Art of Possible: AR/VR Trends and Futures

Calling all Design Thinkers, Technological Innovators, Artists, Scientists and Civic Entrepreneurs! If you want to co-create to innovate the future – this Workshop is for you.

Are you interested in how next generation technologies can help us tackle societal challenges, and live better lives? So are we, and Glasgow is great place to start.

The Art of Possible is a movement bringing together Scotland’s creatives, policy-makers and STEM professionals to consider civic uses for the regions’ world-leading emerging and enabling technologies.

An official Feeder session for Venturefest Scotland – the national innovation summit; the tech focus for our July Event will be virtual reality which is proving to have applications across a range of diverse sectors from health, construction and engineering to fashion and film-making.

There are some ground breaking businesses and researchers right here in Scotland including our keynote speakers, Dr. Paul Chapman, Head of the School of Simulation and Visualisation (SimVis) at Glasgow School of Art and Peter Dobson, CEO of Eventual VR, who are leading the way in Scotland’s VR capability.

As a group we will redefine the “art of possible” by broadening of our understanding and perspectives on enabling virtual reality in the real world; sharing resources, sparking creative ideas and supporting creative collaborations to innovate for society.

REGISTER

This event is free, but places are limited. Register here on Eventbrite.

Event Information

Art of Possible: AR/VR Trends and Futures

Date: Tuesday 18th July 2017

Time: 13:30 arrival for 14:00 start (attendees are encouraged to network over drinks after the event)

Venue: The Lighthouse Gallery 4, 56 Mitchell Street, Glasgow, G1 3LX

Tickets: Free (due to high demand, non attendees without 24-hours notice will be invoiced £10 following the event).

 

ON THE DAY

I. BROADCAST: TECH INTRO | Info Session

Experts from our partner organisations present and explain the technology (virtual reality)

II. AOP ‘STEAMS’ CHALLENGE | Workshop

Teams select a civic challenge and use their own knowledge and expertise to co-create new applications for the technology.

III. WRAP UP | Reflections and Discussion

IV. BEER, WINE AND BITES | Get Social

We look forward to seeing you there. We want a strong STEAMS (Science, Tech, Engineering, Art & Design, Maths, Social Sciences) cross-sectoral presence to co-create with impact – so share this event with friends and colleagues.

ART OF POSSIBLE | PROGRAMME

The Art of Possible is a STEAMS programme for the Glasgow City region bringing design thinkers, technological innovators, scientists and civic entrepreneurs across the STEM, social science and creative industries to engage in Glasgow’s thriving enabling and emerging technology sector to explore what is possible. The programme provides a creative, participatory space for our diverse innovation community to explore new collaborative ideas, opportunities and partnerships that will drive ‘innovation with impact’ for both society and the wider economy.

The Art of Possible programme is an alliance of ideas and activities between Glasgow City Council, The Lighthouse, Glasgow City of Science & Innovation, Cultural Enterprise Office, and Technology Scotland.

This is an official feeder event series for Venturefest Scotland 2017