“Immersive Horizons: A Journey Through Catalan Digital Creativity” is an immersive experience that brings together ten Catalan projects of digital innovators and was presented for the first time at this year's edition of ISE (Integrated Systems in Europe). This week you can enjoy the Communication Days organized by the University of Vic, and next weekend at the Tech&Play Festival held at Fabra i Coats in Barcelona.
Horizons Immersius explores the intersection between art, technology and digital culture, and is curated and artistically directed by the festival team. Mira. The seventeen-minute proposal seeks to highlight and highlight the talents of artists and studios that are part of the vibrant Catalan creative community. The diverse works span a variety of contemporary artistic forms and expressions, including architecture, audio-visual installations, lighting, graphic design, video games, sculpture, performance and music. The ten entities and organizations participating in the audiovisual experience are: Plate, He was, Weakness, Iceberg, Hummel Industries, Nomada Studio, Onionlab, Six n five, Tegrelab I VPM.
After passing through the ISE, a cutting-edge exhibition in the audiovisual sector, in which it had an absolute success in attendance, exceeding 10,000 visitors, the Ministry of Culture wanted to expand the radius of the exhibition of this system and land today in Contact days, a conference promoted by the University of Vic dedicated to immersive experiences simulating technological realities. This year they are celebrating their second edition, which will take place from April 16 to 18 at the Paranimf at Vic University. In the altar space of the church, you can visit an adaptation of the front of Immersive Horizons in 16:9 format on a 4.5 x 2.5 m LED screen.
But Immersive Horizons doesn't stop at the Vic. It continues its journey and can also be visited from April 25 to 28 at Technology and playNew Technology Festival organized by Mobile World Capital BarcelonaThrough this event, which wants to make technology and the latest trends in innovation and communication accessible to the general public, with special attention to families, for whom the activities scheduled for Sunday, April 28, are dedicated. The Tech&Play 2024 exhibition will be held in Fabra and Coates, and will also include installations by well-known artists such as Tilergab or projects such as Tomeduchi Bau, an installation created by students of the Master in Audiovisual Innovation and Interactive Environments at BAU. With these two pieces in particular, Horizons Immersives will share the space in the context of Tech&Play. The explosion of technological and cultural events is undoubtedly a good measure of the effervescence of Catalan digital creativity.
Digital creativity is one of the priorities of the Department of Culture which, through the General Directorate of Innovation and Digital Culture, supports all innovative forms of artistic expression that demonstrate and enhance the synergies between art, culture and technology. Among other support lines, the Ministry of Culture called for the helpline for the third year in a row For cultural projects that use immersive technologies. The support was provided between 2022 and 2023 To 229 immersive experiences dThe different genres (virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, mapping and immersive spaces) have an impact on almost all artistic and cultural fields and disciplines and throughout the territory.
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