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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 5

Watched a fantastic talk from Marina Warner about gender, fairy tales as a promise between women & the domain of pain; stories as a place that you dwell. She touches on the power of play & imagination as a way of thinking.
Many implications for the uses of VR storytelling.
youtu.be/Zop-QPDlnFw?...

Fairy Tale: A Very Short Introduction | Marina Warner | Talks at Google

YouTube video by Talks at Google

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was great to catch up with folks at yesterday's #FolkloreThursdayVRsocial at Dee Dee Chainey's Cultural Futures Hub and hear everyone's holiday, travel and journey lore!
Do follow on Eventbrite for updates about the next event!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/dee-dee-ch... #FolkloreThursday

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FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hi! This is @crystalponti.bsky.social your wayward guide for this hour of #FolkloreThursday! 🌞✈️ Our theme? Travel, journeys, & holidays—think cursed crossroads, magical detours, & strange time travel. Thanks to @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social for hosting our social! "Time" to post! Art: Jelena Janic

Surreal artwork depicting a large, broken clock face with Roman numerals emerging from a stormy sea. A dark staircase leads up through crashing waves toward the clock, which is cracked and dissolving into flying fragments. Blue swirling orbs float in the air and water, while storm clouds and birds fill the turbulent sky. The color palette is mostly grayscale with vivid blue accents.

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FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · Jun 27

ANNOUNCEMENT!
The #FolkloreThursdayVRSocial at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social:
3 July, 1-2pm BST!

The theme of the day this time is... the folklore of travel and holidays!

Join us for an hour of folklore chat and socialising!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkloreth...

#folklorethursday

#FolkloreThursday VR Social @ The Cultural Futures Hub! (3 July, 1-2pm BST)

Join Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham at the #FolkoreThursday and Cultural Futures Hub MASHUP! An hour of folklore chat and socialising!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · May 8

Visit The Cultural Futures Hub here:
www.spatial.io/s/DeeDeeChai...

DeeDeeChainey's Cultural Futures Hub | Spatial

Cultural community hub and gallery space! #legends #culture #community #community-center #community-event #folklore #mythology

www.spatial.io

Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · May 8

Or just send a request to join the Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/10271...

#FolkloreThursday #FolkloreVRSocial

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Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · May 8

Brilliant session at today's #FolkloreVRSocial, the new #FolkloreThursday x @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social mashup!

Thanks to everyone who came along and shared their lore of plants, flowers and herbs!

Follow on Eventbrite for details of next month's session:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/dee-dee-ch...

View of The Cultural Futures Hub showing Dee Dee Chainey standing next to a pin board of folklore post-it notes.

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · May 7

The #FolkloreThursdayVRSocial is TOMORROW!

Join the @folklorethursday.bsky.social crew at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social on Spatial.io,
8 May 1-2pm BST,
for an online folklore social!

Find out more here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkloreth...

#folklorethursday #VR

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Elizabeth Hopkinson @hidden-grove.bsky.social · May 1

That’s me in picture 4, seat 4! Fairy Ace, the one with the green/orange top and asymmetric skirt!

Seriously, this was a good and important conference. You should watch the recordings.
#folklore

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Apr 30

You can now watch the full set of recordings from last month’s Cultural Futures Conference Spring 2025, held entirely in #VR at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social!

www.culturalfuturesfoundry.com/conference-2...

#Folklore #VirtualHeritage #DigitalHeritage #Storytelling #Communities #FolkloreThursday

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FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · May 1

ANNOUNCEMENT!
The #FolkloreThursdayVRSocial at The Cultural Futures Hub: 8 May 1-2pm BST

Join @deedeechainey.bsky.social and @willowwinsham.bsky.social at the #FolkoreThursday and @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social MASHUP! An hour of folklore chat and socialising!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkloreth...

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Apr 30

You can now watch the full set of recordings from last month’s Cultural Futures Conference Spring 2025, held entirely in #VR at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social!

www.culturalfuturesfoundry.com/conference-2...

#Folklore #VirtualHeritage #DigitalHeritage #Storytelling #Communities #FolkloreThursday

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Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · Apr 17

An old video from Sundance 2016; not folklore/heritage. But a very good example of building empathy with #ImmersiveStorytelling in #VR & #360video. Topical right now.
#TriggerWarning
Watch 'Across the Line' (Planned Parenthood): youtu.be/b4WV2k8owQM
Here's an article: news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...

Across the Line

YouTube video by Planned Parenthood

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Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · Mar 29

Loking forward to this today!

The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Mar 25

Programme and Abstracts now available for 'Folklore and the Digital: One-day Online conference,' Sat 29 March folklore-society.com/event/folklo...
Tickets £30 (£20 for Folklore Society members with the Promo Code) from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-a...?

