Charlie Fink

SXSW 2025’s XR showcase pushed the limits of immersive storytelling, featuring award-winning VR, AR, and MR experiences, from haptic empathy-driven VR to large-scale dome projections.

Asteria & Moonvalley launch Marey, an AI video model trained on licensed data, offering Hollywood filmmakers pro-grade control & ethical AI-generated content.

Cybever uses AI to generate interactive 3D worlds and video, enabling real-time scene editing, structured storytelling, and faster content creation for gaming and film.

Holywater’s AI-powered streaming platform creates fast, low-cost synthetic content. The quality is rough, but audiences love its personalized, AI-driven storytelling.

Hollywood’s new AI studios are redefining filmmaking with virtual production, time travel recreations, and AI-generated films debut this week at the Austin AI Film Festival.

Google launches AI-powered search, shifting from links to direct answers. Smart glasses gain new AI features, AI-driven gaming surges, and startups raise millions for AI tech.

'The Infinite Retina' (2nd Ed.) explores Spatial Computing, AI, and XR’s impact on seven industries. A bold, sweeping vision—compelling, insightful, and delightfully overzealous.

AI film festivals on the rise: Escape AI, Project Odyssey, and Curious Refuge are nuturing AI filmmaking with awards, cash prizes, and free AI tools.

Meta’s $50 million Horizon Creators Fund and HTC’s Viverse launch signal renewed investment in the metaverse, boosting immersive content, 3D experiences, and creator opportunities.

AI studio Promise acquires online film school Curious Refuge to creat an AI filmmaking talent pipeline, focusing on artist-led generative AI storytelling.