Voices of VR Podcast host: Insatiably curious, XR oral historian, & aspiring philosopher. Exploring Tech Ethics, AI, XR, & Emerging Tech. Patreon at http://patreon.com/voicesofvrhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3ml7bcs6toc2gH3VR is THE most elaborate & sophisticated gun simulator in VR, but @antonhand.bsky.social's condition is it will never be used to simulate violence against humans... only hot dogs. After a decade of R&D & 2 years of development, H3VR2 was announced today. His devlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_6ZpKnKss [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7bcs6toc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3ml72ccz3is2gExcited for CREATURE FEATURE's new indie XR games. A YouTube commenter spotted a subliminal message of @antonhand.bsky.social eating a hotdog. He said on his devlog that his new game would be announced. Also "Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades" has been in Early Access for MORE THAN A DECADE now! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml72ccz3is2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3ml5g2on7ys2iI'm excited to attend the @pdx.atproto.camp meetup to see how the decentralized #ATProto ecosystem is developing. I'm really impressed with the seamless @openmeet.net experience as an open source Meetup_com alternative, and how it links to the attendee profiles https://platform.openmeet.net/events/atproto-pdx-ckrem206 May 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5g2on7ys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mkt2cqnets2oThere's some REALLY cool things happening with the Creative Industries Immersive Impact Coalition. The CIIIC’s €200 Million in public funding is catalyzing all sorts of immersive innovations, including artist-driven research into revitalizing civic society. Hear more: https://voicesofvr.com/1713-ciiics-e200-million-in-public-funding-the-creative-industries-immersive-impact-coalition/01 May 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt2cqnets2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mko7lpqbzc2jGreat @edzitron.com interview breaking down the economic infeasibilities of VC-funded #AIHype. He says the all-you-can-eat buffet style of AI subscriptions are burning cash at an unsustainable rate, and doubts consumers will pay for the amount tokens they actually use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zECyMRI8sV429 Apr 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko7lpqbzc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mkbequjvkc2tThinking a lot lately about the merits of Pleasure Activism as a mode of resistance. From my IDFA DocLab paper: “Chan & McKnight point to the pleasure activism movement that is "re-examining pleasure as a way to reclaim agency and resist oppression,"” https://professionals.idfa.nl/stories/idfa-doclab-immersive-think-tank-report-2026/24 Apr 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbequjvkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mkawflbz3c2pI still sometimes call posts “skeets” here to invoke the nostalgia of three years ago when it was born out of a reply-all Hellthread where folks were posting nudes and crashing @pfrazee.com’s timeline, @jaketapper.bsky.social said “skeet” on CNN, & the @washingtonpost.com posted a meme about skeets. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkawflbz3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mk7txom3oc23Here's some of my favorite @xoxofest.com over the years. They just launched a rad video archive: @molly.wiki 2024 https://xoxofest.com/2024/videos/molly-white/ Nicky Case 2015 https://xoxofest.com/2015/videos/nicky-case/ @contrapoints.bsky.social 2018 https://xoxofest.com/2018/videos/natalie-wynn/ Dooce (RIP) 2015: https://xoxofest.com/2015/videos/heather-armstrong/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7txom3oc23https://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mjzeydcz4k2vWhat’s next for immersive art? This 121-page report I wrote attempts to answer this by listening to what immersive artists have to say. The IDFA DocLab Immersive Think Tank Report is out now, & it's a roadmap to a community-driven, indie XR distribution network. https://professionals.idfa.nl/stories/idfa-doclab-immersive-think-tank-report-2026/21 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzeydcz4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mgyalrilf22rMy mood as I roll into Austin for #SXSW.14 Mar 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyalrilf22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mgxiqrwgek2qHere is my sneak preview of the #SXSW XR Experience programmer with curator Blake Kammerdiener. We talk about every project in competition and the spotlight as well. I’ll be on site seeing all of the things and recording oral history interviews with immersive artists. https://voicesofvr.com/1712-preview-of-sxsw-xr-experience-2026-with-blake-kammerdiener/13 Mar 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxiqrwgek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mfzwkyy63s2uOpenAI’s legal agreement already enables an AI Big Brother. They say “any handling of private information will comply with the Fourth Amendment,” but fail to mention the Third