Agnes Bakk joins the FM Spatial Storytelling track to discuss Sanctuary, a VR nature experience designed through co-design and clinical research to support elderly adults and long-term hospitalized patients. The conversation explores theater, magic, immersion, accessibility, healthcare design, and the therapeutic potential of spatial storytelling.

How do you design a mixed reality attraction that works for families, first-time players, noisy public spaces, and people of all ages without relying on instructions, traditional UI, controllers, or even headset straps?

In this episode, Allan Yde shares a practical breakdown of building large-scale mixed reality experiences for location-based entertainment. He explores the realities of designing for public venues where players need to understand the experience immediately, interactions must feel natural, and every object should respond in a satisfying way.

Topics include hand tracking, no-controller interaction design, diegetic UI, physical wand prototypes, non-linear attraction layouts, spell-based mechanics, simplifying puzzles, testing outside the studio, designing for children and older adults, and using body occlusion to keep shared MR spaces safe.

A grounded look at what it takes to move mixed reality beyond the prototype stage and into real-world attractions people can actually play, understand, and enjoy.

Alex Coulombe interviews Tupac Martir for FMX 2026’s Spatial Storytelling track, discussing VR, mixed reality, virtual production, AI agents, and why immersive technology must serve the story.

Alex Coulombe was invited to host the very first Spatial Storytelling track for FMX in Stuttgart, Germany. There were 4 speakers on-site and four remote. Alex interviewed 3 of them, and FMX has kindly allowed us to re-post those discussions here.

Learn more at https://fmx.de/en/program/program-2026/list?t=1938