Tatiana is a French VR director/creator and real time artist living in London. Tatiana extensively trained and worked as a theatre practitioner before transitioning to the VR/XR world. She completed her MA in Immersive storytelling from Royal Holloway in 2022 and is deeply fascinated about the potential of VR and XR to alter our sense of presence, consciousness, and to enhance the impact of the age-old art of telling stories. Her work centres on themes such as grief, trauma and embodiment - but is not devoid of playfulness and hope. Her VR short film The Descent won the inaugural Immerse UK Award in the Digital Art and Creative Storytelling category and will also be featured in XR festivals in 2023, including Cinequest Film and VR Festival. She is currently an artist in residence with Mediale, supported by Jerwood Arts, and Sage Gateshead, exploring the theme of “Truth and Testimony”.