Lunchtime Talks are a series of informal presentations at Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio. They normally take place at 13:00 on a Friday, are free and are open to everybody who is interested in what they do. Come along, bring a sandwich, and get to know more about the Studio community, current and up-coming projects, or residents' work. In a change to normal proceedings, this week's talk with take place in cinema 3.

In this week's talk, Virtual Reality Gaming pioneer Nonny De la Peña explains the concept of 'immersive journalism' and how she is pushing technological boundaries for narrative endeavours, including exploring 3D environments for fiction, news, and documentary.

Dubbed the “Godmother of VR” and named by FastCompany’s CoCreate as “...one of the 13 people who make the world more creative”, Nonny De la Peña is pioneering the use of virtual reality gaming techniques that offer fully immersive experiences of news stories. She has created a number of 'immersive journalism' pieces including Project Syria, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and more recently a piece about the Trayvon Martin killing.

On the way up to the Sheffield DocFest Crossover Summit, where she is chairing the afternoon session on VR, don't miss this opportunity to hear Nonny talk about her work in person here in Bristol.

As with all lunchtime talks, this event is not ticketed and spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis - so arrive a little early to avoid disappointment!

To accommodate as many people as possible, this Lunchtime Talk, which ordinarily takes place at the Studio as part of Open Studio Friday, is this week moving to Cinema 3.

The Pervasive Media Studio is located within the Watershed building. Let us know if you'd like a tour and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk

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