PXR2024
Presenters
Since 2020, one hundred and ninety-two artists, academics, influencers, producers and technologists, from diverse backgrounds spanning the country and the globe have presented at PXR Conference.
We are excited to announce the line-up for the 2024 PXR Conference, taking place from November 8-17 in VR and IRL at hubs in Toronto, Vancouver, and Kingston!
Keynote Speakers
Espii Proctor
Espii Proctor (she/hers/Espii) is an XR director and sound/media designer for live performance and immersive experiences. She was recognized by American Theatre Magazine for multimedia storytelling in the “Six Theatre Artists to Know” series, and she also received a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Media Design. Her work encompasses global stories of women, social issues, and the African Diaspora, often with an Afrofuturist/Cyberpunk lens.
Futurenote Speakers
Ån (Dr. Andrew Sempere)
Ån (Dr. Andrew Sempere), is a designer, researcher and artist who grew up in text-based virtual worlds on the early internet. Ån holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from SAIC Chicago, A Masters in Epistemology and Learning from the MIT Media Lab and a PhD in Architecture from EPFL, Switzerland. Ån has taught internationally on art and technology, digital humanities, digital scenography and new technologies for stage performance. An was previously a Design Researcher for IBM’s Collaborative User Experience group and is currently head of Systems Design for immersive social platform VRChat.