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DECEMBER 4-8, 2024

#11

Award Winners of FGIX 2023

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.