Artists and organizations using immersive storytelling to create real-world change will gather in Seattle next month for the first-ever Impact Reality Summit, hosted by the late Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Portland-based Kaleidoscope.
The summit, on Jan. 9-10 at Vulcan Inc.’s headquarters, will feature panels, conversations, workshops and an exhibition of the best in “extended reality (XR) for good” storytelling.
In a news release Monday, Vulcan revealed the lineup and big names in XR, tech and social impact planning to take part: Participant Media, Juvee Productions, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, the Milken Institute, Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.
A diverse lineup of projects will compete for $50,000 in funding awards, broken down into four prizes:...
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