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Beyond the Frame: Immersive Art Panel
Monday, November 16, 2026 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Dodson Room (Room 302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC About the Panel What does it mean to create art beyond the screen? Join us for Beyond the Frame, a conversation with three artists working across immersive media, spatial sound, live dome performance, and mixed reality. […]
Past Events
EML Summer Showcase 2026
The Emerging Media Lab welcomed the UBC community to its 2026 Summer Showcase on September 9, 2026, at the Peña Room in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The evening brought together students, faculty, project partners, and members of the wider UBC community to experience six projects developed at EML during the summer term. Through […]Zippered Wood: Rethinking How We Build
What happens when computational design intersects with construction-grade lumber and contemporary digital workflows? Digital ideas leave the screen and become full-scale physical structures. Discover how researchers are using accessible tools to rethink what’s possible with wood. Join us on August 6th from 5:30-6:30 PM in IKB 301 for an EML Workshop featuring researchers from SALA’s […]Spring Showcase 2026
Emerging Media Lab (EML) was delighted to host its 2026 Project Showcase at the Walter C. Koerner Library on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. The showcase opened with a welcome from the UBC CIO & Associate Vice-President, Information Technology and EML executive sponsor, Jennifer Burns, followed by a panel discussion hosted by Dr. Elisa Baniassad, Academic […]Summer Showcase 2025
On Thursday, September 11th, UBC’s Emerging Media Lab hosted their 2025 Summer Showcase. This event was an opportunity for the UBC Community to learn about and experience EML’s summer projects.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
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.Open Education Week at EML
EML hosted a drop-in event during Open Education Week to exhibit our open educational practices.Technology-Enhanced Learning: Reimagining the Traditional Classroom
The following session shared ongoing research in K-12 technology-enhanced classrooms.Ocean Literacy, Aquatic VR, and Captain Nemo: Re-imagining the Tale of Scientific Studies
The Emerging Media Lab was excited to host Pierre Friquet, award winning digital experience designer, for a lecture on environmental educational technology on November 27th.The Beauty of Tech-Art
Emerging Media Lab at UBC and Media Studies co-hosted two exciting events in one day: a lecture and a workshop with DesignFun, TeamLab, and the Tea Community!
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A collaborative group of researchers, developers, designers, and educators committed to building a community of practice focused on the development of emerging media technologies for human good.
