If tech leads to anxiety more often than serenity, the VR Live Mandala Experience may alter your state of mind. But you’ll need to dash to Allapattah Tuesday to partake.
Hands in the controls, VR headset strapped on, you’re ready to climb the Himalayas and enter the Temple of the Tilting Buddha.
FILMGATE INTERACTIVE
MEDIA FESTIVAL #09
Sunday, December 4th; 10 AM - 1 PM
Festival Program at O CINEMA:
Panel Discussions
10:30AM - Villa Albertine Presentation
by Camille JEANJEAN, New Media Officer, Villa Albertine, French Embassy in the US
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy is thrilled to introduce "Immersive spaces" a new program dedicated to the export of French immersive exhibitions and multi-user large-scale immersive experiences in the United States in collaboration with the French Insitute in Paris. Discover Villa Albertine new medias residents all over the country.
Moderator Jimmy Cheng Director of International Partnership, Sandman Studios
Jay Kim, Producer of GiiÖii & XR Curator of BIFAN, South Korea
Eddie Lou, Founder/Curator, Sandbox Immersive Festival
Min-Wei Kuo, Taicca Taiwan
Katsutoshi Machiba, Festival Director, Beyond the Frame, Japan
11AM - Current State and Future Growth of the Asian Pacific XR Market
12PM - This Is Not A Ceremony Panel
Moderated by Vivian Marthell
Tammy Peddle, the National Film Board of Canada
Colin Van Loon, creator
Rev. Houston R. Cypress, Otter Clan; co-founder of Love The Everglades Movement
3-5PM - Pitch Sessions
Powered by the Trade Commission of the Canadian Consulate in the USA
Participating companies include:
Vaudeville Sound, ePlay Digital, FabriKite Creative Group, ArisMD, Aequilibrium Software Inc., MetaVRse, AMPD Technologies, Departure Lounge
Director Colin Van Loon