Amber the Maker is the story of an 8-year old amputee who gets bullied by her teammates during swim practice. She meets Gentling, a dragon, who will inspire her to create her own prosthetic hand. She will discover a makerspace where she will make her own swimming hand. The story stems from cutting-edge research developed […]
To kickstart the fall 2020 semester, the cross-cluster Immersive Reality Lab at the Milieux Institute is organizing a lecture titled: Exploring Virtual Reality: My first VR socially distanced exploration! This 2-hour lecture is designed for artists looking to explore virtual reality for the first time. We will look at technology, creative tools and workflows available […]
Register for this event Facial recognition, digital contact tracing and content moderation have all been major controversies involving AI in 2020. How do these controversies shape the global governance of AI? A leading global scholar on platform and AI governance, Dr. Katzenbach will introduce a framework for the contested, informal governances processes of AI unfolding […]
Register for this event Hexagram, the network dedicated to research-creation in arts, culture, and technology, is hosting the first edition of its online Interdisciplinary Summit. This web platform, which will provide a creative laboratory for all, will be launched on the 15th of September at noon. The theme of this first edition makes reference to […]
The Milieux Institute's Immersive Reality Lab has created the first proof of concept for a multiplayer VR research project called: "Documentary Practices: Knowledge sharing and community building using immersive technology during time of social distancing." We have reproduced an immersive interactive space emulating Technoculture, Arts and Games, and we would like to invite Milieux members […]
New Nature is a year-long exchange between 25 leading climate scientists, artists, producers, and creators working on the forefront of immersive technologies, initiated by the Goethe-Institute of Montreal, in partnership with the Milieux Institute and others. Originally planned as an on-site event in Montreal, the project is now kicking off online from Monday May 25 […]
Education Makers invites you to attend their belated Arduino Day celebration. Hosted by #CU4thSpace and Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology at Concordia, this virtual and global celebration will introduce you to the exciting world of Arduino: an open-source hardware and software project and user community that designs and manufactures single-board kits for building […]
Update: Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled along with all other events at Milieux facilities through March 30, 2020 due to COVID-19. Education Makers is hosting a celebration for international Arduino Day 2020. Sign up to show and tell us about your innovations. Participants will workshop, play around and experiment with Arduino kits. There will be […]
Update: Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled along with all other events at Milieux facilities through March 30, 2020 due to COVID-19. Milieux Speculative Life Biolab Artists Talk Series Presents: Samuel Bianchini Dr. Samuel Bianchini, an artist and associate professor at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD, PSL Research University, Paris). His work addresses the […]
The Post Image Cluster invites you to join for an artist talk by Canadian filmmaker Mia Donovan. Mia Donovan is a socially engaged documentary filmmaker. She is best known for telling stories that provide counter-narratives about people who have been negatively mislabeled or dehumanized by mainstream media. Her work is driven by a preoccupation with […]
A Walk in LePARC with matralab: Misha Penton Join soprano and performance creator Misha Penton for a multi-day performance workshop. Create voice and text-based experimental solo, and collaborative works with (or without!) media. March 10-12, 20202 to 4 p.m.EV 4.502 The workshop will explore the development of original text, investigations into improvisational practices and semi-structured […]
Yann Seznec, Game Designer in Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art Game Lab in Baltimore, is visiting the Technoculture, Art and Games cluster at Milieux. Yann is an artist and musician whose work focuses on sound, music, physical interaction, games, and building new instruments. On Friday, March 6th at 1pm, Yann will be […]