Castlemaine Documentary Festival is this year partnering with Monash University’s research laboratory SensiLab to present a first-of-its-kind Extended Reality (XR) showcase in Castlemaine.
XR refers to a collection of technologies that use computer generated environments.
These can be Augmented Reality – AR – that augment the real-world with digital elements. AR usually uses a phone’s
camera to add additional elements to the real-world.
Virtual Reality – VR – generally uses a headset to create a completely digital environment that a user can walk around and interact with.
AUGMENTED REALITY APP
An AR app wil be available for free download for all festival ticket holders for the duration of the festival.
SensiLab and VRTOV (a narrative-focused VR studio) have collaborated with sound artist David Chesworth to produce an app that uncovers a new way of discovering Castlemaine.
Festival-goers are invited to experience a narrative soundscape as Castlemaine tells us about its own secret life.
The AR app will be freely available for all festival-goers to download to their phones from the festival’s central venue, the Theatre Royal.
XR AND STORYTELLING
XR technology within the broader history of documentary and non-fiction filmmaking, and its future development, will be discussed at a Sensilab presentation at the Phee Broadway Castlemaine from 2-5pm on Friday June 16.
Three world-renowned, leading industry experts from SensiLab will present on the history of XR technology, insight into current XR applications and the future possibilities of XR.
Jon McCormack, Oscar Raby and Nirma Madhoo share their viewpoints and expertise, helping us to unpack this entirely
new experience of technology and art.
The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Kate Clark.
Go along to understand the origins of this emergent media, how it affects the realms of storytelling and how it will shape things to come.
Details and bookings at: cdocff.com.au/2023-festival/sensilab
