Task 7a Part 5: Attending the RIXC Art Science Festival 2017

The task 7a of the Module 3 of the BA (Hons) in Professional Practice at the Middlesex University consists of carrying out my professional inquiry.

RIXC Art Science Festival Conference Abstracts & Accreditation

In this Part 5 of this task I will speak about the RIXC Art Science Festival 2017: VIRTUALITIES AND REALITIES, that I have been attending this weekend in Riga (Latvia).

Firstly, last Thursday on the opening day of the Conference, I registered myself so they could give me my accreditation as well as all the information about the festival, including the Conference Abstracts (Photo above) where you can read all the information about the works that are going to be presented.

RIXC Art Science Festival Conference Room at The Art Academy of Latvia

This event took place during three days at the Art Academy of Latvia (Photo above) and the National Art Museum from Thursday to Saturday where 80 presentations “about the complex implications of augmented and virtual reality. Immersive technologies coupled with virtual environments, artificial intelligence algorithms, faster processors, and biometrics are launching a new era in virtual experiences” (RIXC, 2017) where showcased in order to discuss and create artistic conversations around these topics, distributed through plenary and parallel sessions.

My notes taken at the RIXC Art Science Festival

In my case I managed to attend around a quarter of all of it due to I had to combine with my rehearsals and performances with the Latvian National Ballet. It was an inspiring and thoughtful weekend where I was able to take several pages of notes (Photo Above) that I will be using later for my Inquiry. Also, it helped me to understand the way of presenting a scientific work in order to apply for my Oral Presentation in January.

Don´t forget to keep following the blog and my Google + Community for the updates about my research!

Gonzalo