MIKA JOHNSON
SELECTED PRESS
“VRWANDLUNG: AUCH DU BIST EIN RIESENHAFTES UNGEZIEFER!” - Curt Magazin, July 9, 2021
"Parcourir la Nuit Blanche gratuitement en cinq temps" - Amélie Revert, Journal Métro, February 28, 2020
“A bug’s life” - Gowri S, The Hindu, February 6, 2020
"Exclusive: Franz Kafka's ""Metamorphosis"" in Virtual Reality @ Jaipur BookMark 2020" - Jaipur Bytes Podcast hosted by Lakshya Datta , January 24, 2020
"VR-adaptations: faithfulness and interactions" - Ágnes Karolina Bakk, ZipScene Magazine, January 10, 2020
"I am Gregor Samsa: Experiencing the first ever virtual reality adaptation of ‘The Metamorphosis’" - Arunima Mazumdar, The Hindu, November 16, 2019
"Goethe-Institut Will Present The Metamorphosis in VR at Dhaka Lit Fest" - Showtime Desk, Dhaka Tribune, November 4, 2019
"Mika Johnson experiments with VR storytelling in ‘Kafkaesque’ project" - Karishma Mehrotra - The Indian Express, October 10, 2019
"A brave new world" - Shalkie, The Asian Age, October 6, 2019
"Relive Gregor Samsa’s bad day in VR when Kafka fest comes to Bangkok and Chiang Mai" - Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Coconuts Bangkok, October 4, 2019
"A bit of Kafka in virtual reality" - Jennifer Kishan, Live Mint, September 28, 2019
"Virtual Reality check for The Metamorphosis" - Faizal Khan, CNBC TV18, September 28, 2019
"Virtual real trip into Kafkaesque vision" - Souvik Mukherjee , The Times of India, Septeber 14, 2019
"What if you wake up to be an insect?" - Shamayita Chakraborty, The Times of India, September 6, 2019
"Мика Джонсън за виртуалната реалност в литературата" - Radio Sofia, December 2018
"VR重現""變形記"" 化身甲蟲體驗經典"
- Zhu Peizi, Huang Ruilin, Huang Zhaosheng - China Television News, December 4, 2018
“Krabbe oder Käfer”
- Arne Perras - SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, November 21, 2018
“Our top 11 picks of events at the Singapore Writers Festival”
- Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, November 2, 2018
“Osemnásť rokov študoval Kafku: Je zásadné, že Gregor Samsa v izbe nemal zrkadlo”
- Denisa Gdovinova - .týždeň, October 14, 2018
“Virtuálny Kafka je výborné PR, na jeho literatúru sa však nechytá”
- Patrik Garaj - Denník, October 11, 2018
“Chcete sa ocitnúť v koži obrovského hmyzu? Virtuálna realita Kafkovej Premeny vám to umožní”
- Bratislava24, October 4, 2018
“Okuliare vás premenia na švába. Z Kafkovho príbehu je úchvatná inštalácia”
- Marek Hudec - Sme Kultúra, October 2, 2018
“Stať sa hmyzom z Kafkovej Premeny teraz môže každý”
- TASR - Pravda Kultúra , October 2, 2018
“In der virtuellen Realität werden Literatur-Klassiker zu einem interaktiven Trip”
- Dirk Liedtke - Stern, July 21, 2018
“ある朝目覚めると……カフカ「変身」をVRで体験、東京で6月末から”
- Mogura VR, June 25, 2018
“Як на "Книжковому Арсеналі" намагаються зазирнути в майбутнє”
- Depo.Життя - Depo UA, May 31, 2018
“Virtual Reality: «Η μεταμόρφωση» του Κάφκα ως εικονική πραγματικότητα”
- Ζωή Δημητρίου - Protothema, May 26, 2018
“«Η μεταμόρφωση» του Κάφκα ως εικονική πραγματικότητα”
- Σταυρούλα Πανοπούλου - deBóp, May 26, 2018
“Βιώνοντας τη λογοτεχνία σε Virtual Reality Πηγή”
- Lifo Team - LiFO, May 23, 2018
“Kes soovib tunda end Kafka «Metamorfoosi» peategelasena?”
- Kultuuritoimetus - Postimees Kultur, April 16, 2018
“Kafkapanorama”
- J.A. Hopkin - The Times Literary Supplement, March 12, 2018
“Is literature next in line for virtual-reality treatment?”
