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  • Designing for outer space

    by paradoxig

    With NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth. A new MIT course this spring asked students to design what humans might need to comfortably work in and inhabit space. The time for these creations is now. While …

  • The Simulation – Vision of Realities

    by paradoxig

    Throughout the ages, artists always pushed the boundaries of creations, playfully inventing and crafting realities and fresh narratives, and reimagining timeless tales. Sometimes, these innovative realities came  from ancient inspirations, while others emerged entirely anew. Yet, as societies shifted and evolved, fresh perspectives emerged, intertwined with technological advancements and artefacts, …

  • A different kind of Japanese tea ceremony! One with a distinct flavour, where its savour is enhanced by remarkable visuals, that will lift your spirit. “SEN” a multiplayer VR animation, presented at Venice Biennale 2023, Venice Immersive, is an outstanding experience – playful, reviving and meditative – where you can …

  • Tulpamancer: Personalized XR Stories?

    by paradoxig

    In an era that is heading rapidly toward ‘personalized-everything’ (ads, movies, medicine, finances, luxury products, etc.), why not have personalized stories? And this is what an experience presented at Venice Immersive 2023 is trying to do. Tulpamancer is an immersive experience that is uniquely tailored to each user. It uses …

  • Neuroscientists Re-create Song from Brain Activity

    by paradoxig

    Neuroscientists decoded song from brain recordings, revealing areas dealing with rhythm and vocals. This is the first time a song has been reconstructed from intracranial electroencephalography recordings. The study was published HERE As the chords of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1,” filled the hospital suite, neuroscientists …

  • Child of Empire/“God was a little late that day”

    by paradoxig

    ”Child of Empire” is a VR experience that immerses the audience in the story of the largest forced migrations in human history: the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. Inspired by personal histories, the 17-minute immersive animated virtual film, had its world premiere at Sundance Festival 2022. During the experience, …

  • The Future of Work(ers protest)

    by paradoxig

    1 May. May Day. Internationally Workers’ Day.A legendary day that represented the history of workers’ struggle for humane working conditions and equality. Parades. Banners. Music. All these were part of the May Day celebration. Nowadays is celebrated in 90 countries, but somehow the political-activist attitude vanished.But, well, it is still …

  • Comedy Bits Beat AI

    by paradoxig

    The future is… The future is… We don’t know what will bring, but a lot of talks are around AI, and the fact that it will take our jobs. But, when the history of AI will be written, it will start with… And before AI, it was Covid19, that took …

  • Travelling Across “AfroRoutes”

    by paradoxig

    Striving to find his place, Selim is a traveler, a digital nomad, until he realized that art is his only space and home to fulfill himself. Rooted in the North African culture, Selim Harbi is a Tunisian director, and transmedia storyteller, based in Berlin since 17 years. His first steps …