The Postcolonial VR Lab at Utrecht University

Launch of the new immersive music theatre HERE by composer Michel van der Aa. Book of Sand a VR adaptation of Jorge Luis Borge with Kate Miller-Heidke and the aria by Julia Bullock from the film opera Upload. The app on your PCVR and Apple Vision Pro. here-app.net lnkd.in/ex-HMbZ2 lnkd.in/e9QWwC7Y

The stunning anticolonial antifuturist musical VR by Peruvian Mestizo-Indigenous artist Claudix Vanesix (AMiXR Collective) was on show at the Artis Dome yesterday, reminding us in their artist talk of the coloniality of time, that "for many colonized nations, the apocalypse has already happened".

We are at IDFA DocLab R&D Summit today! Listening and thinking along with creators, producers and distributors about the challenges of the industry and the state of the field. Some good thoughts in particular on what 'care' means in VR, and when feeling is or isn't quite enough. @doclab.bsky.social

Hello BlueSky! This is the Postcolonial VR Lab at Utrecht University, a group dedicated to thinking beyond the ameliorative imaginary of VR as a benign humanitarian tool and to explore how we might “stay with the trouble” via postcolonial/decolonial/critical approaches Watch this space for updates!