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 on-demand links to 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.
ON-DEMAND REPLAYS
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’.
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— The Raindance Immersive Team
2026 FESTIVAL INTRODUCTION & TRAILER
DAY 1 REPLAYS: FRIDAY, 12 JUNE
11 AM BST / 12 PM CEST / 6 AM EDT
Opening Keynote | Welcome to the 2026 Raindance Immersive Summit and Festival: An Introduction by the Curators | Hosted by the Raindance Immersive Curatorial Team
12 PM BST / 1 PM CEST / 7 AM EDT
Virtual Sanrio Puroland: A Global Social VR Theme Park | Hosted by Rumi Kono, Sanrio
12:30 PM BST / 1:30 PM CEST / 7:30 AM EDT
New Possibilities for the Museum Experience: Inside the Virtual Museum of Virtual Art (VMoVA) | Hosted by Raindance Immersive award winning creator, Jessien Huang, Founder VMoVA
1 PM - 1:20 PM BST / 2 PM - 2:20 PM CEST / 8 AM - 8:20 AM EDT: BREAK
1:20 PM BST / 2:20 PM CEST / 8:20 AM EDT
Capturing the World One Gaussian Splat at a Time: Inside the Creation of "Spatialography" | Hosted by XR pioneer, Voxelkei
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
8 PM BST / 9 PM CEST / 3 PM EDT
Fireside Chat | Finding the Flow: VR Dance Academy’s Approach to Choreography and Live Dance Performance | Hosted by Dust Bunny, Founder, VR Dance Academy (Love is the Groove) with Raindance Immersive Curator, Mary Lee Desmond
9 PM BST / 10 PM CEST / 4 PM EDT: THE END
DAY 2 REPLAYS: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE
11 AM BST / 12 PM CEST / 6 AM EDT
Welcome to Day 2 | Hosted by the Raindance Immersive Curatorial Team
11:15 AM BST / 12:15 PM / 6:15 AM EDT
Fireside Chat | Zero Latency, High Spirit: A Live Jazz Vocalist’s Journey in Social VR | Hosted by jazz performer, Sheena Baobab with Raindance Immersive Curator, Mary Lee Desmond
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
1:30 PM BST / 2:30 PM CEST / 8:30 AM EDT
BasisVR: A practical foundation for Open-Source VR | Hosted by Luke Dooly and Yewnyx, Basis VR
2 PM BST / 3 PM CEST / 9 AM EDT
A Hypnotic Journey into Consciousness: Designing Organic Flow in Squingle Arcade | Hosted by Dr. Benjamin Outram, Founder, Squingle Games
2:40 PM BST / 3:40 PM CEST / 9:40 AM EDT
Thief VR: Reimagining a Classic Gaming IP for the XR Era | Hosted by Russ Harding, Chief Creative Officer, Maze Theory
3:20 PM BST / 4:20 PM CEST / 10:20 AM EDT
Compass: Building an Open-World Flying Adventure Set Among Otherworldly Skies | Hosted by Alexandre Pernot Lopes, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Trebuchet
4 PM - 4:05 PM BST / 5 PM - 5:05 PM CEST / 11 AM - 11:05 AM EDT: BREAK
4:05 PM BST / 5:05 PM CEST / 11:05 AM EDT
Panel | Beyond the Brush: Redefining Artistic Expression through Social VR | Featuring Raindance Immersive award winning artists Anders Fray (aka Ders), Durk Van Der Meer (aka Durk＠Work) and Reverse Butcher | Moderated by Raindance Immersive Curator, Mária Rakušanová
5 PM BST / 6 PM CEST / 12 PM EDT
Keynote | Philosophy of Experiential Design & Immersive Storytelling | Hosted by Kent Bye, Host and Producer, Voices of VR Podcast
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, Mária Rakušanová
7 PM - 7:10 BST / 8 PM - 8:10 PM CEST / 2 PM - 2:10 PM EDT: BREAK
7:10 PM BST / 8:10 PM CEST / 2:10 PM EDT
TUBE VR: Architecting the New Underground | Hosted by Laurie Denman (aka Hadean), Founder, Beam Immersive (TUBE VR: In the Dance)
7:30 PM BST / 8:30 PM CEST / 2:30 PM EDT
Fireside Chat | From Spark to Star: Starheart’s Artistic Journey in Social VR | Hosted by Raindance Immersive award winning artist, composer & VTuber, Starheart, with Raindance Immersive Curator, Mary Lee Desmond
8 PM BST / 9 PM CEST / 3 PM EDT
VR Filmmaking: Crafting Documentaries and Indie Success | Hosted by Joe Hunting, Founder, Painted Clouds & Raindance Immersive Curator
9 PM BST / 10 PM CEST / 4 PM EDT: THE END