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.
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FILMGATE INTERACTIVE
MEDIA FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 29
— DECEMBER 3
#10
In collaboration with University of Miami
Award Winners
Best of Fest: The Eye and I
Directors: Jean-Michel Jarre & Hsin-Chien Huang
Virtual Reality | France-Taiwan
Explore surveillance's evolution through art, family, politics, and technology in Jean-Michel Jarre & Hsin-Chien Huang's immersive work. Journey through 12 cells in a panopticon, from religious supervision to digital omnipresence, accompanied by Jarre's exclusive music. French Spotlight supported by Villa Albertine.
Best of Florida: Mangrove City
Director: Kim Grinfeder, Ashay Dave, Sourav Pande, Kumani Riley, Cassandra Swilley
Virtual Reality I University of Miami
A VR application to immerse middle school students in mangrove forests in order to learn about their ecology as well as providing a vision for how humans can coexist more intimately with mangroves in the future. Students can paddle through a lively virtual forest sprinkled with pit stops that contain interactable education-based activities.
Best of Tech: Parallels
Directors: Marc Da Costa & Matthew Niederhauser
Interactive LED Installation I USA
A site-specific machine-learning installation transforms perception through a neural network lens on a large LED wall. It prompts reflection on AI's impact on human perception, creating a visceral encounter and sparking a dialogue with viewers.
Social Impact Award: Body of Mine
Director: Cameron Kostopoulos
Virtual Reality | USA
A transformative full-body VR experience immersing users in the emotional landscape of gender dysphoria through the eyes of transgender individuals, merging advanced tracking technologies with personal interviews, offering a poignant exploration of trans identity, gender, and the human body.
Sponsors
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DEC 1ST
9:00am to 11:00am I Volleyball & Breakfast
10:00am to 6:00pm I Interactive Tech Playground & Panels
University of Miami
4:00pm to 5:00pm | Iconem presents: Venice Revealed
5:00pm to 7:30pm I German Spotlight
5:00pm to 6:30pm | Mind the Brain!
6:30pm to 7:30pm | German Cocktail
8:00pm to 9:00pm | Films Created in Collaboration with AI
Schedule
Map
1 -Frost Science Museum
1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
2 -Perez Art Museum
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
3 -ZeyZey
353 NE 61st St, Miami, FL 33137
4 -Bayside Marina
401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
5 -Filmgate Miami / Downtown Media Center
168 SE 1st St 4TH FLOOR, Miami, FL 33131
6 -Bicycle Theater
223 E Flagler St, Miami, FL 33131
7 -Cosford Cinema
5030 Brunson Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
8 -Lakeside Village (Auditorium), UM
1280 Stanford Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
9 -THesis Hotel
1350 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables, FL 33146
P -Pavia Garage
5615 Pavia St, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Eden Roc Marina
2022 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Parking address: 4621 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
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Directions: Pavia Garage to Lakeside Village
