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.

PXR2024 Presenters

Amir Sam Nakhjavani

Andre “Zyzyl” Zylstra

Ashley Naomi Skye

Awstin Davies

Carlos Austin

Cole Paskuski

Craig Woodward

Christopher Lane Davis

Dr. Brenda Freshman

Dr. Kim

Jake Runeckles

Jason Moore

Jedidjah Julia Noomen

Jesse Stong

John Mutter

Kenneth Rougeau

Laura Philipps

Lloyd Summers

Maki Maki

Marinda Botha

Max Beffert

Myles Steel

Nansy Khanano

Nicole Rigo

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Rodney Ramsey

Sarah B. Duck

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Zoey Easton