- Gerrit Wiseman - The Economist, March 8, 2018
“Kafka's literature is in virtual reality”
- TNN - malayalam.samayam.com, February 10, 2018
“Virtuální realita podle Kafky. V nestvůrného brouka se může proměnit každý”
- jh - ceskatelevize.cz/ - January 26, 2018
“PROMĚNA VR V GOETHE-INSTITUTU”
- radio1, January 20, 2018
“Experience Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphos is’ Like Never Before In VR”
- Dave Aubrey - VRFocus, January 4, 2018
"Now Playing"
- Pulse Magazine, Spring 2015
"Forever Professor"
- The Monthly Film Festival, June, 2014
"Local Mini-Documentaries Are Attracting a Global Audience"
- Ideastream, March 10, 2014
"Miniature Worlds" by Mika Johnson
- Abitare, November 15, 2013
"Love & Venom by Art+Practice"
- Narratively, October 22, 2013
"How to Build a Really, Really Small House"
- Houzz, October 12, 2013
"Looking Through a Window Into Someone Else's World"
– Yatzer, September 2013
"Remarkable Tales From America's Unique Individuals"
– So Bad So Good, September 2013
"Of Note"
– Oberlin Conservatory Magazine, Fall 2013
"The Amerikans: Ordinary People with Beautiful Stories"
– The Visual News, September 2013
"The Amerikans: The United States You Have Never Seen"
– Blended, August 2013
"The Amerikans"
– News Shooter, May 2013
"Faculty Films Reimagine the Amerikan Documentary"
– The Oberlin Review, November 2012
"From the Heart of the Heart of the Country"
– Oberlin Alumni Magazine, November 2012
"The Rise of The Amerikans"
- Chicago Art Magazine/D.I.Y Film, July 2011
“The Fall of Amerika”
- Chicago Art Magazine/D.I.Y Film, June 2011
“I Want to be in Amerika”
- The Oberlin Review, May 2011
“New Breed of Foreign Filmmakers Find Alternative to Fund Japan-based Movies”
- Metropolis Magazine, September
“The Secrets of Mika Johnson’s YONDER”
- Beyond Race Magazine, 2007.
"Parcourir la Nuit Blanche gratuitement en cinq temps" - Amélie Revert, Journal Métro, February 28, 2020
“A bug’s life” - Gowri S, The Hindu, February 6, 2020
"Exclusive: Franz Kafka's ""Metamorphosis"" in Virtual Reality @ Jaipur BookMark 2020" - Jaipur Bytes Podcast hosted by Lakshya Datta , January 24, 2020
"VR-adaptations: faithfulness and interactions" - Ágnes Karolina Bakk, ZipScene Magazine, January 10, 2020
"I am Gregor Samsa: Experiencing the first ever virtual reality adaptation of ‘The Metamorphosis’" - Arunima Mazumdar, The Hindu, November 16, 2019
"Goethe-Institut Will Present The Metamorphosis in VR at Dhaka Lit Fest" - Showtime Desk, Dhaka Tribune, November 4, 2019
"Mika Johnson experiments with VR storytelling in ‘Kafkaesque’ project" - Karishma Mehrotra - The Indian Express, October 10, 2019
"A brave new world" - Shalkie, The Asian Age, October 6, 2019
"Relive Gregor Samsa’s bad day in VR when Kafka fest comes to Bangkok and Chiang Mai" - Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Coconuts Bangkok, October 4, 2019
"A bit of Kafka in virtual reality" - Jennifer Kishan, Live Mint, September 28, 2019
"Virtual Reality check for The Metamorphosis" - Faizal Khan, CNBC TV18, September 28, 2019
"Virtual real trip into Kafkaesque vision" - Souvik Mukherjee , The Times of India, Septeber 14, 2019
"What if you wake up to be an insect?" - Shamayita Chakraborty, The Times of India, September 6, 2019
"Мика Джонсън за виртуалната реалност в литературата" - Radio Sofia, December 2018
"VR重現""變形記"" 化身甲蟲體驗經典"
- Zhu Peizi, Huang Ruilin, Huang Zhaosheng - China Television News, December 4, 2018
“Krabbe oder Käfer”
