What we’re about
XR Initiative is a collective of XR/VR events for Brighton and Sussex. Hosted by Julian Weaver (Finetuned), Bowen Tan & Echo Cui (Tell Me Lemon).
Our aim is to bring XR/VR and related technologies to the fore in an interesting and engaging way.
Our events take place on a monthly basis to offer keynote talks, workshops and show & tell evenings.
Upcoming events
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Making it with Blender
Platf9rm, Floor 5, Tower Point, 44 North Rd,, Brighton, GBMaking it with Blender is the first event in our new making it… series where we dive into essential tools and technologies.
For this event, Blender artists will pull back the curtain on how they build their work - sharing a mix of workflows, tools, happy accidents, and hard-won lessons behind their scenes and experiences.
Expect a friendly mix of short showcases and process talks, with plenty of time for questions, conversation, and meeting fellow makers across VR/XR, realtime, and 3D - whether you’re brand new to Blender or deep in your node graphs already.
Speakers include Frances Briffett, and Katy Smith.
Frances Briffett
Frances is a 3D artist with a background in games art who is currently working as a visualiser in the construction industry. She is experienced in all aspects of the games art pipeline, from pre-production to cinematics using Unreal 4&5, Maya, Blender, Sketchup and more.
https://www.artstation.com/francesbriffett7
Katy Smith
Katy teaches Blender, works as a freelance 3D artist and is a 2025 IG50 winner (art category). She will take us through her experiences while teaching herself 3D in Blender, share some tips and helpful add-ons as well as a brief look at her workflow in her most recent and biggest project so far.
http://katysmithportfolio.carrd.co/#modeling20 attendees
Past events
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