DAY 2 - FRIDAY, 19 JUNE
11 AM BST / 6 AM ET: Welcome to the 2026 Raindance Immersive Summit and Festival: An Introduction by the Curator (Hosted by Mária Rakušanová aka MariRaku)
11:15 AM BST / 6:15 AM ET / 7:15 PM JST: Zero Latency, High Spirit: A Live Jazz Vocalist’s Journey in Social VR (Mary Lee Desmond aka FangsVR in conversation with Sheena Baobab) / 11:40 AM BST: Live Q&A with Sheena-san
11:45 PM BST / 6:45 AM ET: Transformative Narratives: Courage and Personal Growth (A panel with Menghui Huang, Tomis Fras and Owen Hindley, moderated by Jo Leigh)
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM BST / 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM ET - BREAK
1:30 PM BST / 8:30 AM ET: Eleven Editions of Raindance Immersive: Eleven Essential Lessons for Indie Creators (Hosted by Mária Rakušanová aka MariRaku)
2:30 PM BST / 9:30 AM ET: A Hypnotic Journey into Consciousness: Designing Organic Flow in Squingle Arcade (Hosted by Ben Outram, Squingle Games)
3:10 PM BST / 10:10 AM ET: Thief VR: Reimagining a Classic Gaming IP for the XR Era (Hosted by Russ Harding, Maze Theory)
3:50 PM - 4 PM BST / 10:50 AM - 11 AM ET: BREAK
4 PM BST / 11 AM ET: Beyond the Brush: Redefining Artistic Expression through Social VR (A panel with Durk Van Der Meer aka Durk＠Work, Reverse Butcher, Anders Fray aka Ders, moderated by Mária Rakušanová aka MariRaku)
5 PM BST / 12 PM ET: Philosophy of Experiential Design & Immersive Storytelling (Hosted by Kent Bye)
6 PM BST / 1 PM ET: The World Builder’s Blueprint: Crafting Iconic Virtual Worlds (A panel with Fins, Juice, MetaRick and NProwler, moderated by Mária Rakušanová aka MariRaku)
7 PM BST / 2 PM ET: TUBE VR: Architecting the New Underground in Social VR (Hosted by Laurie Denman, aka Hadean)
7:30 PM BST / 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT: From Spark to Star: A Multi-Talented Artist’s Journey in Social VR (Mary Lee Desmond aka FangsVR in conversation with Starheart)
8:10 PM BST / 3:10 PM ET: New Frontiers in VR Filmmaking: Innovating Immersive Virtual Production (Hosted by Joe Hunting)
8:55 PM BST / 3:55 PM ET: Closing words by Maria & Joe
9 PM BST / 4 PM ET: END
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