VR Academy: Crowning Gods and Slave

Our shared history is stained with tales of wars for religious, political and racial dominance. In order to imagine a future that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, we must let go of the idea of superiority.

Crowning Gods sketches a scene of a confrontation between two leaders from different worlds, who challenge each other on a spiritual and ideological level by raising existential questions.

Volumetric video clip

VR Academy will also present an interactive volumetric video clip created by the teachers of VRAcademy to research the possibilities of volumetric video and certain interactive features of the production. It was made in close collaboration with Xillan Macrooy and his band before Xillan started working on his own research. In this volumetric video clip, you will experience a power struggle with artist Xillan Macrooy. “Your method is madness, your weapon is chaos, you break through the silence inside his head.”

The participating students of the ResearchLabs, and anybody with a ticket for a film in Eye is welcome to experience the work for free between 11:00 and 21:30, except between 16:00 and 18:00. You might have to queue.

Talk and performance at 17:00

In their talk, Xillan Macrooy and VR Academy teacher and coordinator Nikki van Sprundel will tell you more about both research projects. Xillan Macrooy will also give a live performance of his video clip. The projects are connected, but use different media and forms of interaction to tell different stories. Xillan and Nikki will tell you about the ideas behind them, but also about the creative process when using these kinds of techniques.