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The 29th edition of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF, November 3 – 12) will pay tribute to the legendary composer, performer, producer and creator of immersive Experiences, Jean-Michel Jarre. He will be presented with the Film & Beyond Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music and the…

Grappling with climate change and collective cooperation, a collaboration emerges as the XR art exhibition: Seed Systems. Six international artists who specialize in virtual world-building and plant knowledge, explore speculative approaches to future human-nature relationships, using new digital media art to cultivate an immersive garden of growth and foliage. Surpassing…

Now, you can apply at the biggest international competition for XR Creators, NewImages Festival. You can register your project till January 30th, 2024 (11:59pm, GMT). XR Competition & Out-of-competition: find all the information on the 2024 calls for projects below! NewImages XR Market calls for projects will open during September…

The award ceremony of the 80th Venice International Film Festival, took place on Saturday September 9th in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema and was hosted by Caterina Murino. The VENICE IMMERSIVE Jury, chaired by Singing Chen and comprised of Pedro Harres and German Heller, after viewing the…

Bringing together 14 immersive projects from around the world, including three world premieres, presented across multiple London venues The 67th BFI London Film Festival (4 to 15 October) in partnership with American Express is excited to announce the line-up for LFF Expanded, the festival’s programme of immersive art and extended…

The Peabody Awards are accepting submissions for the interactive and immersive category, honoring storytelling projects in formats such as games, virtual and augmented reality, interactive journalism and documentary, and social video. Submissions will be accepted through October 5, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. The interactive and immersive cycle of the…

Venice, 20th July 2023. – The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (30th August – 9th September 2023) of La Biennale di Venezia, is now complete. The official program will take place on the Venice Immersive Island…

Beijing-based WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc, a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality (“AR”) Technology provider, announced that it is developing an application scenario-based digital human gesture generation algorithm system. The system allows the digital human to generate different actions based on environmental changes. Not every digital human’s sentence must be accompanied…

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) announces the launch of the world’s first Master of Science (MSc) in Metaverse, a ground-breaking programme designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for careers in metaverse design and management. With a rich history in crypto and blockchain education since 2013, UNIC…