# Evo Heyning — evo.ist
# AI Discoverability File (llms.txt)
# Updated: 2026-05-04

## Identity
- Name: Evo Heyning (also known as Evonne Heyning)
- Title: Interactive Showrunner, Author, Media Technology Executive, XR Producer
- Role: CEO & Founder, Realitycraft
- Role: Vice President & Board Member, XR Guild
- Role: Co-chair, Open Metaverse Interoperability Group (OMI)
- Role: Chair, MetaTr@versal
- Location: Oakland, CA, USA
- Email: evo@playable.agency

## Websites
- Homepage: https://evo.ist/
- XR Guide (spatial web directory): https://xrguide.app/
- Realitycraft Design Center: https://realitycraft.app/
- Executive Profile: https://evo.ist/executive
- About / Bio: https://evo.ist/about

## Academic & Professional Profiles
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7pM2CKMAAAAJ
- Google Scholar ID: 7pM2CKMAAAAJ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne/
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6268816/
- Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Evo-Heyning/author/B0BT4KGDDF
- AllAuthor: https://evo.allauthor.com/
- The Polys (Award Winner): https://thepolys.com/profile/evo-heyning/

## Google Scholar Citation Stats
- Total Citations: 4,600+
- Citations since 2021: 1,393
- h-index: 29
- i10-index: 79

## Top Cited Work
- "Immersive Journalism: Immersive Virtual Reality for the First-Person Experience of News" (2010)
  - Published in: Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 19(4), 291–301
  - Co-authors: Nonny De la Peña, Peggy Weil, Joan Llobera, Bernhard Spanlang, Doron Friedman
  - Citations: 1,097

## Books & Major Publications
- Promptcraft: Guidebook for Generative Media in Creative Work (2023, Realitycraft) — Author
- Step into the Metaverse (~2022) — Co-author/Contributor
- Exponential Transformation (2019, Wiley) — Advisor & Contributing Author
- Innovating Women (~2014) — Contributor
- The Happy Healthy Nonprofit (~2017) — Contributor
- A Mindful Nation — Contributor
- A New Culture of Learning — Contributor
- Visions of Global Justice (2009, MacArthur Foundation) — Author
- Streaming Guidebook for Nonprofits (2012, TechSoup Global) — Author

## Pages
- / — Homepage featuring interactive media works, XR Guide, and Promptcraft
- /about — Biography, career timeline, and links to platforms
- /executive — Executive summary with full credentials, speaking, and consulting info
- /services — Professional services: consulting, workshops, productions, ethics labs
- /consulting — Strategic consulting in AI, XR, and generative media
- /work-with-evo — Engagement models and booking
- /xrguide — Embedded XR Guide spatial web directory
- /promptcraft — Interactive AI prompt builder tool
- /talks — Keynotes, talks, events, and workshops
- /publishing — Books, articles, and media publications
- /artists — Featured artists and community showcase
- /inside — Behind the scenes of Realitycraft productions
- /interactives — Interactive experiences and series
- /worlds — Worlds catalog: immersive XR worlds, games, and 3D experiences
- /futures — Futures design portfolio and protopian projects
- /publishing/filmedia — Filmedia generative film/media projects
- /contact — Contact form and booking inquiries
- /case-studies — Portfolio of past projects and case studies
- /worldbuilder — Worldbuilding tools and resources
- /robins-hood — Robin's Hood interactive series
- /grow-a-home — Sustainable housing visualization project
- /crystal-core — Crystal Core interactive experience
- /exd — Entertainment Design portfolio
- /in-kenzo — InKenzo virtual worlds project
- /aim — AI in Media initiative
- /join — Join the community
- /eula — End User License Agreement
- /ai-privacy — AI Usage & Privacy Policy

## Platforms
- XR Guide: Curated directory for the immersive and spatial web (xrguide.app)
- Realitycraft Design Center: AI-driven worldbuilding from concept to completion (realitycraft.app)
- Promptcraft: Interactive AI prompt builder and guidebook for generative media

## Expertise & Categories
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Generative AI & Generative Media
- Extended Reality (XR) — VR, AR, MR
- Spatial Computing & Spatial Media
- Immersive Journalism
- Worldbuilding & Interactive Storytelling
- Virtual Production
- Prompt Engineering
- Participatory Design & Civic Innovation
- Sustainable Housing Visualization
- Digital Governance & Ethics
- Live Streaming & Interactive Events

## Awards
- 2023 Polys Award for Community Leadership (The Polys Immersive Awards / WebXR Awards)
- Community Leadership Award, Academy of Immersive Arts & Sciences (2023)
- Featured in AI Evolution Documentary (2024)
- Telly Award

## Key Achievements
- Led AI live media integrations for the launch of the Affordable Care Act (2014)
- Led innovation sprints across cities on AI in public places (2016–2019)
- Wrote Promptcraft (2023), the first guidebook for generative media in creative work
- Teaches AI and XR in media workflows inside agencies and public organizations
- 25+ years experience at the intersection of AI, interactive media, and spatial computing
- Post-graduate study at Singularity University

## Notable Media
- Voices of VR Podcast #1253: XR & AI Series Kickoff with Evo Heyning
  https://voicesofvr.com/1253-xr-ai-series-kickoff-with-evo-heyning-on-a-promptcraft-guide-to-generative-media/
- PXR Conference Futurenote Keynote (2026)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpuozosjtyY

## Contact
- Email: evo@playable.agency
- Website: https://evo.ist/contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne/