Immersive Competition

The competition selection will showcase digital interactive technologies and immersive experiences. It explores the boundaries of documentary storytelling in virtual worlds and shows how these technologies influence human perception.

Selection comprises both digital and physical immersive experiences which together show that immersivity and immersion are a spectrum rather than a single list of formal or narrative tools. The limits of immersivity are pushed along with the possibilities of the interactive technology used as well as with each creative and artistic choice. One can work playfully with the hardware, the location, the theatrical features and the atmosphere. All the projects are curated with attention to the effect of their exhibition and installation. So apart from trying on a VR headset or visiting a digital planetarium, the audience this year will for the first time be able to experience through physical objects, direct interaction with a computer or a venture into the exterior.

Programmer: Dominik Vontor