This annual issue embraces articles from three sets of sources: the first covering the topic Virtual Environments and Interaction Design Research at the University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR, China, works selected and guest edited by Carlos Sena Caires and Gerald Estadieu; the second set are three extended articles from the International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI’2021), selected and guest edited by Daniel Mendes and Nuno Rodrigues; and, finally, two articles from the regular pipeline.

In the past decades, the field of cinema has undergone several transformations. The digital turn increasingly called for new forms of production, distribution, and exhibition, which imply different ways of thinking, doing, and experimenting cinema. These new forms also reduced the gap between cinema to other so-called visual arts. If cinema and visual arts were already in the process of merging, the last years forced the naturalization of thinking in similar theoretical grounds. This special issue aims to be a forum for the discussion of new practices of researching cinema, and the changes in cinema's forms of experience and production.

We are delighted to present this special issue editorial for Neural Computing and Applications special issue on LatinX in AI research. This special issue brings together a collection of articles that explore machine learning and artificial intelligence research from various perspectives, aiming to provide a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of what LatinX researchers are working on in the field. In this editorial, we will introduce the overarching theme of the special issue, highlight the significance of the selected papers, and offer insights into the contributions made by the authors.