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SXSW

Every year, some of the biggest names in tech, media, film, television, and music descend on downtown Austin for SXSW to talk about the future, what it might look like, and how soon we may find ourselves there. _The Verge_ will be back in Austin this year alongside Vox Media with its own slate of programming and events. We’ll also have reporters on the ground covering the interviews, panels, and meetups that make SXSW such a fascinating snapshot of what’s around the corner.

There’s a lot to cover this year, from the problems plaguing the world’s most influential and widely used internet platforms to prognostications about next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, and the blockchain. Additionally, SXSW is a premier destination for film screenings and chats with actors, directors, and all manner of online and offline creators. We’ll be doing our best to cover it all, so stay tuned for more coverage from the festival here.

Beyond Gamergate: a conversation with GTFO director Shannon Sun-Higginson

Harassment in games is real — but we can end it

Adi Robertson
Toy Story, 20 years later: how Pixar made its first blockbuster

At SXSW, Pete Docter and others remember the early days of computer animation

Bryan Bishop
How Meerkat conquered all at SXSWHow Meerkat conquered all at SXSW
Casey Newton
The director of Creative Control explains his augmented reality nightmare

A Q&A with Benjamin Dickinson

Emily Yoshida
SXSW’s creepy virtual sex talk is everything wrong with VR hype

Never say ‘sexual singularity’ again

Adi Robertson
Yahoo won’t let Community die, no matter how hard Dan Harmon tries to kill it

You expect things to get weird at SXSW, but not this weird

Casey Newton
Taking terror to Skype: a conversation with Unfriended producer Jason Blum

On cyberbullying, experimentation, and the exciting future of horror in VR

Bryan Bishop
Machine anxiety: a chat with Ex Machina director Alex Garland

‘In some respects, I think we are complicit with tech, and in others I think we’re helpless.’

Kwame Opam
Mike Judge thinks we’re doomedMike Judge thinks we’re doomed
Bryan Bishop