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Episode 3 of with Jane Bernhard is LIVE!

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Your Career, Unscripted | Episode 03: Seth Shapiro: Building a Career Ahead of Disruption 🎙️ I’m very excited to share Episode 3 of Your Career, Unscripted featuring two-time Emmy award winner Seth Shapiro! 📽 Seth is a global leader in media and...

Hey Longhorn entrepreneurs! 🚀 Ready to dive into the UT Austin startup community?

Join TXI at the 9th annual Startup Ecosystem Tradeshow, hosted by the Herb Kelleher
Entrepreneurship Center. 🌟 Connect with fellow innovators and explore 20+ resources
to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey. Don’t miss out on this incredible networking
opportunity!

🗓️ See you on 9.23.24 at 3:00pm in the WCP Ballroom.

RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-annual-intro-to-the-utaustin-startup-ecosystem-tradeshow-tickets-927432143507?aff=oddtdtcreator

Exploring hard, and feasting harder

Our explorers had an amazing time this past Sunday as we held our first Potluck of the semester! Our staff and explorers were able to feast, learn, connect and with each other.

Apply now to TXI and join our family: https://immersive.moody.utexas.edu/education/apply-txi

📅 Save the Date! Join us for the Fall 2024 TXI Salon Night on Thursday, September 19 at 6-8PM. Experience the latest in XR technology with Gumband. Don’t miss out on this evening of innovation and fun interactions with explorers like you! 🌟 

RSVP Here: https://txitickets.com/product/txi-salon-night-fall-2024/

New blog post! Read Erin's adventures in Japan!
If you like this content consider supporting us on Patron at www.patreon.com/texasimmersive

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You don’t need any previous tech background to join Texas Immersive! Come learn about audience, storytelling, and XR with us! We welcome students of ALL MAJORS! First round of applications are due October 28! Apply here: https://immersive.moody.utexas.edu/education/apply-txi

Wednesday, September 11 form 5-7 PM at the Texas Immersive Suite, CMA 5.122

We have some new faces in the building!

We are excited to announce the new members joining our team. Meet Monse Dayries, Sophia Baker, Raymond Reyes and Siena Theivagt.

We can’t wait to see how they grow and explore with TXI!

Do you want to learn how to 3D Print? This is your chance to dive in!
Tour the new TXI Lab and our XR rooms, meet our staff, students and learn about out program ❤️

📅 Wednesday, September 11
🕔 5-7 PM
📍 Texas Immersive Suite, CMA 5.122

➡️ Listen to Episode 2 of Your Career, Unscripted! Julia Cabral Flavin, a leader at LinkedIn, shares actionable steps for career pivots, leadership growth and navigating uncertainty.

Brought to you by Jane Bernhard and Texas Immersive Institute

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Join us this Wednesday for our first Live Q&A with Paul Brady from !

Q&A livestreams will be part of the Texas Immersive Patreon page, so catch this one for FREE while you can!

Find the livestream on patreon.com/texasimmersive or in our YouTube channel. 💫

It's almost ready... 🤩 wait for it... wait 👏 for 👏 it 👏!

Our first Patreon blog post is live! Here is a sneak peek 🤩
For the next 2 weeks everyone will have access to our content.
Support us on Patreon for more of TXI's thought leadership!

"This summer, I set out on a journey to Japan that was nothing short of extraordinary, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Japan is a country renowned for its ability to blend tradition and technology, and I sought to understand this duality through experiences ranging from meetings with universities and tech companies to traditional tea ceremonies and theater performances. Throughout the trip, I recorded my experiences with the intent of integrating them into the Texas Immersive curriculum and projects, ensuring our students are exposed to international perspectives on storytelling and technology. But this 10-part blog series will be more than just a recount of my itinerary; it will be a reflection on how immersive media is evolving in Asia, starting with my first day in Tokyo."
-Erin Reilly

Go to the Texas Immersive Patreon to read to full blog! Patreon.com/texasimmersive (link in bio!)

Take a look at the very first blog post of the new Texas Immersive Patreon! For the next 2 weeks everyone will have access to our Patreon's content. Support us on Patreon for more of TXI's thought leadership!

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We are so excited to announce our most recent collaboration with Texas Immersive's Industry Explorer, Jane Bernhard ✨. Jane is a Columbia MBA grad and podcaster who delves into the career journeys of business leaders and recent graduates in the immersive, technology, media, and gaming industries.

After pivoting from acting to business strategy, Jane spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of CEOs, executives, and MBAs in these fields. She has recently been published by CNN Opinion, Poets & Quants, and The Austin Chronicle. In her consulting business, she brings lessons from her 10+ years in media, entertainment, and storytelling, and applies them to both business and career strategies.

"Your Career, Unscripted" will be available on August 20th on all podcast platforms! We have an amazing guest list filled with people who genuinely want to give back to younger generations - and we hope these conversations inspire people to build a career on their terms, break rules, and determine what is fulfilling to them based on their unique experiences, goals, and background.

