Kent Bye (Voices of VR)
@kentbye.com
Voices of VR Podcast host: Insatiably curious, XR oral historian, & aspiring philosopher. Exploring Tech Ethics, AI, XR, & Emerging Tech. Patreon at http://patreon.com/voicesofvr
This is an amazing archival montage documenting AR culture of HoloLens 1 & 2. Michael Hoffman says, "On the Microsoft HoloLens team, I had this idea to tell the HoloLens story in photos, so started collecting every image I could find, over 1,600." Lots of history here! picmotif.com/u/hoff/tribu...
Raindance Immersive curates the absolute best of virtual culture in VRChat. I’ve been a judge every year since 2020, and participated in this documentary coming out on August 9th. Excited to see this recap by @madamekana.bsky.social, the most prolific documentary maker in VRChat doing amazing work.
Madame Kana@madamekana.bsky.social · 5d ago🔴 UPCOMING VIDEO After two months of non stop-hard work I'm thrilled to finally announce: VR PIONEERS🌑 Journey into new artistic horizons. A one hour documentary. 📅 VRChat Premiere on August 9th 📅
I just posted a pretty epic video on "Blending the Elements of Experiential Design. I'll be applying it to my 30+ hrs of oral history coverage of immersive stories from Venice Immersive 2025 & 15+ hrs of SXSW Immersive 2026 coming soon: youtu.be/01M5NcOYzx0 Slides: voicesofvr.com/wp-content/u...
@kentbye.com had a fascinating conversation with my friends @grrlrighter.bsky.social and @whatashrinkthinks.com, highly recommended 😻
#1589: Using VR to Paint Dreams for Active Imagination, Collaborative Dreamwork, and Symbolic Contemplation - Voices of VR Podcast
I speak with visual artist Elizabeth Honer who uses Open Brush to pain her dreams as well as with Martha Crawford who leads dream workshops. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a l...
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I participated on a Socratic Debate about AI at Augmented World Expo where I represented an Anti-AI & Pro-Human Rights POV. I was called an "AI Denialist," which catalyzed me to collect 30k words citing critical AI scholars & philosophers presenting the skeptical take: voicesofvr.com/1749-socrati...
In 2022, I shelved my thesis VR game, Penrose Station, when I joined Twisted Pixel to work on Marvel's Deadpool VR (too much of a conflict of interest.) Fast forward to 2026: Meta shut our studio down. 😔 And with the conflict gone, I finally had a reason to pick it back up….
I’m loving the “chaotic early WWW energy” here that the #ATproto represents. I skipped to the demos to see the wide range of decentralized apps that these savvy devs were able to assemble after a 4-hour @codetv.dev Web Dev Challenge. Lots of Wild West Experimentation Vibes. youtu.be/S-XytKfGCO8?...
Rebuild your website (again) with ATproto · Web Dev Challenge S3.E4
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Jason Lengstorf@jason.energy · 2mo agohey you, wanna watch @dame.is, @pds.dad, @zeu.dev, @brittanyellich.com, @awarm.space, and @bryn.codes build atproto websites? the latest Web Dev Challenge sponsored by @bsky.app launches this week! goes live Thursday at 3pm Pacific, and you should absolutely join us for the premiere 💜
We apologize. :[
Kent Bye (Voices of VR)@kentbye.com · 2mo agoRIP Rec Room. 2016-2026. A bit of a shame to see another UGC-driven social VR app shut down. Export tools were recently provided to makers, but hoping to see more open source / open standards in XR in the future. My chat with Shawn Whiting reflecting on what happened: voicesofvr.com/1719-rip-rec...
I'm presenting new material at Seattle XR: "Blending the Elements of Experiential Design" XR is an interdisciplinary design discipline that's fusing together architecture, industrial design, theater, film, music, game design, web design, human computer interaction, social media... luma.com/n8vhi1ue
One of the paradoxes of the next paradigm shift is valuing human experience & emotion beyond rational facts that don’t change behaviors on their own. It’s a rejection of an objectified “view from nowhere” absent situated knowledges that come from a body, feelings, mind, & will. youtu.be/z-XNH4upTVw
Patterns of Meaning, Transformation, and Impact in XR - MeaningfulXR Keynote
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Kent Bye (Voices of VR)@kentbye.com · 2mo ago4 new Voices of VR eps: Immersive Impact Review, Impulse Impact Study, Patterns of Meaning, Transformation & Impact Open call from Agog on Climate Futures + Immersive Media voicesofvr.com/1720-immersi... voicesofvr.com/1721-impact-... voicesofvr.com/1722-meaning... voicesofvr.com/1723-agogs-o...
