Organised by TATE
3–8 March 2020 at 12.00 –17.00
Unpack the creative power of the tech industries and explore where the art world meets the tech world
The UK is third in the world for producing successful tech companies and unicorns, which are privately-owned tech companies valued at over $1bn. UAL are at the centre of this tech revolution, yet the gap between tech business/giants and everyday society is continually widening. How do we reconcile this gap and bring the tech world into arts, but equally important, how do we bring arts creatives into the world of tech?
Join the University of the Arts, UAL Digital Maker Collective and guests from the creative and tech industries. Help us transform Tate Exchange into an open and accessible ‘Test Bed' for creative tech. A place for all to explore, question and learn about the world of tech business and future technologies. Come chat and get hands on in the Immersive CoLab space and Co-Creation Studio, help define the future of new immersive arts from location-based experiences to holographic entertainment and question the world of tech from facial recognition to the smart city.
The Uni to Unicorns event is co-delivered by the following event partners:
- Dimension Studio: We specialise in creating volumetric humans and avatars
- Happy FinishL With 15 years of experience applying creative craft to deliver groundbreaking content, Happy Finish is an award-winning production company.
- Open Data Institute: Working with companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem, where people can make better decisions using data and manage any harmful impacts.
- Tech Nation: The UK network for ambitious entrepreneurs
- XRLO: An immersive meetup run by Rewind: a studio that uses new technologies to deliver VR/AR/MR solutions for the world’s largest companies and brands. Arts, Education & Community Collaborators:
- Ace It: London South Bank University & London College of Communication, UAL innovation support project for start-ups and immersive tech entrepreneurs.
- Black Thrive: Working to reduce mental health inequalities in Lambeth.
- Child Rights International Network: (CRIN): Creative think tank producing new and dynamic perspectives on human rights issues, with a focus on children’s rights.
- Matterlurgy: Artist duo focusing on air pollution in London and VR & AR technologies.
- UAL Post-Grad Community Providing cross-college, cross-disciplinary opportunities for postgraduates at UAL.
- Voice Magazine: An online magazine for young people interested in art and culture.
- Wimbledon College of Arts: performance, acting, costume, theatre, film and television.
- Young Coders Meetup:Young Coders’ community network collaborating and exploring Diversity, Tech and the Future of Work, together.
Meet-up and Innovation Hub
Join us for informal chat, networking, presentations and discover new creative tech ideas & prototypes. Learn more about the Uni to Unicorns event and collaborators, where the art world meets the tech world.
Collective Incubator
Come chat and get hands on with the Digital Maker Collective, UAL staff, students and our guest tech industry collaborators, creative innovators and community organisations. See creative tech prototypes and projects in progress, also start to prototype, develop and test your ideas out with others.
Immersive CoLabs:
– Explore spatial computing, virtual, augmented & extended reality
– Help us explore the future of new immersive arts from location based experiences to holographic entertainment
Co-Creation Studios:
– Better understand the wide world of tech, from the power of creative data, facial recognition or the smart city to deepfakes
– Develop your own creative ideas and prototypes
Creative Tech Speakers Corner
We all have great ideas, but we don’t normally get the opportunity to share them to others. This is your chance to level the playing field and air your creative tech ideas and provocations, however serious or wacky, we want to hear your ideas. Visitors are invited to give a quick informal talk, pitch, presentation or start an open debate. Creative Tech Speaker Corner is on a first come, first served basis, and is open to anyone, any age and any level of knowledge or experience.
For the full week-long programme or how to keep connected with the Uni to Unicorns event participants after the event please visit the event website: https: //uni2unicorns.. info/ and follow the event #uni2unicorns hashtag.
About Digital Maker Collective
DMC is a volunteer led, informal Research & Development (R&D) group, made up of University of the Arts London UAL staff, students, alumni who share common goals in exploring digital & emerging technologies in the context of arts practice, education, society and the creative industries.
Image (c) Chris Follows
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