Verity McIntosh
@veritymcintosh.bsky.social
Director of @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
Associate Prof @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social
Voted most likely to bring the biscuits.
Image by Vince Baidoo Lowe for 'MetaversEngine'. A project with Awarri looking at avatar systems, data ownership, creativity
Associate Prof @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social
Voted most likely to bring the biscuits.
Image by Vince Baidoo Lowe for 'MetaversEngine'. A project with Awarri looking at avatar systems, data ownership, creativity
Delighted to share the first research report from
@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...
@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...
First Report: Early days of the immersive exhibition network - Immersive Arts
Over the past 10–15 years, the appetite for immersive work both from artists and audiences has grown faster than the networks supporting it. This report brings together insights and recommendations fr...
immersivearts.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Delighted to share the first research report from
@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...
@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...
Exhilarating start to the STS Conference in Zurich. I got lost several times trying to find registration, the panel sessions and lunch (not uncommon for me) which was a wee bit stressful but, it is a pretty impressive place to get lost in #STSCH2025
September 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Exhilarating start to the STS Conference in Zurich. I got lost several times trying to find registration, the panel sessions and lunch (not uncommon for me) which was a wee bit stressful but, it is a pretty impressive place to get lost in #STSCH2025
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Vote now on SXSW Ideas, open until Sun 24 Aug 2025 🥳
Sensory storytelling – using XR to connect to the body
Panellists
- Deepa Mann-Kler – The Baby Factory is Closed
- Clémentine Bedos – Breathscapes
- Rowan James – Beat Blocks
- Marcin Gawin – Hermaphrogenesis
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Sensory storytelling – using XR to connect to the body
Panellists
- Deepa Mann-Kler – The Baby Factory is Closed
- Clémentine Bedos – Breathscapes
- Rowan James – Beat Blocks
- Marcin Gawin – Hermaphrogenesis
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Vote now on SXSW Ideas, open until Sun 24 Aug 2025 🥳
Sensory storytelling – using XR to connect to the body
Panellists
- Deepa Mann-Kler – The Baby Factory is Closed
- Clémentine Bedos – Breathscapes
- Rowan James – Beat Blocks
- Marcin Gawin – Hermaphrogenesis
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
Sensory storytelling – using XR to connect to the body
Panellists
- Deepa Mann-Kler – The Baby Factory is Closed
- Clémentine Bedos – Breathscapes
- Rowan James – Beat Blocks
- Marcin Gawin – Hermaphrogenesis
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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The final round of Immersive Arts funding is now open! UK-based artists can apply for £5k, £20k or £50k to develop work with immersive tech. Open until Mon 29 Sep 2025. This is the last open call—apply now. immersivearts.uk/news/the-final-round-of-immersive-arts-funding-is-now-open
July 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The final round of Immersive Arts funding is now open! UK-based artists can apply for £5k, £20k or £50k to develop work with immersive tech. Open until Mon 29 Sep 2025. This is the last open call—apply now. immersivearts.uk/news/the-final-round-of-immersive-arts-funding-is-now-open
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We are pleased to announce that the next round of funding will go live in July and will be open for apps until the end of Sep 25. Awards will be announced in Jan 26, with funded projects starting in Feb 26.
Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/updates-on-the-next-funding-round-opening-july-2025
Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/updates-on-the-next-funding-round-opening-july-2025
June 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We are pleased to announce that the next round of funding will go live in July and will be open for apps until the end of Sep 25. Awards will be announced in Jan 26, with funded projects starting in Feb 26.
Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/updates-on-the-next-funding-round-opening-july-2025
Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/updates-on-the-next-funding-round-opening-july-2025
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We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement
May 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement
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University-led, nationwide programme @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social launch their first major event, bringing together the country's immersive arts community.
The Big Thing will unite artists, producers, technologists, and researchers to explore the future of immersive arts.
The Big Thing will unite artists, producers, technologists, and researchers to explore the future of immersive arts.
The Big Thing, a landmark event for immersive artists in the UK, comes to Bradford | UWE Bristol
Immersive Arts will launch its first major event this June in Bradford, the UK’s City of Culture, to bring together the country’s immersive arts community.
www.uwe.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
University-led, nationwide programme @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social launch their first major event, bringing together the country's immersive arts community.
The Big Thing will unite artists, producers, technologists, and researchers to explore the future of immersive arts.
The Big Thing will unite artists, producers, technologists, and researchers to explore the future of immersive arts.
