A New Language for VR Storytelling — Felix and Paul, Revisited

About this episode

Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël discuss the evolution of virtual reality storytelling and their latest project, Interstellar Arc.

With the launch of Interstellar Arc, the groundbreaking free-roaming VR experience at AREA15 in Las Vegas, we’re revisiting this conversation with the creators and immersive storytelling pioneers Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël, co-founders of Felix & Paul Studios. In this conversation, Félix and Paul talk about the evolution of virtual reality, from their early VR experiments and the acclaimed Traveling While Black to filming an Emmy-award winning production on the International Space Station. At the forefront of this medium, Félix and Paul talk about their challenges and learnings from VR work: what it means to develop a new language of storytelling, the importance of establishing “presence” for immersion, and how VR can situate us inside experiences to connect with distant worlds. To learn more, visit our website at fost.org . To get your copy of Charlie’s book, The Future of Storytelling , visit thefutureofstorytelling.com/home . -- © 2026 Future of StoryTelling, Corp. Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp. 124 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011 Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher Director, Carolyn Merriman Assistant Producer, Tsuki Carlson in collaboration with Charts…

People in this episode

Host: Charles Melcher

Guests: Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël

Topics covered

• virtual reality
• storytelling
• immersive experiences
• technology
• art
• evolution of VR

Keywords

• virtual reality
• storytelling
• Félix Lajeunesse
• Paul Raphaël
• immersive storytelling
• Interstellar Arc
• Emmy-award winning
• presence
• experiences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Felix & Paul Studios

Books & works: Traveling While Black, The Future of Storytelling

Places: Las Vegas, International Space Station

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