VR WOMEN

Julia Bruton

VR WOMEN focusses on female voices exploring virtual reality. Find out more at: www.vr-women.com

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S1 · E21
July 10 · 26 min
#21 - Margarita Chikobava and her involvement in XR moms and how working in a female only environment has it’s impact
XR moms (www.xrmoms.de) is an initiative that Margarita Chikobava is a part of. XR moms dreams of a future for mothers and other caregivers to become a vital part in the XR industry and be independent and creative at the same time, while earning enough money to live a life. Mothers helping mothers. This new episode circles around the questions of working in an female only team and how that has an impact. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E20
June 15 · 28 min
#20 - Ioulia Isserlis on the genre of horror in VR, her drive towards it and how to navigate through the VR business world over the last 10 years.
Ioulia is cofounder of Another World VR - a berlin based company in the business of creating VR pieces for the last 10 years. Her background in storytelling and literature brought her close to the genre of horror - but in many ways the societal or historical horror is of even deeper interest to her. How she navigated through the business over the last decade and what her approach as a women is - you’ll find out in this episode. This was a special live podcast episode at the Doxumentale 2026 in Berlin, as VR Women was nominated for best podcast there. So for the first time VR Women had an audience. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E19
Oct 27, 2025 · 42 min
#19 - Ágnes Bakk and Daniela Hanusová on binding forces to create a VR art and academia event in Prague: Art VR Festival and ZIP Scene conference
VR Women talks with Ágnes Bakk and Daniela Hanusová. Ágnes organised the ZIP Scene Conference now in its 7th edition this year in Prague and Daniela is one part of the head of Art VR Festival. This is a unique event bringing together the arts and the academia in Eastern Europe. The women talk about the beauty and hardships that come with organising and maintaining such an event together. You can still see a part of Art VR at Dox Centre in Prague till the 23rd of November 2025. For more information go to https://artvr.cz/en and https://conf.zip-scene.com/ Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E18
Oct 15, 2025 · 27 min
#18 - Ruah Kim on VR development and the beauty of never ending projects
In Episode #18 VR Women talks with digital artist Ruah Kim. Ruah is based in South Korea and her current VR project „Dimension“ explores the realms of what can help people who are in need of relief wether be it from pain, stress or anxiety. Ruah started working on the idea while taking care of her cancer ill sister. A mediative experience, that will keep on developing as Ruah does not plan to „end“ the work on the VR piece soon but rather keep on building it. Find out more about Ruah Kims work together with The Cave (https://www.thecave.me/en/) and Double Me in South Korea in the new episode. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E17
Sep 8, 2025 · 26 min
#17 - Dagmar Schürrer and Mariam Rafehi: How can the Aurora School for Artists and the Immersive Technology Hub help you with your VR projects?
VR Women meets with Dagmar Schürrer from the Aurora School of Artists (https://aurora.htw-berlin.de/en/current/) and Mariam Rafehi from the Immersive Technology Hub (https://projekte.htw-berlin.de/hochschule/immersive-technologies-hub/). We talk about the possibilities Berliners have in getting support for their VR projects, and about their ideas and we find wonderful networking opportunities. And all of this without charge thanks to the European funding program. Find out how many women already are taken advantage of these programs and how you can get involved. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E16
Jun 21, 2025 · 30 min
#16 - Ana Monte: How does spatial audio influence our awareness of presence in VR?
Ana Monte is a sound designer and co-founder of Delta Soundworks (https://www.deltasoundworks.com/) - among many other things. She shares her insights on working with spatial audio and speaks openly about the situation of the ratio of women in the field of audio (which is currently at 7%) and what we can do to change that. Knowing how audio has this very individual language that speaks to our own experiences she believes it’s more about the concepts, than the technology in the end. The future will show. Find out more in episode 16. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E15
Dec 3, 2024 · 19 min
#15 - Lara Rohde on creating a safe space in VR to explore the topic of menstruation for a younger audience
Lara Rohde recently graduated with the VR project "Planet Puberty Menstruation" which aims at a younger audience (6 - 20 years). It just won the XR Science Award 2024. In episode 15 we talk about the challenges and advantages VR presents to the audience when creating a world around a topic like menstruation. Especially when it provokes shame in other mediums easily among an audience. Not in VR - as here we find a safe space. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E14
Jul 16, 2024 · 37 min
#14 - Celine Tricart: The differences between creating VR experiences or VR games and what is important for a female audience
Celine Tricart is been creating and producing in VR for many years; together with her co-founder Marie Blondiaux she started we are coven. Her VR experiences like „The Key“ or „Fight Back“ were invited to many festivals around the globe. Now she dives into the world of gaming with the VR game „Masters of Light“. VR Women talks with her about the different aspects of creating an experience or a game. Celine shares her insights to what is important when creating for a certain audience like women and how to create engagement and a feeling of awe for an audience. Find out more at https://wearecoven.com/ Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E13
Jun 4, 2024 · 40 min
#13 - Jacki Morie - On meaningful VR experiences and the question if women are predestined for Virtual Reality
Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie - or as the VR community also knows her - Jacki Morie is one of THE pioneers in VR. For three decades she has been creating and researching in the field of Virtual Reality focusing on meaningful personal experiences. At www.morie.org you can find out more about the vast amount of influence Jacki had and still has on the community of VR - be it her thesis on „Meaning and Emplacement in Expressive Immersive Virtual Environments“ or her involvement with NASA. VR Women talks with her about how her work, her findings and approaches over the years have changed and why she believes VR is a wonderful fitting medium for women. Get inspired by Jacki who was presented with the AIXR Accenture Lifetime Achievement Award in December 2022. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E12
May 21, 2024 · 34 min
#12 - Deirdre V. Lyons and Whitton Frank: Why acting in VR is different and how to get something going together in Virtual Reality
This time VR women has two guests for the first time - Deirdre V. Lyons and Whitton Frank - both founders of the ferryman collective: https://www.ferrymancollective.com/. Together they create and execute live immersive narratives in VR and tell us, how that does not only change the way of production, but also how the medium of VR lets one get in touch with the audience. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E11
Apr 16, 2024 · 44 min
#11 - Paula Strunden: The question of embodiment or disembodiment and how not using a controller can give you more freedom in XR
Paula Strunden is an architectural designer and a researcher in XR. Her work focuses on the possibilities of how binaries can be dissolved in XR, what exactly embodiment and disembodiment can mean and how you can be so much more free in XR without having to hold a controller in your hands all the time. On the platform www.xr-atlas.org she collects works, that otherwise might be lost to the public. If you feel, like you have something to contribute take a look online and approach her. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E10
Feb 13, 2024 · 29 min
#10 - Natasha Greenhalgh: Creating physical spaces to unite new media technology
In Episode 10 VR Women meets Natasha Greenhalgh in Amsterdam. Natasha talks with us about her background, what she believes is needed for women in the immersive arts and new media technologies nowadays and how she started Nxt Museum (https://nxtmuseum.com/) together with her business partner Merel van Helsdingen. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E9
Dec 19, 2023 · 30 min
#9 - Anil Altas Brug: Digital mindfulness and why we should be bold to experiment
Anil Altas Brug comes from marketing. She got into VR around 2016 and co-founded her own agency Turboslow Web3. She combines her work in new technological areas with her believe in digital mindfulness and a need to experiment. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E8
Nov 27, 2023 · 32 min
#8 - Deepa Mann-Kler: Humanity first - then comes the technology
As CEO of NEON and creator of many VR pieces VR Women dives deep with Deepa Mann-Kler in this episode into the the connection of art, technology and the importance of humanity in all of it. Find out more about Deepa and her work here: https://www.discoverneon.com/ Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E7
Oct 29, 2023 · 31 min
#7 - Michaela Pnacekova: Expressing a feminine voice in research
Michaela Pnacekova is an XR maker, a technologist and a researcher. She talks with us about her current research work in the field of facial expressions and analysis of emotions. Will the future hold better understanding of emotions for us in VR or might it be more restricted? You can find more about Michaela's work here: https://michaelapnacekova.com/ Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E6
Sep 13, 2023 · 20 min
#6 - Siza Mukwedini: Empowering women in VR in Zimbabwe
Siza Mukwedini started Matamba Film Labs for women in Harare / Zimbabwe, where she offers training in the field of VR for women. She talks with us about the challenges that she faces in a patriarchal society to create a safe space for women, where they can thrive and tell African stories the way they want to. Find more out at: https://matambafilmlabs.com Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E5
May 26, 2023 · 40 min
#5 - Tanja Kojic: Research in academia and the question of emotions
In episode 5 Tanja Kojic talks to us about her research in academia for VR and XR at the quality and usability Lab in Berlin (https://www.tu.berlin/qu), her focus on user experience and how something can feel in VR. And she answers the question: Is coding a necessity for VR? Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E4
Jan 31, 2023 · 37 min
#4 - Cathline Smoos: Sexology in VR and how it can help to raise intimacy
Cathline Smoos is a French psychologist and sexologist searching for means in VR to improve intimacy and human interactions. Her project https://www.imbuevr.com is for couples who are in for something new. We talk about how VR can help if you are in a long distance relationship, why a striptease of monsters is more alluring in VR than on a flat screen and why porn can be poetic. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E3
Nov 7, 2022 · 50 min
#3 - Yasmin Elayat: Driven by content and yet connected to technology
In episode three we talk with Yasmin Elayat - calling herself a tech-agnostic she is a creator for XR and shares her insights and experiences of the past years of her work. Her projects show her interest in social changes and her connection to the technical side of realising the content: http://elayat.com/ Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com
S1 · E2
Sep 28, 2022 · 35 min
#2 - Katharina Haverich: Social VR, VR for the Stage, and the Influence of Dreams
Katharina Haverich lives in Berlin and creates VR experiences for the stage and in social VR. You can take a look at her work here: https://www.katharinahaverich.de. Or visit her studio „dreams about girls“ on this platform: https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_dcca6a86-0a01-4007-b17c-9f4201991925. Find out more at: https://www.vr-women.com

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