SPEAKING

SPEAKING

Public Speaker & Lecturer

Create Experiences THROUGH STORY, PLAY & PARTICIPATION

Whether I’m on stage at a festival, leading a panel at a cultural institution, or guiding an in-house workshop, my focus is the same: designing experiences that connect, surprise, and resonate long after the moment ends.

I speak internationally on immersive storytelling, participatory art, and experience design — often through the lens of emotional architecture, human-centred creativity, and the role of play in transformation. My talks draw from both my installation work and my commercial collaborations, exploring how story, space, and sensory engagement can move people from observation to participation.

My practice sits at the intersection of art, technology, and communication, and my sessions are designed to meet that same cross-disciplinary energy: inspiring, practical, and grounded in real-world examples.

  • What if creative breakthroughs come not from abundance, but from limitation?

    This talk introduces The R.E.V.E.A.L. Pressure Simulator — a process that transforms constraint into a catalyst for clarity. Born from my experience rebuilding a £285K installation as an £850 prototype, the framework reveals what holds, what breaks, and what was missing all along.

    Through case studies, I show how working with just 1% of the budget and 25% of the space can sharpen emotional logic, validate concept integrity, and strengthen impact before full-scale production.

  • How do we tell stories that reflect the collective rather than the singular?

    This session introduces The Polymyth™, a narrative framework that moves beyond the traditional hero’s journey to embrace multiple protagonists and shared emotional arcs. Drawing from theatre, immersive art, and transmedia storytelling, I explore how collaborative narratives can inspire empathy, agency, and belonging in today’s audiences.

  • Stories don’t just tell — they transform.

    In this talk, I explore how human-centred narratives can turn campaigns into living experiences that people feel rather than watch. We’ll unpack the craft behind designing emotional architecture, and how blending story, space, and sensory engagement can create resonance that lasts beyond the moment.

  • What makes an experience not just impressive, but transformative?

    This talk unpacks the emotional mechanics that turn creative concepts into moments of personal impact. Through art and brand case studies, I share the key ingredients — from narrative rhythm to sensory pacing — that move people from observation to transformation, inspiring designers to create work that changes how audiences think and feel.

  • How can art teach us to design for emotion in an age of distraction?

    Grounded in my installation and mixed-reality work, this talk explores how presence, empathy, and play can restore attention and connection in experience design. I’ll share insights from my projects EmbraceXR and JoyGaze, revealing how sensory engagement and emotional storytelling can turn technology into a bridge for human experience.

Speaking Topics

UPCOMING Talks

  • WXO Campfire - R.E.V.E.A.L. – Why Value-Engineering Is a Creative Superpower

    When a £285K immersive experience became an £850 school-library prototype, experience designer Skye Von discovered that constraint can sharpen creativity rather than limit it. From that experiment emerged The R.E.V.E.A.L. Framework – a creative pressure simulator that transforms limitation into clarity and confidence. In this Campfire, experience designer and artist Skye explores how reducing scale and resources can expose blind spots, validate emotional logic, and amplify what connects most deeply with audiences.

    Wednesday 17 December 2025

    London: 9:55am (BST), Paris: 10:55am (CEST), Dubai: 12:55pm (GST),
    Mumbai: 14:25pm (IST), Shanghai: 16:55pm (CST/SGT), Tokyo: 17:55pm (JST),
    Sydney: 18:55pm (AEST) Auckland: 20:55am (NZST)

Select Past Talks

  • Immersive Experience Summit - From £285K to £850: Why Value-Engineering Is a Creative Superpower

  • World Experience Summit – Experiences for All the Family

  • Sundance Film Festival – Virtual to Real: Storytelling for Change

  • Tribeca Immersive – VR & Empathy in Experience

  • Neue House - Empowering Communities

  • Mavric Conference - TRANSMEDIA - Everyone Is A Hero

  • Chelsea Film Festival – VR for Good: Impact or Illusion?

  • NEW INC – Transmedia Activism: Democratising Storytelling

  • Wildlife Conservation Film Festival – VR Filmmaking for Biodiversity

  • Katapult Future Fest - Empowering Communities with Transmedia

  • Agency Team Talks (Edelman, Havas, and more) – Immersive storytelling & creative leadership

Workshops & Education

My workshops draw on both my experience as an artist and my role as a creative director. Participants explore story, play, and emotional design through hands-on experimentation, combining creative tools with reflective practice.

  • Goldsmith, University of London - London, UK
    MFA Guest lecture Designing Experiences for High-Net Worth Audiences

  • University of East London - London, UK
    Guest lecture Experience Design Beyond The Objective

  • Camden Primary Schools - London, UK
    Creator and Lead Facilitator of a multi-day immersive science and storytelling workshop series, You Are What You Eat –exploring nutrition, digestion, and emotional awareness through play, experimentation, and narrative design. Delivered at Primrose Hill Primary School with further Camden schools scheduled.

  • New York Film Academy – New York, USA
    Creator & Lecturer of the first US-accredited narrative VR curriculum

  • BRIC - Brooklyn, USA
    Lecturer - Digital Media

  • Hakaya Misk Festival – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Lead Lecturer, 5-Day Female Film Workshop

  • Private workshops delivered to agencies, cultural institutions, and innovation teams in the UK, Europe, and the USA, including at Havas, NYVR Expo, Anti-Defamation League, NEW INC, Made in NY Media Center, Katapult

Let’s Talk

I’m available for keynotes, panels, custom workshops, and moderation. Contact: skyevdo@gmail.com