Value proposition

Connecting the creative industries with academic research and providing funding and support to researchers working in VP

XR Stories and XR Network+ are two related projects at the University of York.

XR Stories connects companies and creatives working in the creative industries with academic research at the University of York. The project provides expertise, space and infrastructure to help drive growth and innovation in the creative industries.

XR Stories is responsible for leading the XR Network+ project to create a 10 year research agenda for content creation and consumption. In partnership with Universities of Cardiff, Edinburgh, Ulster and University of the Arts London, the XR Network+ project is bringing together academia and industry across the UK, co-creating challenges to drive research and innovation in virtual production techniques and technologies.

From 2019 - 2023, XR Stories was one of nine Creative Industry Cluster Programmes in the UK responsible for providing R&D funding, expertise and facilities; studentships and internships; and academic research to support the growth of SMEs working in immersive and interactive storytelling across the Yorkshire and Humber region.

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