I had a chance to speak with Blake Kammerdiener, the lead programmer of the SXSW XR Experience selection to get a sneak peak of the 36 projects that are being featured this year (14 projects in the XR Experience Competition, 18 projects in the XR Experience Spotlight, and 4 XR Experience Special Events). The XR Experience Exhibition will be running from Sunday March 10 to Tuesday March 12 from 11a to 6p CDT. New this year to the Exhibition Floor will be sponsor booths on the main exhibition on Floor 3 of the Fairmont (Arizona State University MIX Center, Meta, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)'s Taiwan Pavilion, and Xn Québec), as well as XR lounges in conference rooms including the Canadian Innovation Lounge, and L'Effet Québec on Fairmont's 3rd floor. There are also some XR Experience projects on the 4th and 5th Floors as well, and the XR Track also runs from March 10-12, and will be split between the Hilton Hotel and the 5th floor of the Fairmont. Here's an unofficial spreadsheet listing some XR parties and XR events happening during SXSW as well, and be sure to check out events at the Canada House & Ireland House.



I will unfortunately not be in Austin, TX to attend SXSW physically this year due to a family medical issue, but I will be covering 1/2 to 2/3 of the SXSW XR Experience projects remotely. Here is a list of upcoming interviews as well as some previously covered projects at SXSW including 6 from Venice Immersive, 1 from Tribeca Immersive, and 1 from IDFA DocLab.




Astra



Detachment



Escape to Shanghai



Her Name Was Gisberta



Joseph Rouleau: Final Encore



Madame Pirate - Episodes #1 & #2



Reimagined Volume III: Young Thang



SoulPaint



[DEEP, the previous project by the creators SoulPaint]



The Tent



The Vortex Cinema



Walk to Westerbork



We Speak Their Names in Hushed Tones



[Producer Ingrid Kopp on Electric South]



MORE PROJECTS TO BE ADDED TO THIS LIST SOON



[Producer Katayoun Dibamehr from Floreal Films]



#1244 Maya: The Birth of a Superhero [PART 1 from Tribeca Immersive 2023 - Part 1 + Part 2 debuts at SXSW]



#1272: Songs for a Passerby [from Venice Immersive 2023]



#1276: Emperor [from Venice Immersive 2023]



#1287: Letters From Drancy [from Venice Immersive 2023]



#1292: Shadowtime [from Venice Immersive 2023]



#1293: Tulpamancer [from Venice Immersive 2023]



#1303: The Imaginary Friend [from Venice Immersive 2023]



#1331: Buried in the Rock [from DocLab 2023]












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