Alton Glass

Alton Glass, a creative entrepreneur and immersive storyteller, leads GRX Immersive Labs, a studio leveraging emerging tech to innovate storytelling, accelerate immersive education, and amplify culture. An Oculus Launch Pad and Unreal Engine Virtual Production Fellowship alum, he co-created THE MARCH for TIME magazine, bringing the 1963 March on Washington to life in VR. At Tribeca Film Festival, his POV: POINTS OF VIEW experience explored implicit bias in AI and policing. Through the Arts Beats & Tech XR platform with Verizon, Glass merges creativity, technology, and education to inspire future innovators. His commitment to empowerment and immersive storytelling earned him the Culture Creator Award for Technology and Accenture Breakout Star for Tech by Black Enterprise.

Courses and Content

Designing Interactive Worlds Through Immersive Storytelling

With: Alton Glass and Erica Elson
Led by Alton Glass, founder of GRX Immersive Labs, this session illustrates how filmmakers can become world builders using case studies from Glass’ own work. You’ll learn how to translate your unique voice across new tools and platforms and gain a greater understanding of how creators can successfully use virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality with intention to empower others. Drawing from his own career, which spans film XR, AI and immersive education, Glass unpacks how creators can navigate rapid technological change without losing their creative identity.

Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation - ON DEMAND

Together with creators, educators, industry leaders, and technologists, we explored the creative technologies that are impacting storytelling and how today’s artists are evolving. Now you can experience it all on-demand for free.