Folklore and the Digital: One-day Online Conference - The Folklore Society

On the digitisation of folklore collections, large language models, computational analysis, digital folklore communities, creativity with digitised folklore, and the pros and cons of digitisation

folklore-society.com

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Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · Mar 28

After two years of international cooperation, the #5Dculture project has achieved a remarkable transformation in how European #CulturalHeritage is preserved, shared, and reimagined through the power of #3Dtechnologies.

5dculture.eu/post/1063782...

It´s a Wrap: 5Dculture - A Transformative Journey in Unlocking the Power of 3D Cultural Heritage | 5Dculture

Deploying and Demonstrating a 3D cultural heritage space - funded by the European Union

5dculture.eu

Cultural Futures Hub @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social · Mar 28

St. Peter’s Basilica open for everyone, thanks to AI

The Vatican is using AI to bring St. Peter’s Basilica to life in #3D. This new technology will let people experience its splendor up close.

www.msn.com/en-gb/foodan...

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Mar 27

Exciting news: I’m thrilled to share a project I’ve loved working on – Royal Mail’s brand-new Myths and Legends Special Stamps, released this week!
Keep an eye out for the stamps – let me know which legendary figure is your favourite!
#FolkloreThursday
www.culturalfuturesfoundry.com/royal-mail-m...

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Mar 14

In case you didn’t see it at the time, I created a video of the full #Gawain and the #GreenKnight #XR experience we developed for the #SpiritsOfPlace Symposium at the Williamson Art Gallery and #Museum (Wirral, UK).

It was a fun experimental project to work on! 😄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoVl...

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Mar 10

Do check out the current online #art #exhibition at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social from @lazaruscorporation.co.uk and @lucywright.bsky.social!

Visit here:
www.spatial.io/s/DeeDeeChai...

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Paul Cowdell @paulcowdell.bsky.social · Mar 1

This is a terrific final session at @deedeechainey.bsky.social's Cultural Futures Hub. Great contributions from @superstitionsam.bsky.social, @cathbannister1.bsky.social, Caroline Oates at @folkloresociety.bsky.social, @folklorepod.bsky.social

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Paul Cowdell @paulcowdell.bsky.social · Mar 1

In @deedeechainey.bsky.social's Cultural Futures Hub conference/event. We spoke first, probably over-ran, but man it's exciting.

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Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · Mar 1

Taking a stroll through a virtual mythical landscape at #TheCulturalFuturesConference @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Feb 27

Can game engines help us tell stories about climate change?
Dongni Liang explores this questions and performs her work at #TheCulturalFuturesConference.

Join us!
March 1st and 2nd, online.
Final tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultural-f...

#ClimateChange #Art #VisualStorytelling

Dongni Liang. Performance: Ecological Kinematics. Creating climate narratives using game engine, creating a dialogue between art and science. #TheCulturalFuturesConference. 2nd March 2025, 11am-3pm GMT. Free. Just a few tickets left! https://buff.ly/3COVz7A More info: https://buff.ly/3Qhl70c

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Feb 26

Join @hidden-grove.bsky.social y.social #BethOBrien #CoreyHartley and #SureshAriaratnam at #TheCulturalFuturesConference for a crucial panel discussion on inclusive storytelling.

Last few tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultural-f...

Q&A: Inclusive Storytelling. Beth O’Brien, founder and editor. Suresh Ariaratnam, artist advisor and board director. Dr Corey Hartley, researcher and trans* advocate. Elizabeth Hopkinson, author and activist. #TheCulturalFuturesConference. 2nd March 2025, 11am-3pm GMT. Free. Just a few tickets left! https://buff.ly/3COVz7A More info: https://buff.ly/3Qhl70c

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Feb 26

Don't forget, if you're coming along to #TheCulturalFuturesConference, you can personalise your avatar!

Check out this video for instructions:

youtu.be/Bj3g5-p52Vo

Create an avatar on Spatial.io

YouTube video by The Cultural Futures Foundry

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Feb 25

Here's a fantastic example of the sort of thing we'll be discussing at #TheCulturalFuturesConference this weekend — from one of our amazing speakers.

Inspiring words from @superstitionsam.bsky.social!

#museums #heritage #culture #communities #cocreation

Superstition Sam @superstitionsam.bsky.social · Feb 25

🍀 New Blog Article 🍀

Folklore in Museums: Lessons in Community and Collaboration from the Gwithti An Pystri

In which the cat provides an update on their last visit to this museum, highlighting collaborative and community values.

Read here ➡️ superstitionsam.com/2025/02/25/f...

#Superstitiology

Image Description: A graphic with the title of Superstition Sam's new blog article, decorated with a traditional Alentejo design of flowers and leaves, which emerge from a horseshoe.

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