What we’re about
3D Immersive Arts New Mexico explores the fusion of traditional arts -- visual, performance, and literary -- with immersive 3D spaces, both digital and physical. Whether crafted by hand or rendered in software, these artworks surround you. They invite you in. You don't just look at them; you step inside.
Immersive art can involve virtual or augmented reality (like A Christmas Carol VR), but it doesn’t have to. Think Meow Wolf: giant walk-through worlds built from scratch, layered with story, interactivity, and surprise. Museums and galleries are increasingly embracing this form, blending projections, sculpture, sound, and technology to create whole new realities.
Sometimes the digital and physical worlds converge. For example, Walkabout Mini Golf: Meow Wolf is a VR game that recreates the wild energy of the Santa Fe installation. (After playing it, I drove straight to Meow Wolf in person—I had to see it for real.)
I’m a passionate hobbyist. I create social VR worlds (look for “Chuck Altspace” in VRChat) and tinker with 3D printers. I'm on my eighth! I consider 3D printing part of immersive art, too. A 3D-printed sculpture may live on a shelf or in a virtual gallery halfway across the world.
If you’re curious about creating, exploring, or just experiencing 3D immersive art, come join us. And check out our sibling groups:
- VR New Mexico (meetup.com/vr-newmexico)
- Spatial Computing (meetup.com/spatial)
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Calling All Theater Makers: Let’s Bring the Stage to Virtual Reality (Launch)Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM
Can a virtual stage move you like a live one? We think so, and we’re gathering performers, playwrights, and dreamers to find out.
This breakout session, launching 3D Immersive Arts NM, is part of the larger VR New Mexico meetup in Santa Fe. We’ll imagine how to stage a live immersive theater piece in VR. Think avatar acting, virtual sets, and new ways of breaking the fourth wall.
Prefer to build behind the scenes? The companion session from Spatial Computing runs at the same time, and both groups start with a shared plenary at 2:00 PM.
Come make something impossible.
About this 3-in-1 Event:
This special meetup starts with a shared session hosted by VR New Mexico at 2:00 PM, open to anyone curious about virtual reality. Then at 3:00 PM, we split into two themed breakout groups: 3D Immersive Arts NM explores theater and storytelling in VR, while Spatial Computing dives into the tech behind immersive experiences. Come for one, explore both, or just hang out and see what happens. All meetups are co-located at the same brewery near Santa Fe, so the vibe stays fun, creative, and full of serendipity. There will be no official presentation with slides, just conversation (and maybe handouts). After all, it's a brewery.
