David Tamés is a media maker working in traditional and immersive media forms. His creative practice focuses on media co-creation and immersive media. David recently completed an MIT Open Documentary Lab Fellowship, conducting research for the book “Mediated Presence: Immersive Experience Design for UX Designers, Filmmakers, Artists, and Content Creators” co-authored with Peter (Zak) Zakrzewski, to be published by Focal Press in 2025.
He is a teaching professor in the Department of Art + Design at Northeastern University with a joint appointment in Communication Studies teaching video production and XR design courses. David serves on the board of directors of Filmmaker’s Collaborative (filmmakerscollab.org) and the advisory board of MedVR (medvr.io). He has produced award-winning short films and recently co-directed and co-produced Reality’s Fugue: Genesis, a virtual reality experience.
