Events

Immersive Music Day – “The Immersive Space”

24/04/2025

Hasselt, Belgium

A day dedicated to immersive music, organized by PXL-Music Research. Talks by internationally renowned speakers, immersive concerts, and workshops by Amptec, Dolby, DPA, Sennheiser, Klang, d&b, Neumann & Dear VR. We want to inspire the music industry and all its stakeholders with the limitless possibilities, beauty, and emotional impact of immersive music, both live in the concert hall and online via streaming platforms. This includes in-depth, specialized talks as well as hands-on workshops and crash courses on immersive music. Our goal is not only to inspire but also to guide, share knowledge, and bridge the gap between creativity and technology. Immersive music offers a completely new dimension to the listening experience, but fully unlocking its potential requires collaboration between artists, engineers, and industry partners. With this initiative, we aim to lower the threshold and pave the way for innovative and immersive music productions.

TESTEREP en het verzonken Oostende

21/12/2024

– 20/04/2025

Venetiaanse gaanderijen, Oostende, Belgium

The trading city of Ostend once flourished at the eastern end of ‘Testerep’. But in 1394 disaster struck: the Saint Vincent storm destroyed the city, which disappeared into the water. The old city comes alive before your eyes through striking visualizations. This exhibition tells the story of survival and reconstruction, and how the dynamics of the sea have shaped lives on our coast over the centuries. Go back in time and be amazed by historical artifacts and innovative soil scans. Isabella and Willem, residents of old Ostend, take the youngest visitors in tow in an exciting escape game. You can also help build a LEGO model of old Ostend. A science exhibition for young and old, where experience is central.

Dag van de wetenschap

24/11/2024

The Penta, