On behalf of Judy Willcocks, (CSM Museum), please see below notice of this interesting event:
To book, please go here: https://www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/vanishing-point-the-curation-and-preservation-of-virtual-reality
Vanishing Point: The Curation and Preservation of Virtual Reality
19 March 2019, 10am - 5pm
LVMH Lecture Theatre, Central Saint Martins, Granary Building, Granary Square, London, N1C 4AA
Tickets: staff and students £12.50, Knowledge Quarter £15, External £20
As Virtual and Augmented Reality become part of the artists' toolkit, museums and galleries are tackling the issue of how to collect, preserve and curate Virtual Reality artworks, ensuring they have a life beyond the present. Vanishing Point: The Curation and Preservation of Virtual Reality is a one-day conference that brings together industry experts from the BBC, Tate, V&A and BFI to discuss the challenges of preserving new media and look towards possible solutions. Speakers will include keynotes from Tom Burton (BBC) and Solomon Rogers (Chair of BAFTA Immersive Entertainment) with panel discussions featuring Jesse de Vos of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and George Stanley of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Draft Programme
9.30 - 10.00am Coffee and registration
10.00am Welcome Judy Willcocks (CSM Museum) and Jeremy Till (Head of CSM)
10.10 - 10.40am Keynote - Tom Burton (Head of Interactive, BBC Studios)
10.40 - 11.10am Setting the scene for industry - Solomon Rogers (CEO of Rewind, Chair of BAFTA Immersive Entertainment)
11.10am - 12.30pm Makers and makers of makers panel - Chair: Solomon Rogers
- Ana-Despina Tudor (Course Leader MA VR at LCC)
- Digital Catapult (Speaker TBC)
- Lumen
12.30 - 1.30pm Lunch - showcase of artworks and new technologies in The Street
1.30 - 2.50pm Curatorial preservation panel - Chair: Judy Willcocks
- Jack McConchie, Tom Ensom, Dom Biddulph (Tate and CSM)
- Natalie Kane (V&A)
- Stephen McConnachie (BFI)
2.50 - 3.20pm Tea and coffee
3.20 - 4.40pm National and international strategy panel - Chair ?
- Digital Preservation Coalition (Speaker TBC)
- Jesse de Vos (Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision)
- Digital Culture DCMS (George Stanley)
4.40pm Final thoughts and finish
To book, please go here: https://www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/vanishing-point-the-curation-and-preservation-of-virtual-reality
Best wishes
Sarah Mahurter
Manager, University Archives and Special Collections Centre
LCC, Elephant and Castle
London SE1 6SB
Tel: 020 514 9330
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