The storytelling power of virtual reality with Shari Frilot

The Accutron Show

Technology advancement can often make our life better, but what role does it play in art and film? In this episode of The Accutron Show, our hosts talk to Shari Frilot, artist, filmmaker, and chief curator of the New Frontier program at the Sundance Film Festival. Shari plays a key role in discovering new art forms that use technology as a tool to tell stories. Together they discuss the importance of values in a time where everything is controlled by technology, the meaning of the word "bio-digital" and much more. They also talk about the "spaceship" at Sundace, the physical and virtual space where everyone can hang out, socialize and experience art. Tune in and project yourself into cyber space.

Episode Highlights

25:03 What gets us into trouble is not technology, what gets us into trouble are our values, what we feel is important to do with our lives.
36:04 What artists are doing with these technologies is really incredible. What may be a prototype today, may well become a whole industry a year later. And we have seen this happen already.
39:37 This technology is powerful and very compelling. It makes you feel, it's revelatory, it's connected to a very powerful, very lucrative network technology called, cell phone. So it's very compelling to put money into this. It's healthy to see this enthusiasm and investment, we just have to be very careful of where our values go, so that this technology is working for humanity and not against it.

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