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Kate Dowd

Sense Share Bear VR at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles

I’ve noticed a significant uptick in virtual reality experiences that solely use hand tracking, and Sense Share Bear VR is a great example…

3 min readMay 3, 2024

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Sense Share Bear VR at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles

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Kate Dowd

XR Initiative Spring Summit at UCLA

I attended the XR Initiative Spring Summit at UCLA this year, and I’ve summarized nearly 7 hours of insightful panels and keynotes within…

8 min readApr 23, 2024

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XR Initiative Spring Summit at UCLA

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Kate Dowd

VR Installation: Dimensions of Empathy

Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Prague to attend ART*VR Festival held at the DOX Contemporary Art Museum. Just a…

13 min readJan 13, 2024

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VR Installation: Dimensions of Empathy

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Kate Dowd

What VR Needs Next

Cutting-edge VR headsets are here, but do we have enough content creators and customers to populate the immersive space?

6 min readJul 14, 2021

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What VR Needs Next

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Kate Dowd

Robot 🤖 Remix XR

Robot Remix Immersive XR Series runs every weekend in Pasadena’s sp[a]ce gallery until September 8. I’d highly recommend the experience…

4 min readJul 29, 2019

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Robot 🤖 Remix XR

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Kate Dowd

ICXR: Inter-Collegiate Mixed Reality Student Festival 2019

VR is battling for legitimacy in the public eye.

4 min readMay 20, 2019

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ICXR: Inter-Collegiate Mixed Reality Student Festival 2019

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Kate Dowd

The Portal: L.A. Film Festival VR Experience

My experience with immersive entertainment from The Portal, part of L.A. Film Festival 2018 hosted at Loyola Marymount University.

8 min readSep 29, 2018

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The Portal: L.A. Film Festival VR Experience

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Kate Dowd

Emerging Media: Alternate Reality Games, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning USC Panel

How will AI, VR, AR, and more affect the stories that we tell and how we tell them?

8 min readJul 9, 2018

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Emerging Media: Alternate Reality Games, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning USC Panel

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Kate Dowd

The Potentials of Mixed Reality

We are at a time in history when even the wildest speculations from the realm of science fiction are reaching the potential to become…

10 min readJun 8, 2018

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Kate Dowd

The Lens of Disruption: A New Lens for News

Can AR and VR become a mainstream technology?

6 min readMar 21, 2018

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The Lens of Disruption: A New Lens for News

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Kate Dowd

Kate Dowd

An odd blonde’s experiences with VR and immersive entertainment! Events, panels, and check ins on the state of the virtual reality industry. ᯅ ✨

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