Agog’s Climate Futures + Immersive Media open call offers up to $1 million in grants—ranging from $25,000 to $200,000—for innovators, technologists, artists, organizers, researchers, organizations, studios, and creative teams with a vision for climate projects using extended reality, including smart glasses, augmented reality, virtual reality, spatial sound, and mixed reality. Applications close June 12.
This info session is designed to orient prospective applicants to the open call’s priorities and criteria, demystify the application process, and offer a window into the kinds of work Agog is excited to support. Whether you’re a seasoned XR practitioner or new to immersive media entirely, this is a space to get your questions answered and connect with others exploring this field.
After opening remarks from Agog Co-founder and Executive Director Chip Giller, Director of Programs Nisha Kadaba, and Program Manager Jasmin Askew will walk through the application step by step and field questions from the community. The session will include a look at exemplary immersive work to spark ideas and illustrate the range of projects the open call is designed to support. We’ll conclude with a Q&A with Nisha and Chief of Programs and Strategy Amy Seidenwurm.
How to Join
This Agog House Event takes place in Agog House, Agog’s custom-built world in VRChat, and is free and open to the public.
You can join in two ways:
🪩 In VRChat—attend live in Agog House
🎥 On YouTube—join the livestream from anywhere
About the Speakers
Chip Giller, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Agog
Chip Giller is the executive director and a co-founder of Agog. He has been a visionary in the climate space and media field for 30 years, leading creative storytelling teams and partnering with nonprofits, philanthropists, and other leaders to accelerate progress to a better, more just world. In 2024, Chip joined forces with Wendy Schmidt to launch Agog: The Immersive Media Institute, bringing their shared passion for innovation and social change to the forefront of the immersive media landscape. Agog helps people use emerging media like XR to imagine and build better futures.
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Nisha Kadaba, Director of Programs
Nisha Kadaba is Director of Programs at Agog and a seasoned leader at the intersection of technology and social impact. With nearly two decades of experience across nonprofits, social enterprises, and corporations, she has designed and scaled mission-driven initiatives mobilizing people, product, and capital for lasting change. Prior to Agog, she served as Director of Global Impact at PagerDuty, where she was a founding member of PagerDuty.org. Earlier, she led social impact efforts at Playmob and held key roles at Room to Read and the CAA Foundation.
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Jasmin Askew, Program Manager, Agog
Jasmin Askew brings over a decade of experience in social impact marketing, program development, and strategic partnerships. Before joining Agog, she led Unity for Humanity, championing XR creators using immersive technology for positive change. During her time at Unity, she also consulted for Black Terminus AR, advancing accessibility in XR creation. Previously, she worked at Black Hat to promote inclusivity and sustainability in cybersecurity. She also volunteers with Change to Come, supporting families in Oakland, California. At Agog, Jasmin continues her mission of harnessing emerging technology to drive community empowerment and capability enhancement.
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Amy Seidenwurm, Chief of Programs and Strategy
Amy Seidenwurm is Chief of Programs and Strategy at Agog and a globally recognized innovator in immersive media. She founded ANTLER, a consultancy deploying immersive experiences for social good, and previously served as executive producer of Meta’s VR for Good initiative. Amy has produced award-winning VR projects selected for 50+ festivals and events, including Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Venice Film Festival, and the UN General Assembly. She received a Peabody Award as executive producer of You Destroy. We Create | The war on Ukraine’s culture.
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About Agog
Agog: The Immersive Media Institute is a philanthropic organization dedicated to helping creators and nonprofit leaders use extended reality (XR)—including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality—to imagine and build a more connected, just, and compassionate world. Agog operates as a field builder and creative partner, supporting immersive storytellers whose work addresses urgent social and environmental challenges.
Agog House is a persistent world custom-built for Agog in VRChat by ShuShu VR and Niko Lang as a gathering space for connections and conversations that explore the social impact of immersive media. Agog hosts monthly public programs in Agog House that spotlight innovative projects and critical conversations in the XR-for-good ecosystem. These events are free and open to the public, and are also livestreamed on Agog’s YouTube channel for global audiences.