Program 2025
Get a first look at the topics, sessions, presenters, and platforms that will be featured at IMMERSIVE X 2025. Select your time zone to see when sessions start in your location. Full session details and booking options will be available starting early October.
Get-together
IMMERSIVE X 2025 Warm-Up: Curator’s RemarksThomas Zorbach, Dr. Ruth Diaz
Talk
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Corporate
The State Of The Metaverse in 2026: Opening NoteAndy Fidel
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: The Polys Theater
Society
UNHOME: Experiencing Homelessness in VRHenning Westerwelle, Chris Poelmann
Presentation
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Arts
Ink Never Dies: How We Reimagined Calligraphy for the MetaverseOlga Kai
Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Vertical Horizon/361 Degrees
Transformation
Solutions For A World Without Borders Where Women ThriveHelen Erwin, Dee Dee Chainey-Jones, Paige Dansinger, Dr. Anju Bhargava
Panel
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: The Foremothers Cafe
Health
Humanizing The Virtual World: Cultural Treatment In VRJo Adrian Haavind
Presentation + Performance
Platform: VRChat
Location: TheatreBaffo
Entertainment
heyVR.io: The Journey Of Building a Platform for VR and AR Browser GamesMarc Neuhoff
Talk + Experience
Platform: Hubs
Entertainment
The Show Must Go… In The MetaverseMaud Clavier
Talk + World Hop
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X et al
Arts
Redefining Dance Education in VR: The VR Dance Academy ExperienceDustBunny
Performance + Q&A
Platform: VRChat
Location: VRDA Performance Stage
Get-together
Club VIOLET Dream Bigger: IMMERSIVE X 2025 Official Opening PartyVenusSX, DJ Ru
Party
Platform: VRChat
Location: VIOLET in Empire of Love
Culture
The Theatre Of Death: Dramatic Séance | Tadeusz KantorShu Shu
Talk
Platform: VRChat
Location: The Anatomical Theatre
Culture
Mortality Murals: Ephemeral Street Art in VRTom Nickel
Talk + Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Death Q&A
Culture
Preserving the Legacy of Digital Culture: The Virtual Worlds Museum™ Living ArchiveJulian Reyes
Platform: Spatial
Transformation
Becoming Us Again: Conflict, Compassion, and the Practice of PresenceDr. Ruth Diaz
Keynote
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: Karls Virtual Retreat
Corporate
Crafting Virtual Worlds: Walkabout Mini Golf’s Design JourneySarah Balman, Ellie Sizemore, Henning Koczy , Don Carson
Talk
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Technology
Mixed Reality Collaboration: Bridging Physical and Digital WorkspacesBenjamin Daniel, Erwin Küchel, Christian Spiekermann
Talk + Demo
Platform: SpatiaLink
Culture
What European XR Can Offer the World: A Future of Trustworthy and Inclusive Virtual WorldsMichael Barngrover
Talk
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: Karls Virtual Retreat
Corporate
Insurance Meets Metaverse: How ERGO is Shaping Value CreationRobert Alexander Heinrich
Presentation
Platform: RAUM
Location: Rock House
Corporate
Is Virtual2Physical the next big Thing for Online Retail and Branding?Björn Ognibeni
Presentation
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Corporate
igus: Application of VR in Sales, Design, and Training ProcessesOliver Rosito
Talk + Experience
Platform: RAUM
Location: iguverse
Corporate
How to Save the Metaverse: A Look Back and a Look ForwardSean Keogh, Daniel Schaefer
Presentation
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Arts
The Death of the Audience: How XR is Rewriting the Future of the ArtsKathrine Fremming
Presentation
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Corporate
Castle of KYSS: Creating A Safe Space For Romance FansStephanie Bagehorn, Andrea Luck, Austin Caine (Cause), Christi Fenison, Cody Fenison, Andy Fidel, Christopher Morrison
Panel + Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Castle of KYSS
Health
Conversational AI in HealthcareInes Heitkamp, DJ Smith, Lyron Bentovim, Anne Seubert
Talk + Demo
Platform: Foretell Reality
Location: MTX Future World
Technology
3D/4D Gaussian Splatting in Metaverse and VFXGeorgy Molodtsov
Workshop
Platform: Arrival Space
Arts
Creating Artworks with Gaussian SplatsNadia Bey, Carla Knopp, Lisa Maria Egger
World Hop
Platform: Arrival Space
Academia
Tech for Good for AfricaDiana Njeri, Tom Nickel, Edward Paul Munaaba, Nick Were, Yahuza Ahmed Magaji, Luvai Lijoodi, Paul Simon Waiyaki
Performance + Panel