- Arne Perras - SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, November 21, 2018
“Our top 11 picks of events at the Singapore Writers Festival”
- Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, November 2, 2018
“Osemnásť rokov študoval Kafku: Je zásadné, že Gregor Samsa v izbe nemal zrkadlo”
- Denisa Gdovinova - .týždeň, October 14, 2018
“Virtuálny Kafka je výborné PR, na jeho literatúru sa však nechytá”
- Patrik Garaj - Denník, October 11, 2018
“Chcete sa ocitnúť v koži obrovského hmyzu? Virtuálna realita Kafkovej Premeny vám to umožní”
- Bratislava24, October 4, 2018
“Okuliare vás premenia na švába. Z Kafkovho príbehu je úchvatná inštalácia”
- Marek Hudec - Sme Kultúra, October 2, 2018
“Stať sa hmyzom z Kafkovej Premeny teraz môže každý”
- TASR - Pravda Kultúra , October 2, 2018
“In der virtuellen Realität werden Literatur-Klassiker zu einem interaktiven Trip”
- Dirk Liedtke - Stern, July 21, 2018
“ある朝目覚めると……カフカ「変身」をVRで体験、東京で6月末から”
- Mogura VR, June 25, 2018
“Як на "Книжковому Арсеналі" намагаються зазирнути в майбутнє”
- Depo.Життя - Depo UA, May 31, 2018
“Virtual Reality: «Η μεταμόρφωση» του Κάφκα ως εικονική πραγματικότητα”
- Ζωή Δημητρίου - Protothema, May 26, 2018
“«Η μεταμόρφωση» του Κάφκα ως εικονική πραγματικότητα”
- Σταυρούλα Πανοπούλου - deBóp, May 26, 2018
“Βιώνοντας τη λογοτεχνία σε Virtual Reality Πηγή”
- Lifo Team - LiFO, May 23, 2018
“Kes soovib tunda end Kafka «Metamorfoosi» peategelasena?”
- Kultuuritoimetus - Postimees Kultur, April 16, 2018
“Kafkapanorama”
- J.A. Hopkin - The Times Literary Supplement, March 12, 2018
“Is literature next in line for virtual-reality treatment?”
- Gerrit Wiseman - The Economist, March 8, 2018
“Kafka's literature is in virtual reality”
- TNN - malayalam.samayam.com, February 10, 2018
“Virtuální realita podle Kafky. V nestvůrného brouka se může proměnit každý”
- jh - ceskatelevize.cz/ - January 26, 2018
“PROMĚNA VR V GOETHE-INSTITUTU”
- radio1, January 20, 2018
“Experience Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphos is’ Like Never Before In VR”
- Dave Aubrey - VRFocus, January 4, 2018
"Now Playing"
- Pulse Magazine, Spring 2015
"Forever Professor"
- The Monthly Film Festival, June, 2014
"Local Mini-Documentaries Are Attracting a Global Audience"
- Ideastream, March 10, 2014
"Miniature Worlds" by Mika Johnson
- Abitare, November 15, 2013
"Love & Venom by Art+Practice"
- Narratively, October 22, 2013
"How to Build a Really, Really Small House"
- Houzz, October 12, 2013
"Looking Through a Window Into Someone Else's World"
– Yatzer, September 2013
"Remarkable Tales From America's Unique Individuals"
– So Bad So Good, September 2013
"Of Note"
– Oberlin Conservatory Magazine, Fall 2013
"The Amerikans: Ordinary People with Beautiful Stories"
– The Visual News, September 2013
"The Amerikans: The United States You Have Never Seen"
– Blended, August 2013
"The Amerikans"
– News Shooter, May 2013
"Faculty Films Reimagine the Amerikan Documentary"
– The Oberlin Review, November 2012
"From the Heart of the Heart of the Country"
– Oberlin Alumni Magazine, November 2012
"The Rise of The Amerikans"
- Chicago Art Magazine/D.I.Y Film, July 2011
“The Fall of Amerika”
- Chicago Art Magazine/D.I.Y Film, June 2011
“I Want to be in Amerika”
- The Oberlin Review, May 2011
“New Breed of Foreign Filmmakers Find Alternative to Fund Japan-based Movies”
- Metropolis Magazine, September
“The Secrets of Mika Johnson’s YONDER”
- Beyond Race Magazine, 2007.