4 new Voices of VR eps: Immersive Impact Review, Impulse Impact Study, Patterns of Meaning, Transformation & Impact Open call from Agog on Climate Futures + Immersive Media voicesofvr.com/1720-immersi... voicesofvr.com/1721-impact-... voicesofvr.com/1722-meaning... voicesofvr.com/1723-agogs-o...
This was an incredibly touching and informative conversation. Certainly if you are in the AR/VR space I encourage you to listen. But even if you are an entrepreneur or an aspiring entrepreneur, you should check it out. The story of Rec Room as a business is fascinating all by itself.
Kent Bye (Voices of VR)@kentbye.com · 2mo agoRIP Rec Room. 2016-2026. A bit of a shame to see another UGC-driven social VR app shut down. Export tools were recently provided to makers, but hoping to see more open source / open standards in XR in the future. My chat with Shawn Whiting reflecting on what happened: voicesofvr.com/1719-rip-rec...
Gamer's Nexus details how NVIDIA is abandoning the PC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUqQ... This March 3, 2026 from /r/pcmasterrace foreshadows how Big Tech are abandoning personal computing in favor of AI data centers. They're pushing "you will own nothing and be happy." www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterra...
RIP Rec Room. 2016-2026. A bit of a shame to see another UGC-driven social VR app shut down. Export tools were recently provided to makers, but hoping to see more open source / open standards in XR in the future. My chat with Shawn Whiting reflecting on what happened: voicesofvr.com/1719-rip-rec...
I have a ton of respect for @antonhand.bsky.social as an indie artist who's been updating his game for 10+ years. H3VR is the most sophisticated gun simulator, and he hasn't enabled users to shoot other humans. He uses absurdist humor & play to open minds to new ideas. voicesofvr.com/1717-h3vr-10...
#1717: H3VR 10-Year Retrospective with Anton Hand: Origins, Design, & Evolution of "Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, & Hand Grenades" - Voices of VR Podcast
On April 5, 2016, Rust LTD’s Anton Hand released Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, & Hand Grenades (H3VR) in Early Access on Steam after seven weeks of development on this VR sandbox game that featured a handful ...
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H3VR is THE most elaborate & sophisticated gun simulator in VR, but @antonhand.bsky.social's condition is it will never be used to simulate violence against humans... only hot dogs. After a decade of R&D & 2 years of development, H3VR2 was announced today. His devlog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_6...
Anton@antonhand.bsky.social · 3mo agoThat’s right… WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN!! Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 Wishlist now on Meta Quest & Steam
Excited for CREATURE FEATURE's new indie XR games. A YouTube commenter spotted a subliminal message of @antonhand.bsky.social eating a hotdog. He said on his devlog that his new game would be announced. Also "Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades" has been in Early Access for MORE THAN A DECADE now!
VR Games Showcase@vrgamesshowcase.bsky.social · 3mo ago🚨 CREATURE FEATURE 2026 AIRS ON VRGS NEXT WEEK 🚨 😍 New VR game reveals & info... 🤫 ...including a very big surprise ✈️ Updates on Compass, Deadly Delivery & more 📆 9:30am PT, May 6 on YouTube Set a reminder here: buff.ly/X2k9QcD
I'm excited to attend the @pdx.atproto.camp meetup to see how the decentralized #ATProto ecosystem is developing. I'm really impressed with the seamless @openmeet.net experience as an open source Meetup_com alternative, and how it links to the attendee profiles platform.openmeet.net/events/atpro...
ATProto 101 + Hangout with your favorite ATmosphere nerds!
Tue, May 5, 6:00 PM PDT · 1551 Southeast Poplar Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97214, United States Come join your fellow idealists, builders, and shitposters for another meetup about th
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There's some REALLY cool things happening with the Creative Industries Immersive Impact Coalition. The CIIIC’s €200 Million in public funding is catalyzing all sorts of immersive innovations, including artist-driven research into revitalizing civic society. Hear more: voicesofvr.com/1713-ciiics-...
![The CIIIC is develop an integrated program with five action lines that together create the desired impact on the Netherlands' economic growth potential and societal transitions.
1. Knowledge and Methods: Applied and practice-oriented research to develop better knowledge and tools for the effective and responsible development of Immersive Experiences [IX]
2. Human Capital: Expanding and strengthening the talent pool to conceptualize, build, and apply IX, as well as using IX as a learning solution.
3. Ecosystems and Facilities: Building a strong, interactive Dutch IX innovation ecosystem and supporting its research, education, development, and application.
