Rebecca Evans

The Intertwixt A place where the virtual and real and all the pieces in between intertwine. Immersive, VR/AR, gaming, book, theater and related thoughts by Scott Stein

Spooky Intertwixt coming tonight. Subscribe to get it every week: intertwixt.beehiiv.com

Home - Techspressionism An artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience.

Art update! I've come upon a close cousin to Immersivism. Techspressionism is a movement where artists use tech to create expressive art. AI is central to their manifesto.

Immersivism by contrast is about painting the internet as it is and its artists don't like AI.

techspressionism.com

Samsung Galaxy XR Has Easy Sideloading & An Open Bootloader Samsung Galaxy XR supports sideloading APKs by default, without needing a PC or developer mode, and has an open bootloader too.

Samsung Galaxy XR supports sideloading APKs by default, without needing a PC or developer mode, and has an open bootloader too:

Launch apps leak: MLB, Synth Riders, FitXR coming to Android XR Samsung's headset is getting some heavy hitters

Samsung's Project Moohan Android XR headset will launch with FitXR, Synth Riders, Cubism and other popular VR apps and games www.lowpass.cc/p/android-xr...

a virtual art museum for immersivism in vrchat

The Museum of Immersivism has updated in VRChat. Tomorrow we'll add portals that people can visit. Some folks are already sharing their gallery links in our discord.

We will have another art show in the spring. Learning stations incoming. vrchat.com/home/launch?...

Ben Lang gives us great lessons about XR journalism, marketing, and technology Explore the thoughts of Ben Lang, a leading journalist in XR, as he discusses the industry's evolution and fun anecdotes.

Watching this #interview, you'll learn a lot of things. I've had the pleasure of speaking with Ben Lang, the founder of Road To #VR, someone who has been in the industry since 2011 (before Oculus was a thing).

skarredghost.com/2025/10/08/b...

#VirtualReality #journalism

Which headset are you pairing with the new Morphin' Megazord app? 😆

This is such a fun movie! We also watched this weekend and it was the perfect distraction from (gestures) everything. ✨

PIXEL PUSHERS EMERGENCY POD!

We recap #MetaConnect, deep dive into all the new hardware & announcements, and I apparently used the same sweaty new Oakleys that Mark wore on his run with Diplo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrq8cOltS0

London friends! This Friday 9/26 check out the experiential show "Timonopoly" written & performed by the multi-talented @emilycarding.bsky.social ✨✨✨

The SVVR post-Connect meetup is next week on Thursday 9/18, hope to see you there if you're in the SF Bay area! Starts at 7 PM, registration link below. Thank you @moike.brainfizz.net and the team!

GAconf, IGDA-GASIG. Advancing accessibility for disabled players. Hybrid online & Archer Hotel, Redmond. September 29th - 30th 2025. TIGA awards winner, CIPT awards winner, MCV Develop awards finalists, EN awards winner, Business Awards UK winner.

Speaker announcement📢

The full lineup for GAConf USA 2025 is now online, including lots of previously unannounced talks - from FC26 to the Nhuad controller, from AbleToPlay to South of Midnight!
gaconf.com/schedule

Sept 29th - 30th, registration at gaconf.com
#gamedev #indiedev

Apple Event 2025 Live Updates: Last Minute iPhone 17 Rumors to Know Apple's big iPhone 17 event is starting soon, and CNET is hosting our live coverage and show right here.

For all the Apple event news at it happens, come here: it’s already gotten going with breakfast updates www.cnet.com/news-live/ap...

No better way to understand futures than to be an avoid historian, even of recent histories. Can’t recommend ‘In the Land of the Unreal’ enough!

