WAY TOO FAR XR, INC.
Immersive Systems for Performance, Culture, and Public Space
               
The Next TiMeS New York Live Arts Premiere
Emerging Technology & Storytelling Residency  + Summit
Against Gravity: Flying Afrikans + Other Urban Legends
There Goes Nikki Tribeca Immersive Official Selection
Unsorted Depths Jacob’s Pillow, PillowLab
Psalm for the Mismemoried
Distance Anatomy
DEMO 2024 XR Track @ New Inc
Duende: A Live Video Opera
Illumination: Tracing the Paths of Black Economics in America
Red Summers VR presented by The Guardian
Suga’ Sundance New Frontiers Selection
While You Wait...2.0 supported by LMCC & UMEZ grants


Floating tryptych design by Carlos Johns-Dávila with interactive mocap system to navigate 360º video and surround audio with gesture control for Psalm for the Mismemoried by Cara Page & Philip Sanchez.


Way Too Far XR is a creative studio specializing in audiovisual design, immersive production, consulting, and hands-on workshop training in XR (extended reality) and interactive media. Founded by Carlos Johns-Dávila, a Peruvian American multimedia artist and composer, the studio develops tech/art installations, performances, and educational experiences that blend technology, storytelling, and cultural research. Based in New York City and working out of Prime Produce Apprentice Cooperative, with projects extending to Philadelphia, Carlos also serves as a co-owner of Black Heart, bringing a collaborative, community-driven approach to every project.

Contact
cjohnsdavila@gmail.com
IG: @carlosjohnsdavila
June, 2025There Goes Nikki Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, idris brewster, Kinfolk Tech, Rada Collaborative
NYC
Sound Design by
Carlos Johns-Dávila, Samora Pinderhughes, Christopher Pattishall
For There Goes Nikki, an AR experience by Idris Brewster, Michele Stephenson, and Joe Brewster, my approach to audiovisual design centered on translating poetry into an expansive, spatial experience. Built around the voice and words of Nikki Giovanni, the piece layers a cosmic visual environment with responsive sound and motion to guide audiences through themes of Black memory, imagination, and liberation. I developed visual systems that treated poetry as a portal—using scale, abstraction, and immersion to extend Giovanni’s language into a shared, embodied journey. Presented as part of Tribeca Immersive 2025: In Search of Us, this work reflects my approach to XR as a medium for honoring cultural legacy while creating new dimensions for storytelling and collective reflection.