The 7th edition of Immersity took place on 27 and 28 March 2024 and brought together in Angoulême, at the invitation of the Pôle Image Magelis, all the professionals exploring new forms of immersive storytelling. Writers, directors, technicians and producers came together for case studies and conferences.

Virtual Reality experiences are proliferating in cultural venues – festivals, museums, cinemas – offering a growing diversity of content and ways of experiencing these moments spent with a headset on. The medium is evolving rapidly, and both creators and distributors are still lacking the codes to make VR experiences accessible to as many people as possible, and to make them easier to use so that users can enjoy experiences in the best possible conditions.

L.E.V. Festival (Laboratorio de Electrónica Visual), after revealing the line-up of live shows and audiovisual & performative installations, announces the rest of activities for its 18th edition: four experiences around extended realities, in a collaboration with Realities in Transition, which include the two VR works Red Tail and Uncanny Alley; the AR experience Slow Walker, and a workshop for teenagers about Metaverses and musical creation with PatchXR.

Michele Ziegler, who holds the position of Chief Digital Officer and Director of the NewImages festival, discusses the crucial subject of empathy and inclusiveness in programming and in interaction with the public.