Metaverse & XR Meetup · Luma Network with the global Metaverse and XR Communities! Join us on September 18th to meet other enterprise professionals, developers, builders, creators, and…

Lots of AR/VR news incoming over the next week; looking for some casual discussions? Join us next Thurs. 9/18 for a mini-conference, register for the link. Our host platform RP1 is accessible by phone, desktop & in VR, no download needed! Thank you to our speakers & volunteers 🎇 luma.com/duztiwb9

Speakers — AR/VR Policy Conference

In Washington, D.C. doing a panel at the AR/VR Policy Conference on ‘Intelligent Virtual Characters: Revolutionizing Immersive Reality Experiences’

www.arvrpolicy.org/speakers-2025

Don’t skip the previews! A first look at what we’re making for Meow Wolf LA | Meow Wolf Back at it and weirder than ever– sneak peeks into our upcoming Los Angeles exhibition.

The folks at Meow Wolf have posted the first sneak peek at the upcoming Los Angeles location:

Episode 500 Part 5: An Unstructured Conversation About Immersive Theatre | The No Proscenium Podcast with special guest appearance by Jay Bushman

For the @noproscenium.com 500th mega-episode, I dropped by to reminisce with @noahjnelson.com about the origins of the community. I was also able to talk publicly for the first time about a couple of things I’ve been working on shows.acast.com/60dce900bab6...

Ley line alignment haptics!

Tomorrow is the day!

One chance. One show.
August 31 | 1PM PT
Tickets: www.nohocinefest.com/vrtheater

(Festival attendees get in free; no full pass required!)

#UncannyAlley #NoHoCineFest #VRTheater #ImmersiveStorytelling #FerrymanCollective

Venice Immersive World 2025 in VRChat

Venice Immersive 2025 hub in VRChat featuring a Venetian-style world

Venice Immersive 2025 is now live in VRChat! Experience amazing art exhibits, fantastic musical performances, and more all in VRChat!

Venice Immersive runs now until September 6th. Don't miss out on these incredible exhibitions.

Check the world row in VRChat.

Film Jam runs until Sept 1! Get those submissions in!

REMINDER: You have less than one week left to submit to our first-ever Film Jam!

Read the full blog post here for info and rules: ask.vrchat.com/t/film-jam-2...

Submissions close Sept 1 at 11:59pm PST. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Tough layoff news today from Rec Room, very sorry to hear for everyone impacted. This was followed by another unexpected announcement. www.roadtovr.com/rec-room-lay...

Very excited to be teaching part of this workshop at the Epic Games office in NYC on September 10!
Let all your architect friends know:

Ferryman Collective is speaking at Indiecade Playable Theater Friday 7pm EDT Steve and Deirdre are performing Welcome to Respite and Saturday 11am EDT we will be joined by some of our international collaborators to talk about adapting VR theater for other languages www.eventbrite.com/e/playable-t...

Film Jam is now OPEN! Make a film in VRChat on your own or with a small team to win VRC+ and a badge!

Read our blog post for more info: ask.vrchat.com/t/film-jam-2...

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’m beyond excited to announce the official launch of “The Last Stanza”, made in collaboration with VIVERSE! @viverse.com

I invite you ALL to experience it here: create.viverse.com/8eGr6p6

Where does the soul live?
In the heart? The brain? The eye? In what we feel—or what we leave behind?

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Immersive Review Rundown: Summer Is Here For Real Theme Parks! Reimagined Blockbusters! The Bard! Legally Distinct Pocket Monsters! THEATRE!!! It’s time to play in NYC, London & SoCal. (SIX…

This week’s #Immersive Review Rundown is a BANGER:

Ghost Town Alive! The Matrix in Shared Reality. Riven. DC Heroes & Villains Fest. Hamlet (An Experience) & more. London, NYC, and SoCal (SIX REVIEWS)

noproscenium.com/immersive-re...

Netflix House - Sign Up For Early Access Now Netflix House is a year-round home for fans to live the stories they love, opening in Philadelphia and Dallas in 2025, and in Las Vegas in 2027.

Netflix House site is up; will open in Philadelphia & Dallas at the end of 2025, and Vegas in 2027.

“Explore immersive, in-world experiences that let you step inside your favorite shows, dig into themed meals at our in-House restaurant…or grab exclusive merch from our shop.”

www.netflixhouse.com