StoryLab is hosting a one-day symposium and exhibition with practitioners, technologists and academics using the intersection between creativity and technology to explore ‘creativity, empathy and stewardship ’ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Digital technologies have made possible new forms of storytelling, which are even more important in this rapidly changing social, economic and political landscape.
The symposium consists of three panel workshops exploring themes of Movement, Memory and Climate Change. The Reconnecting by Tangible Memories panel discusses creating digital replicas of our material world, demonstrating how digitally reproduced objects, built environments and living spaces can favour the recollection of lost memories and identity. The Movement and Memory panel explores the use of visualisation technologies and narrative to tell stories that allow people to reconnect with places that are distant in time and space, as well as understand and engage with complicated concepts and key societal issues. And Climate Change and Culture highlights the human-environment relationship, reconnecting people with cultural and natural landscapes, as well as showcasing our planet’s ecological fragility relative to the effects of man-made climate change.
Alongside the symposium will be an exhibition showcasing a range of creative practice projects from film gaming, Interactive VR, 360, 3D data visualization, photography and soundscape, with dedicated screenings and VR experiences during a networking lunch and post-symposium drinks.
SPEAKERS
Climate Change and Culture Panel
Mike Faulker, D-Fuse
Flora Graham, Nature Journal
Fiona Cunningham-Reid, Film Director
Camilla Nichol, UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
Dr Michael Hrebeniak, University of Cambridge (Chair)
Movement and Memory Panel
Professor Rob Toulson
Felix Gaedtke, NowHere Media
Ben Fredericks, Artist and Filmmaker, CatsAreNotPeas
Dr Nigel Ward, ARU (Chair)
Reconnecting by Tangible Memories Panel
Dr Cathy Elliot, ARU
Shelley Lockwood, David Parr House
Dr Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, University of Essex
Sophie Jackson, ARU
Tickets include lunch, refreshments, and networking drinks.
Full price £85 / Students £45
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