artist www.linkedin.com/pulse/recap-...

In the the final phase of producing over 20 hours of Voices of VR podcast interviews featuring 26 artists from the SXSW XR Experience Competition and Spotlight. With a dozen interviews published previously, then I managed to speak with every artist in this year's selection. Publishing later today.

OpenAI calculatedly used Ghibli because Miyazaki on record against AI bullshit AI generated Ghibli misses the point, entire appeal is it’s meticulously handcrafted by humans This isn’t plagiarism. We need a new word for twisting rotting corrupting the soul of the artist for your own selfishness

Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki on AI: "I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ0...