Our first guest will be Shawn Layden, the Former Chairman of PlayStation Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), and Former CEO of SIE America.

New episodes will be available every first and third Tuesday of the month! But there's more! 😎 Tons of great immersive content is coming your way so you must stay tuned for let's say... 3 more days 🔥

Support us creators! Follow Jane on social media and Substack

https://substack.com/
www.janebernhard.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-bernhard-mba-5a354a131/
https://www.instagram.com/janebernhard/

Let's get fired up with this next 🔥 When was the last time you held back or ran away from an opportunity because you were afraid? 😬 Mhmm...

You need to join audience motivation expert Professor Erin Reilly & biopsychology researcher Dr. Mary Poffenroth for an engaging chat on mastering your everyday fear with actionable steps you can implement now, with no cost or pills. 😱🤩

Vote today! https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/151211
Community voting closes August 18!

Physical spaces are becoming quantifiable assets. Discover how to harness the power of immersive tech to create engaging, measurable experiences that boost ROI. Join Gumband HQ and Erin Reilly at SXSW!

Vote for this panel today! https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/150645

Erin Reilly hosts an insightful presentation on the intersection of remix culture and generative AI. Discover how AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E are revolutionizing creative fields, from music to visual arts, enabling rapid iteration and new forms of artistic expression.

Delve into the ethical, legal, and creative challenges and opportunities presented by AI, and learn how these technologies are reshaping the future of creativity and authorship.

Vote Here! https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/154121

Join the Immersive Experience Alliance (IXA) for an eye opening discussion on how universities are shaping the future of immersive media through inclusion and accessibility initiatives, cutting-edge research, teaching, and partnerships with industry.

Vote for this amazing panel here! https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/151836

Cast your vote for our 2025 SXSW Panels! All panels are LIVE at https://linktr.ee/texasimmersive 🥰

Community voting is open August 6-18.

1️⃣ Empowering Communities : Discover how university immersive media programs work in partnership with community groups.

2️⃣ Innovative Educational Approaches: Learn about the pedagogical benefits when providing students with real-world application of their skills.

3️⃣ Overcoming Challenges: Gain practical insights into overcoming challenges in funding, partnership development and ethical considerations.

-Go to the panel page: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/153568
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-Cast your vote! Is that simple 💙

Thank you for supporting the Immersive Experience Alliance (IXA), a coalition of universities at the cutting edge of Extended Reality (XR) education.

Great news! The 2025 SXSW PanelPicker is LIVE and we have some great panels for you to checkout! Today we are featuring: Building Tomorrow's Worlds: How Academia Teaches XR Creation

Please vote for us 🤩 Community voting is open August 6-18.

1️⃣ Reimagine Immersive Design: Learn how traditional and new pipelines mixed with generative AI are used at every design phase to create new art forms.

2️⃣ Innovative Teaching Approaches: Discover how universities teach XR creation, from immersive art installations to story, games and virtual production.

3️⃣ Balancing Creativity and Technology: Understand the importance of balancing creativity, tech skills, and critical thinking in immersive world-building

Voting is very easy:
-Go to the panel page: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/152849 (Or link in bio for our Instagram folks!)
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-Cast your vote! 😊

Thank you for supporting the Immersive Experience Alliance (IXA), a coalition of universities at the cutting edge of Extended Reality (XR) education.

We are hiring students to join the TXI team as a Video Editor or Content Creator. Join our team to showcase your creativity and expertise in producing engaging content!

Apply now! https://airtable.com/appnRghPsHtIlZRPY/shrVoTcGrqOpeodT1

Join Erin Reilly today, August 1st 5:15pm CST as she co-host with Nancy Giordano an insightful and important look into THE YOUTHQUAKE shaping what comes next, in a monthly yearlong series highlighting The New Story happening all around us.

📣 RSVP Here: https://lu.ma/ldsxnp4a

Out of the 8.1 Billion people on the planet it's estimated that 50% are under age 30 and 41% are under age 25. Youth are looking at a future undergoing seismic shifts, radically fast.

There is fear, there is confusion, there is helplessness AND there is also extraordinary activism, determination and fierce curiosity that infuses the aspirations of our next generations.

From new mental health and adaptive learning innovations to regenerative finance and climate accountability, what is the new story they are creating? Where and what is the unique potential of this moment in time? And how can society better support and prepare youth for a future in flux?

Listen to The Texan Recap: Project 2025, Yugo BAFTA Student Awards

The Texan Recap: Project 2025, Yugo BAFTA Student Awards In this episode of The Texan Recap, Multimedia Editor Joseph Sweeney chats about UT Professors expressing concerns over the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and an exhibit from the Texas Immersive Institute that is longlisted for the Yugo BAFTA Student Awards. Reported by Ren Leija and Maya Thak...

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