4. Innovation and demonstration projects: Projects focused on the design, production, application, and impact of IX, bringing together public and private organizations, creators, and users.
5. Synergy and Coherence: Innovation Agenda + Public Values + Community & Events + Narrative and Communication + Knowledge Platform](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/bafkreifwnxihhj5glwmxxddukpsvxbhostrwx7fzoxlocmqbx6bm2cyeg4)
Great @edzitron.com interview breaking down the economic infeasibilities of VC-funded #AIHype. He says the all-you-can-eat buffet style of AI subscriptions are burning cash at an unsustainable rate, and doubts consumers will pay for the amount tokens they actually use www.youtube.com/watch?v=zECy...
How OpenAI ends and takes Oracle with it | Ed Zitron
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Thinking a lot lately about the merits of Pleasure Activism as a mode of resistance. From my IDFA DocLab paper: “Chan & McKnight point to the pleasure activism movement that is "re-examining pleasure as a way to reclaim agency and resist oppression,"” professionals.idfa.nl/stories/idfa...
I still sometimes call posts “skeets” here to invoke the nostalgia of three years ago when it was born out of a reply-all Hellthread where folks were posting nudes and crashing @pfrazee.com’s timeline, @jaketapper.bsky.social said “skeet” on CNN, & the @washingtonpost.com posted a meme about skeets.
dad (aka miguel)@aka.dad · 3mo agowho the hell unironically calls bsky posts “skeets”? i want to see hands 🫵🏽
Here's some of my favorite @xoxofest.com over the years. They just launched a rad video archive: @molly.wiki 2024 xoxofest.com/2024/videos/... Nicky Case 2015 xoxofest.com/2015/videos/... @contrapoints.bsky.social 2018 xoxofest.com/2018/videos/... Dooce (RIP) 2015: xoxofest.com/2015/videos/...
Molly White · Videos · XOXO
Best known for puncturing blockchain/crypto hype with her Web3 Is Going Just Great project, writer/researcher Molly White believes a better web is possible. Launched two years ago, her Citation Needed...
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XOXO@xoxofest.com · 3mo agoOne last thing before we go. Today, after 2+ (or 10+??) years of work, we’re launching XOXO Explore, a complete archive of all eight years of the festival. xoxofest.com
What’s next for immersive, AI, and interactive art? @kentbye.com reports on the 19th edition of the @doclab.bsky.social festival. Free download #xr #immersive
Kent Bye (Voices of VR)@kentbye.com · 4mo agoWhat’s next for immersive art? This 121-page report I wrote attempts to answer this by listening to what immersive artists have to say. The IDFA DocLab Immersive Think Tank Report is out now, & it's a roadmap to a community-driven, indie XR distribution network. professionals.idfa.nl/stories/idfa...
Reading this report right now and encouraging anyone interested in the arts to do the same.
Kent Bye (Voices of VR)@kentbye.com · 4mo agoWhat’s next for immersive art? This 121-page report I wrote attempts to answer this by listening to what immersive artists have to say. The IDFA DocLab Immersive Think Tank Report is out now, & it's a roadmap to a community-driven, indie XR distribution network. professionals.idfa.nl/stories/idfa...
What’s next for immersive art? This 121-page report I wrote attempts to answer this by listening to what immersive artists have to say. The IDFA DocLab Immersive Think Tank Report is out now, & it's a roadmap to a community-driven, indie XR distribution network. professionals.idfa.nl/stories/idfa...
Here is my sneak preview of the #SXSW XR Experience programmer with curator Blake Kammerdiener. We talk about every project in competition and the spotlight as well. I’ll be on site seeing all of the things and recording oral history interviews with immersive artists. voicesofvr.com/1712-preview...
#1712: Preview of SXSW XR Experience 2026 with Blake Kammerdiener – Voices of VR Podcast
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That was a great manifesto / philosophy of tech rant mixed with a lot of pithy writing, stylized glitch art, & raw emotion. Love the quote "technology is a branch of moral philosophy, not of science." from Paul Goodman's "New Reformation" (1969) via Neil Postman's "Technopoly" (1992).
Contrary to what you heard, VR is actually NOT dead. VR Forever is coming back after a successful first edition and submissions are open now: forms.gle/fvU8BhqVPYfo... Submission Deadline: March 31st #VRForever is hosted by @creaturedotpage.bsky.social and @futurefriendsgames.com #VR #gamdev
VR Forever | 2026 Submission Form
// Hosted by Creature + Future Friends // Contrary to what you heard, VR is actually NOT dead. VR Forever is coming back after a successful first edition last year and this time we are open for submi...
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