Party Doctrine, where there’a “no legitimate ‘expectation of privacy’” for data given to them. https://openai.com/index/our-agreement-with-the-department-of-war/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzwkyy63s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mfuxbembnk2eAs the corporate media continues to be consolidated by billionaires, then it's vital to look to independent coverage from folks like @marcelias.bsky.social & @democracydocket.com protecting election integrity & calling out voter suppression tactics. An important watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGqB4ERsisY28 Feb 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuxbembnk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mfnxdjggxk2vThe presumption of regularity at the SotU is was so uncanny. See the thread from @anatosaurus.bsky.social for some great context. It also reminded me of Barthes and what happens when rules-based boxers go up against wrestlers and the logic of spectacle. https://archive.thinkprogress.org/this-french-philosopher-is-the-only-one-who-can-explain-the-donald-trump-phenomenon-47afad40647c/# [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnxdjggxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mfimnkjvd22kSome legal resources on UAP Secrecy. UAP Disclosure Act: https://www.congress.gov/118/crec/2024/07/11/170/115/CREC-2024-07-11-pt1-PgS4943.pdf UAPDA Summary: uapda.org/summary UAP Secrecy: https://thesolfoundation.org/publications/the-prospect-of-executive-branch-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-secrecy-the-harm-to-congress-and-potential-remedies/ PEADs: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/presidential-emergency-action-documents What's needed in an exec order: https://newparadigminstitute.org/take-action/demand-trump-finish-the-job-on-uap-disclosure/ #UFOSky23 Feb 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfimnkjvd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mfbbtaehck2lI’m a big UFO nerd. This could be a giant Epstein diversion. Or we could actually get Disclosure. We’ll see what evidence the government claims to have, what data they share, if scientists get data access to peer review & independently validate, & if NDAs are lifted for whistleblowers.20 Feb 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbbtaehck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mez2qmiq4k2uI just joined @taylorlorenz.bsky.social's Patreon. She's doing some incredible work on Section 230. Killing it would free speech on the Internet Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eqt8vrtP-U Part 2 w/ @wyden.senate.gov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq5X1_hV8uI Her Patreon is here https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz16 Feb 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez2qmiq4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3met74n6h622qI recorded an op-ed podcast & wrote a #longread essay on the parallels between PM Carney's Davos speech in maintaining sovereignty from hegemons & how each of us will need to preserve our sovereignty from Big Tech's surveillance capitalism morphing to an AI Big Brother https://voicesofvr.com/1710-when-integration-becomes-subordination-big-tech-parallels-in-carneys-davos-speech-untethering-from-the-ai-big-brother/14 Feb 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3met74n6h622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3meksytpaes2qIt’s only a matter of time before we see a broader Glasshole 2.0 backlash to Ray-Ban Meta glasses, especially as recording light indicators are hidden & content is created without consent. The Super Bowl streaker is a pretty apt metaphor for how AI glasses will transgress our privacy boundaries. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3meksytpaes2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mejwxfp42c2kThis is an incredible recap of Internet history & how Section 230 protects free speech. Authoritarians & surveillance capitalists are destroying it to entrench their power, & they’ll introduce government censorship, all accounts tied to IDs, & a dystopian AI Big Brother hellscape. Taylor nails it 🎯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejwxfp42c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3me3b74zru22jI spoke with @ianhamilton.net on getting fired from UploadVR, and the potential AI bot author that catalyzed a fundamental disagreement. He claims as editor in chief that he would’ve not had any say or oversight over disclosed AI bots rewriting press releases. More: https://voicesofvr.com/1709-ian-hamilton-on-getting-fired-from-uploadvr-concerns-on-ai-authorship-in-news/05 Feb 2026 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3b74zru22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbye.com/post/3mdnoy5xkms2uIan Hamilton says he was fired from UploadVR as Editor in Chief after proposing three requests in response to a "clearly disclosed AI author" experiment pushed by his colleagues: brevity, an option for readers to opt-out from all AI content, & human writer right of 1st refusal to an assignment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:pbxv2f7r5eo47e3ylwczhk32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnoy5xkms2u