Reposted by Verity McIntosh
We’re excited to share the full schedule for The Big Thing, our first annual event Mon 9 - Wed 11 June! 🥳
The 2025 edition of Immersive Arts’ The Big Thing is produced in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk and @bdproducinghub.co.uk
Read the full schedule: immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing/
The 2025 edition of Immersive Arts’ The Big Thing is produced in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk and @bdproducinghub.co.uk
Read the full schedule: immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing/
April 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We’re excited to share the full schedule for The Big Thing, our first annual event Mon 9 - Wed 11 June! 🥳
The 2025 edition of Immersive Arts’ The Big Thing is produced in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk and @bdproducinghub.co.uk
Read the full schedule: immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing/
The 2025 edition of Immersive Arts’ The Big Thing is produced in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk and @bdproducinghub.co.uk
Read the full schedule: immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing/
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We’re excited to announce the first round of funded artists!
83 projects across the UK have been awarded nearly £1.2M to Explore, Experiment with, & Expand their use of immersive tech.
Read the full announcement: immersivearts.uk/news/over-80-uk-projects-receive-nearly-1-2m-in-first-funding-round
83 projects across the UK have been awarded nearly £1.2M to Explore, Experiment with, & Expand their use of immersive tech.
Read the full announcement: immersivearts.uk/news/over-80-uk-projects-receive-nearly-1-2m-in-first-funding-round
April 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We’re excited to announce the first round of funded artists!
83 projects across the UK have been awarded nearly £1.2M to Explore, Experiment with, & Expand their use of immersive tech.
Read the full announcement: immersivearts.uk/news/over-80-uk-projects-receive-nearly-1-2m-in-first-funding-round
83 projects across the UK have been awarded nearly £1.2M to Explore, Experiment with, & Expand their use of immersive tech.
Read the full announcement: immersivearts.uk/news/over-80-uk-projects-receive-nearly-1-2m-in-first-funding-round
Reposted by Verity McIntosh
Join us in Bradford, 9-11 June for our 1st annual event The Big Thing! Bringing together artists, creatives, researchers, and technologists from across the UK.
Early bird tickets on sale until Fri 21 Apr 2025. www.immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing
Early bird tickets on sale until Fri 21 Apr 2025. www.immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing
March 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us in Bradford, 9-11 June for our 1st annual event The Big Thing! Bringing together artists, creatives, researchers, and technologists from across the UK.
Early bird tickets on sale until Fri 21 Apr 2025. www.immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing
Early bird tickets on sale until Fri 21 Apr 2025. www.immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing
Sharing sketchy field notes from #SXSW this year, focussing on the amazing immersive works I managed to bag a slot for in the XR Experiences expo.
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Field Notes: SXSW 2025
South by South West Festival (SXSW), Austin, Texas, 8–12 March 2025
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March 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Sharing sketchy field notes from #SXSW this year, focussing on the amazing immersive works I managed to bag a slot for in the XR Experiences expo.
veritymcintosh.medium.com/field-notes-...
veritymcintosh.medium.com/field-notes-...
Shameless plug!
Tomorrow (Tue 11) I’m at #UKHouse #sxsw2025 talking about the UK Immersive scene with Anne Rupert, Jo Verrent marc boothe and Richard Russell.
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...
Thanks to Future Art and Culture for supporting us 😊
Tomorrow (Tue 11) I’m at #UKHouse #sxsw2025 talking about the UK Immersive scene with Anne Rupert, Jo Verrent marc boothe and Richard Russell.
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...
Thanks to Future Art and Culture for supporting us 😊
From the Ground Up: How the UK is Supporting the XR and Immersive Sector
SXSW 2025 Schedule | From Soul Paint by Hatsumi (SXSW award-winner 2024) to Consensus Gentium by Karen Palmer (SXSW award-winner 2023), UK artists have been taking the world by storm. But despite some...
schedule.sxsw.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Shameless plug!
Tomorrow (Tue 11) I’m at #UKHouse #sxsw2025 talking about the UK Immersive scene with Anne Rupert, Jo Verrent marc boothe and Richard Russell.
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...
Thanks to Future Art and Culture for supporting us 😊
Tomorrow (Tue 11) I’m at #UKHouse #sxsw2025 talking about the UK Immersive scene with Anne Rupert, Jo Verrent marc boothe and Richard Russell.
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...
Thanks to Future Art and Culture for supporting us 😊
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Join: Public talk with Verity McIntosh @veritymcintosh.bsky.social & Catherine Allen @catherineallen.bsky.social: We’re All in This Together: Safety, Policy & the Translation of Human Rights into Multi-Person Virtual Environments
📅 Tue, Feb 25: 12-1:30PM ET
🔗 Join via Zoom on our website link below
📅 Tue, Feb 25: 12-1:30PM ET
🔗 Join via Zoom on our website link below
2/25/25 Verity McIntosh & Catherine Allen - MIT Open Documentary Lab
In conversation (online) with: Verity McIntosh & Catherine Allen Tuesday | December 10, 2024 | 12PM – 1:30PM ET We’re All in This Together: Safety, Policy and the Translation of...
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February 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Join: Public talk with Verity McIntosh @veritymcintosh.bsky.social & Catherine Allen @catherineallen.bsky.social: We’re All in This Together: Safety, Policy & the Translation of Human Rights into Multi-Person Virtual Environments
📅 Tue, Feb 25: 12-1:30PM ET
🔗 Join via Zoom on our website link below
📅 Tue, Feb 25: 12-1:30PM ET
🔗 Join via Zoom on our website link below
This is going to sound like a set up for a joke/a grumble but I promise it's an actual question! What would be a good metaphor for a thing that is supposed to be the exciting start of something, but turns out to be the only thing. Looking for something other than 'dead end' or 'cul-de-sac'.
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is going to sound like a set up for a joke/a grumble but I promise it's an actual question! What would be a good metaphor for a thing that is supposed to be the exciting start of something, but turns out to be the only thing. Looking for something other than 'dead end' or 'cul-de-sac'.
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This starter pack is the beginning of a collection of people who run major @ukri.org and civil service projects across the sciences and humanities- follow us and let me know if you want to join us!
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
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January 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This starter pack is the beginning of a collection of people who run major @ukri.org and civil service projects across the sciences and humanities- follow us and let me know if you want to join us!
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
Great first day at the @ukri.org Research Leadership Symposium. Plenty of inspiring ideas and interesting conversations, including a lunchtime stroll around York in sub zero conditions with @martiskainen.bsky.social …and Paddington.
January 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Great first day at the @ukri.org Research Leadership Symposium. Plenty of inspiring ideas and interesting conversations, including a lunchtime stroll around York in sub zero conditions with @martiskainen.bsky.social …and Paddington.
This came out before Christmas but as I've only just got around to reading it, maybe you have too! Great round up as ever from @culturehacker.bsky.social sharing his top 50 Immersive Things of 2024 medium.com/columbia-dsl...
2024 list of 50+ Immersive Things that mix storytelling, performance, play, design & code
Welcome to the 7th edition of the annual “Immersive Things” list — a collection of innovative works from around the world that push the…
medium.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This came out before Christmas but as I've only just got around to reading it, maybe you have too! Great round up as ever from @culturehacker.bsky.social sharing his top 50 Immersive Things of 2024 medium.com/columbia-dsl...
This weeks @thegargle.bsky.social and the review marmite jars by @jlukeroberts.bsky.social has left me mulling. What level of design innovation would we accept in our jars if it reduced the amount of food waste. How do we feel about peanut butter via toothpaste tube?
December 13, 2024 at 9:40 AM
This weeks @thegargle.bsky.social and the review marmite jars by @jlukeroberts.bsky.social has left me mulling. What level of design innovation would we accept in our jars if it reduced the amount of food waste. How do we feel about peanut butter via toothpaste tube?
Job opportunity!
Research Fellow - Immersive Arts
University of the West of England
Grade G: £37,999 - £45,163
Full time, fixed-term post for two-years, also available part time as a job share
Application deadline: 20 January 2025
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Research Fellow - Immersive Arts
University of the West of England
Grade G: £37,999 - £45,163
Full time, fixed-term post for two-years, also available part time as a job share
Application deadline: 20 January 2025
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December 9, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Job opportunity!
Research Fellow - Immersive Arts
University of the West of England
Grade G: £37,999 - £45,163
Full time, fixed-term post for two-years, also available part time as a job share
Application deadline: 20 January 2025
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Research Fellow - Immersive Arts
University of the West of England
Grade G: £37,999 - £45,163
Full time, fixed-term post for two-years, also available part time as a job share
Application deadline: 20 January 2025
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Shameless request for votes pls!
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December 6, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Shameless request for votes pls!
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Great white paper from Awarri talking about the need for AI solutions that reflect Africa’s diverse cultures and languages.
www.awarri.com/whitepaper-l...
www.awarri.com/whitepaper-l...
Whitepaper: Leveraging ‘Native Intelligence’ To Drive The AI Revolution In Africa — Awarri
Download now to learn how integrating native intelligence is key to unlocking AI’s potential in Africa!
www.awarri.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Great white paper from Awarri talking about the need for AI solutions that reflect Africa’s diverse cultures and languages.
www.awarri.com/whitepaper-l...
www.awarri.com/whitepaper-l...