Full report of the IDFA DocLab R&D Summit 2024
Every year, IDFA DocLab’s R&D Summit reflects on the state of the new media sector and where it’s headed. Together, professionals from different disciplines outline the future of digital non-fiction storytelling in the fields of immersive and interactive art.
The R&D Summit takes place as a one-day think tank event inviting industry professionals including artists, researchers, creative technologists, curators, and producers. With a plenary program, cross-sector expert meetings, and roundtable sessions, the R&D Summit provides a platform to share and gain knowledge, case studies, MIT research findings, prototype insights, and sector updates.
In 2024, Kent Bye (Voices of VR podcast host and XR journalist) was present at the R&D Summit to cover the industry event in its entirety. From the plenary program in the morning at TOBACCO Theater to the roundtable sessions and presentations at @droog, this report covers and summarizes the full program of IDFA DocLab R&D Summit 2024.
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Opening Remarks
III. Plenary program at TOBACCO Theater:
- Opening Panel about Immersive Art
- Electric South Presentation on AI, Artists, and Africa
- New Research of Awe in Immersive Art for Social Transformation
- Results from Anagram’s Rapid Prototyping at DocLab’s Playroom
- MIT Open Documentary Lab’s Report on Embodiment and AI
- MIT Open Documentary Lab’s New Research Initiative into XR Distribution
- Lessons Learned from the LBE Tour In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
- Introducing the CIIIC as a Dutch National Growth Initiative
- Consultancy Sessions with Immersive Exhibition Companies
- VR Repository Research Initiative on the Need to Archive XR
- Wrap-Up of R&D Summit Presentations with Sponsor Gratitude
IV. R&D Sessions at @droog:
- The Buzz and the Bullshit of Generative AI
- From the Artists - Awe in Immersive Art
- Exploring Touring with In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
- MIT Open Documentary Lab: Location-Based Experience Touring Strategies
- MIT Open Documentary Lab: Online Distribution
- MIT Open Documentary Lab: Extending the Lifespan of Immersive Arts Projects
- MIT Open Documentary Lab: Quantifying XR
- MIT Open Documentary Lab: Open Table
- How is Art the Answer
V. Conclusion
'This Is Not a Simulation' was the theme for IDFA DocLab 2024. You can explore the program via idfa.nl/doclab