Dive into topics such as virtual production, gaming, world building, funding opportunities, ethical considerations, media distribution, AI in art and storytelling, and the future of immersive experiences. Engage with experts, professionals, and enthusiasts as they share insights, discuss trends, and inspire new ideas within the ever-evolving landscape of the creative industries.
Tracks Creative Industries Friday, December 1st, 2023
Audience: Creatives, researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts working within the creative industries
Sessions
- Immersive Spaces, curated by Monique van Dusseldorp – Senior Programme Adviser, ITW
- Building Future Worlds: Futurism as Activism, curated by Karen Palmer – Storyteller from the Future
- Worldbuilding Workshop, led by Alex Mc Dowell – Creative Director & Co-Founder, Experimental Design
- Gaming, organised by ICEX
- Creative Europe funded VR Projects, curated by Andrea Posthuma – Advisor MEDIA,Creative Europe Desk NL | DutchCulture
- F*CK Immersion_ But What’s Next?, curated by Ulrich Schrauth – Artistic Director, VRHAM! Festival Virtual Reality & Arts
- (New) Media Distribution, curated by Sönke Kirchhof – CEO/Executive Producer, INVR.SPACE GmbH
- The future of Immersive: A collection of Dutch XR Projects, curated by Suzanne Visser – Board Member, Dutch Digital Design
- Creator’s Lab Presentations, curated by StudioBiscoe, in collaboration with Société des arts technologiques (Montreal) and members of the Trans Realities Lab of Design Academy Eindhoven
- ’AI impacting production and creative workflows’’ A fishbowl conversation, hosted by Creative Europe Desk Italy MEDIA in collaboration with the Creative Europe Desks Denmark, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Portugal, Sweden and the Netherlands
Roundtables
- Ctrl+S: Don’t forget to back-up your immersive experience!, organised by Camille Francoise – Product Manager Research & Heritage – New Media, The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision
- Responsible XR: Open and interoperable design, curated by David Regeczi – Lead Consultant Digital Society, TNO | Isabel De Peuter-Rutten – President, Euromersive | Mariette van Huijstee – Coordinator, Rathenau Instituut | Sylvie Dijkstra – Lead Scientist, TNO
Speakers
Karen Palmer
Storyteller from the Future
Alex McDowell
Creative Director & Co-Founder at Experimental Design
Boris Debackere
Head of Production at V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media
Maria Grazia Mattei
Founder and President at MEET Digital Culture Center
Timmy Ghiurau
Innovation Leader at Volvo Cars, and Co-foudner at The point Labs
Babette Wijntjes
Founder at Cassette
Track Partners
Dutch Digital Design
ICEX
EIT Culture and Creativity
Creative Europe Desk Netherlands
Creative Europe Desk Luxemborg
Design Academy Eindhoven
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