{"id":4653,"date":"2020-11-26T08:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T08:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/?p=4653"},"modified":"2020-11-26T14:06:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T14:06:29","slug":"meet-the-makers-and-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/news\/2020\/meet-the-makers-and-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Makers Sessions Announced: Quiz the Researchers Behind Cutting-Edge Creative Industries R&D"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This year’s BEYOND includes two showcases – the Immersive Futures Lab<\/a> and Creative China showcase<\/a>, both featuring ground-breaking creative projects that demonstrate new types of content and novel uses of technologies, with early-stage prototypes utilising technologies including Virtual Reality, Haptics, Spacial Audio and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, the Poster Exhibition<\/a> at BEYOND includes research from Doctoral Candidates and Early Career Researchers working in the areas of research addressing the BEYOND 2020 conference themes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only do BEYOND delegates get exclusive access to the showcases and exhibition, but a series of sessions throughout the BEYOND schedule<\/a> offers attendees the chance to meet the makers<\/strong> and researchers<\/strong> behind the cutting-edge creativity and research to feature at BEYOND. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘Meet the Makers’ behind the Immersive Futures Lab<\/a> showcase projects in the sessions below at BEYOND (ticket holders only):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DAY TWO: 01 DEC @ 13:15 – 14:15<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Delegates can also hear more about some of the projects on the BEYOND main stages, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creative China main stage:<\/strong> BEYOND main stage:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit the Immersive Futures Lab<\/a> <\/strong>for a list of all the projects to feature in this a digital showcase, projects drawn from the cutting-edge R&D work developed through the award-holders and networks supported by the Audience of the Future<\/a> and Creative Industries Clusters Programmes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit the BEYOND Creative China Showcase<\/a> for a full list of the eight projects to feature. The projects are from Creative Partnerships that have been established through the UK-China Creative Partnerships Programme, an international programme which has developed research-industry partnerships between the UK and China in the creative industries (funded through the UKRI<\/a> (UK Research and Innovation) Fund for International Collaboration (FIC<\/a>) and delivered by a partnership of AHRC<\/a>, EPSRC<\/a> and Innovate UK<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Doctoral Candidates and Early Career Researchers working in the areas of research addressing the BEYOND 2020 conference themes, feature their work in the Poster Exhibition<\/a>. Areas of focus include film, television, theatre, visitor attractions, gaming and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘Meet the Researchers’ behind the their cutting-edge research in the sessions below (BEYOND ticket holders only):<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DAY ONE: 30 NOV @ 12:40 – 13:40<\/a> For a glimpse of the showcase projects at BEYOND, watch the showreel below. Buy. Grab your BEYOND ticket here<\/a> to experience all the showcase projects, meet the makers and meet the researchers unveiling their cutting-edge research. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMEET THE MAKERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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DAY THREE: 02 DEC @ 11:00 – 12:00<\/a>
DAY FOUR: 03 DEC @ 12:10 – 13:10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
WED 2 DEC @ 11:45
Shaun The Sheep in Shanghai<\/a> – Aardman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURS 3 DEC @ 15:30
World in a Cell: An Artscience Collaboration – USC World Building Media Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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DAY TWO: 01 DEC @ 11:55 – 12:55<\/a>
DAY THREE: 02 DEC @ 11:00 – 12:00<\/a>
DAY FOUR: 03 DEC @ 15:20 – 16:20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n