Practice & Process


Don't Make Me Write Anything That Could Go in a Grant Form
issue 2 fall 2026 Don't Make Me Write Anything That Could Go in a Grant Form A seasoned XR creator confronts the illusion of “good” data from audience surveys. Anagram 2026 Editor's Introduction May Abdalla wanted to write about how she handled audience data that, at first blush, looked negative. Instead of reducing stigma, her project on ADHD appeared to have increased it. In this beautifully meandering essay, May explores how she came to understand and even relish in the me
May Abdalla
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From Access to Belonging: the Distribution of Power in Immersive
issue 2 fall 2026 From Access to Belonging: the Distribution of Power in Immersive How can interdependence help us form new models for producing and experiencing immersive for impact? Still from BEASTS: a surreal imagining of my grandmother’s kitchen, where a child version of myself turns into a million toads, built in Unreal Engine. Editor's Introduction Scarlett Kim is a polyglot producer, director, and organizer. Here she explores the illusion of access from audience and s

Scarlett Kim
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