2026 RAINDANCE IMMERSIVE SUMMIT REPLAYS


Thank you for registering for the 2026 Raindance Immersive Summit, hosted live on Zoom on June 12th and June 19th. Below, you will find the recordings of this year's sessions. Dive back in and learn from some of the world's most visionary XR creators—including our 2026 selected artists, game developers, world-builders, musicians, performers, filmmakers, and distinguished alumni.

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Available to Day 1 Pass holders (12 June replays), Day 2 Pass holders (19 June replays), Full Pass: Both Days holders (12 & 19 June replays), Student Passes, and the ‘Festival Supporter Pass’. If you received this link but did not purchase a pass (Full Pass: £50; Day Pass: £25), you are still very welcome here—please consider making a donation to support us.

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2026 FESTIVAL INTRODUCTION & TRAILER

DAY 1 REPLAYS: FRIDAY, 12 JUNE

  • 2 PM BST / 3 PM CEST / 9 AM EDT

    Panel | Colourful Narratives: Radical Courage and Growth Through Vulnerability | Featuring XR creators Iris van der Meule (Lesbian Simulator), “JustJaime” Smith (un_comfortable.exe) and Christopher Lane Davis aka Screaming Color (A Wonderful Thing to Realize) | Moderated by Raindance Immersive Curator, Jo Leigh

  • 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM BST / 4:20 PM - 4:30 CEST / 10:20 AM - 10:30 AM EDT: BREAK

  • 4 PM BST / 5 PM CEST / 11 AM EDT

    Scaling Social Impact through XR | Hosted by Ingrid Kopp ( Co-Founder Electric South), XR creator Aurelio Mofuga (The Daladala Verse) and Vanessa Lawand Pfeiffer (Community Strategy & Engagement Manager, Agog)

  • 5 PM BST / 6 PM CEST / 12 PM EDT

    Panel | The New Stage: Crafting the Future of Live VR Theatre | Featuring VR theatre pioneers Alex Coulombe (Founder, Agile Lens), Deirdre V. Lyons (Co-Founder, Ferryman Collective), Jason Moore (Founder, The Metamovie), Mandy Canales (Assistant Professor, Department of Digital Technology and Culture, Washington State University) and Stephen Butchko (Co-Founder, Ferryman Collective) | Moderated by Raindance Immersive Curator, Jiyue Hu

  • 6 PM - 6:15 PM BST / 7 PM - 7:15 PM CEST / 1 PM - 1:15 PM EDT: BREAK

  • 7:15 PM BST / 8:15 PM CEST / 2:15 PM EDT

Fireside Chat | From The Great Pug to Millions of Fans: The Making of a VR Icon | Hosted by artist & VTuber, TFMJonny, with Raindance Immersive Curator, Mary Lee Desmond

DAY 2 REPLAYS: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE

  • 11 AM BST / 12 PM CEST / 6 AM EDT

    Welcome to Day 2

  • 11:45 PM BST / 12:45 PM CEST / 6:45 AM EDT

    Panel | Transformative Narratives: Courage and Personal Growth | Featuring XR creators Menghui Huang (The Big Cube), Owen Hindley (Fallax) and Tomis Fras (Sonderambla) | Moderated by Raindance Immersive Curator, Jo Leigh

  • 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM BST / 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CEST / 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM EDT - BREAK

  • 6 PM BST / 7 PM CEST / 1 PM EDT

    Panel | The World Builder’s Blueprint: Crafting Iconic Virtual Worlds | Featuring Raindance Immersive award winning world builders Fins, Juice, MetaRick and NProwler | Moderated by Raindance Immersive Curator, MariRaku

  • 7 PM - 7:10 BST / 8 PM - 8:10 PM CEST / 2 PM - 2:10 PM EDT: BREAK

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