Workshops and Lectures

Through Their Eyes: MIT Reality Hack

Through Their Eyes: MIT Reality Hack

In this event, the winners of the 2025 MIT Reality Hack shared the details of Through Their Eyes, their mixed-reality app that demonstrates the experience of colourblindness and explores the use of customized corrective filters.

March EMCoP Session: IP Law and Artificial Intelligence

March EMCoP Session: IP Law and Artificial Intelligence

This EMCoP session examined the intersection between intellectual property (IP) law and artificial intelligence. The presentation explored legal and technical perspectives on critical issues such as the ownership and authorship of AI-generated content, challenges in AI-driven innovations, and broader implications for creators, industries, and regulatory frameworks.

Fundamentals of Machine Learning

Interested in understanding machine learning and creating your own basic learning model? Join the Emerging Media Lab and Greg d’Eon for a workshop on the fundamentals of this emerging AI technology. No prior programming experience is needed, and all are welcome!

Storytelling Fundamentals and Narrative Design for Traditional & New Media

Storytelling Fundamentals and Narrative Design for Traditional & New Media

What makes for a memorable story? Why does it stick with us even after the experience is over? How does it happen in movies, video games, and VR? Join award-winning writer and narrative designer Arthur Protasio as he answers these questions in this immersive storytelling workshop! Learn storytelling fundamentals and the challenges in crafting content […]

Learning to Visualize Data in Augmented Reality (Workshop)

We are teaming up with the UBC Cognitive Systems Society to present this workshop. This workshop will teach how to build an augmented reality app to visualize data in real time.

3D Modelling Workshop

In this 4 hour workshop, Travis will be teach modelling basics and also touch on texturing. Through hands-on application with Maya and substance painter, this work along demo will teach the basics of 3D modelling to practical learners.

MEdia: Freedom of Thought in Virtual Realities

Lecturer: Jon Festinger | Tuesday, September 25th from 4:00 – 5:30 pm | SWING 205 | Based on current trajectories we can project at least one future for media – that of algorithmically generated content uniquely and intentionally generated for each person delivered in a completely immersive VR environment…

VR Prototyping with WebVR (3 Day Workshop)

Workshop Presenter: Meehae Song | October 22-24 5:30-7:30| Location: ORCH 3018 | Introduction to various VR Prototyping techniques using A-Frame, a web-based open source VR system (WebVR).