Signals Creative Tech Expo 2024, a premier event jointly organized by DigiBC and the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), is set to be a pinnacle in the realm of creative technology, showcasing innovative storytelling across video games, XR (extended reality), virtual production, and AI. This year’s expo, held from September 27 to October 6, promises to delve deeper into themes that resonate with the current global socio-political climate, while continuing to celebrate the rich cultural narratives and technological advancements of Canadian and Indigenous artists.
Programming at Signals 2024 includes:
Beta Lounge: Interactive Digital Media Conference (Sept 27-28) is an exclusive two-day event within the expo, tailored for high-level discussions and networking in the XR and gaming sectors. In collaboration with XP Gaming, the conference will support indie game producers and creators in understanding the essential aspects of the video game business, including funding, marketing, game design, and post-mortems.
FutureCraft: AI Symposium (Oct 2-3) will be highlighting creatives who are experimenting with AI tools to amplify their storytelling. Through panels, artist features and special screenings, FutureCraft will explore the distinctions between disruptive technologies and innovation, focusing on empowering human creativity rather than replacing it.
Signals Exhibition is our annual showcase of innovative storytelling in video games, immersive, virtual and augmented reality, virtual production and AI from top Canadian and Indigenous artists. During exhibition hours, audiences can step inside immersive digital worlds, test new video games, and connect to new artists and cultures by exploring the 20+ experiences at our newly transformed warehouse in False Creek Flats.
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The Signals Studio at The Centre for Digital Media
#160 – 577 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC
Sept 29 & Oct 6
Oct 2, 3 & 5
Book Tickets
Missing VIFF? Check out what's playing at the VIFF Centre
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Céline Sciamma's queer costume drama -- about a painter covertly studying a young noblewoman who refuses to sit for her portrait -- was voted 30th Greatest Film Ever Made in a 2022 poll, the highest ranking film of the past decade.
Synecdoche, New York
Charlie Kaufman wrote Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -- all great, all successful -- then turned director with Synecdoche, which is a masterpiece and which basically went unseen. It's overdue rediscovery.
Matt Grinke's Happiest Jazz Quintet Play Classic Disney Songs
Enjoy a set of beloved Disney movie tunes given the Matt Grinke treatment, and after the live music, groove to the original 1967 version of The Jungle Book, featuring songs like I Wanna Be Like You, The Bare Necessities and Trust In Me.
Image: © 1967, Disney