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: Africa VR Campus and Center
Get-together
Meet the VR Family: Building Real Connections in Virtual WorldsPierre Kretschmer
Experience
Platform: RAUM
Location: Stonehenge
Technology
MetaTr@versal. Bringing Immersive to the Masses: Building a Creator to Consumer 3D Content Distribution PipelineDaniel Ljunggren, Evo Heyning, Jonathan Hale, Ben Erwin
Panel
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: The Polys Theater
Culture
Immersive Afterlife: Exploring Death, Grief and Human Connection in the Age of XR and AIRyan Astheimer, Niko Lang, Daniel Rumel, Shu Shu, Paul Simon Waiyaki, Tom Nickel
Panel
Platform: VRChat
Location: Death Q&A
Society
Avatars Take Over: From Stand-ins to SuperpowersVanessa Borkmann, Christopher Werth
Fireside Chat
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Society
Raising the Bar: Next-Gen Legal EducationMelissa Heidrick, Robin Moulder, Sophia Moshasha
Panel
Platform: ENGAGE
Society
Consent Game: Real Social SkillsVenusSX
Experience + Game
Platform: VRChat
Location: Elysium in Empire of Love
Academia
Urban Tragedy 2050: An Immersive Educational ExperienceNiko Lang, Shu Shu, Thomas Zorbach
Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Urban Tragedy| 2050
Entertainment
Designing XR Instruments: From Sketch to SoundLauren Schroeder
Presentation
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Health
The AngstVRei Project: Gamification & VR Against School AnxietyMarcos Delebé, Stephan Kiefer
Presentation
Platform: Foretell Reality
Location: MTX Future World
Academia
From Headset to Heart: Crafting your First Narrative VR ExperienceAlina Mikhaleva
Workshop
Platform: ENGAGE
Transformation
From the Unseen to the Embodied: A Neuroaesthetic Journey of BecomingSimeone Scaramozzino
Talk
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Arts
MormoVerse: A Cross-Platform Approach To Survive In MetaverseGeorgy Molodtsov
Experience
Platform: Somnium Space
Arts
Aomame Space: A Metaverse Manifesto For A More Inclusive Art WorldRic Bower
Presentation
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Culture
The Future Of Immersive ExperiencesTeresa Balestrieri, Marie Kuss, Alina Mikhaleva, Anne Seubert
Panel
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Health
The Mystery of Pure Awareness: A Guided Meditation in VRDaniel Rumel
Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Shoshin˸ Buddhist Temple
Arts
STRANGEWAYS Unveiled: Crafting a Digital MasterpieceAdam Lieber, Chris Bianchi
Experience + Q&A
Platform: VRChat
Location: Strangeways
Health
Private, Present & Fully Heard: How Virtual Reality is Reclaiming the Power of Anonymous Peer SupportDr. Amanda Wilson, Dr. Lisa Chiodo
Talk
Platform: Foretell Reality
Location: MTX Future World
Health
Healing Beyond Walls: VR Social Support For Patients At SickKidsShaindy Alexander, DJ Smith
Fireside Chat
Platform: Foretell Reality
Location: MTX Future World
Academia
Niko’s Mycelumia Shore: Learning from a Visionary Worldbuilder’s JourneyNiko Lang
Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Niko's Mycelumia Shore
Academia
Immersive Learning Beyond the ClassroomChris Madsen, Birgit Giering, Marlene May, Wolf Arne Storm, Prof. Dr. Dr. Björn Bohnenkamp
Panel
Platform: ENGAGE
Location: Karls Virtual Retreat
Technology
AI, WebXR and the Future of the Immersive WebAdam Filandr
Presentation
Platform: Hubs
Transformation
Conflict Resiliency in XRDr. Ruth Diaz
Workshop
Platform: VRChat
Location: DOT Model Classroom
Transformation
The Lotus Mirror of Self-Reflection: A Sensory ExpansionVenusSX
Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Elysium in Empire of Love
Technology
Will AR Be The Big Immersive Breakthrough?Chidi Nwaubani, Heather Dunaway Smith, Lien Tran, Christopher Morrison
Panel
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X
Entertainment
Inside “Uncanny Alley”: Behind The Curtain of Immersive Theatre in VRFerryman Collective
Experience
Platform: VRChat
Location: Uncanny Alley
Entertainment
When Metal Music Meets FortniteMaud Clavier
Talk + World Hop
Platform: Fortnite
Location: Hellfest
Get-together
Hop ‘Til You Drop: The Legendary World-Tour by Mel and KlausKlaus Lemm, Mel
World Hop
Platform: VRChat
Location: AREA X et al
Get-together
Bratwurst Wonderland: IMMERSIVE X 2025 Closing PartyKlaus Lemm, Mel
Party
Platform: VRChat
Location: Bratwurst Wonderland
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The fifth IMMERSIVE X will be taking place November 11 – 13 2025