IMMERSIVE X 2025 WARM-UP
CURATOR’S REMARKS

Together with his team at vm-people, a Berlin- and Vienna-based agency founded in 2004, Thomas Zorbach creates immersive experiences that shift mindsets, inspire action, and turn audiences into raving fans. At the heart of his work is Spatial Transformation: the shift from digital communication to spatial, immersive, and social experiences. A strategist, ideator, and frequent traveler in the Metaverse, he helps brands turn emerging technologies into magic.

Thomas is the initiator and curator of IMMERSIVE X | The Global XR Festival in VR—an annual gathering and worldwide community of thought leaders, creators, and activists, staged entirely in virtual worlds.

Dr. Ruth Diaz is a social scientist, immersive learning consultant, and leadership coach. With her DOT-Model and Troll Project, she empowers communities to navigate conflict, foster resilience, and design authentic connection in spatial and XR environments. 

Julian Todd was working on CAD/CNC software and political websites before discovering the Godot games engine and VR.  After four years of developing normal VR applications and gaining what he believed was a broad understanding of the technology, he suddenly made friends in the furry VRChat community which changed everything.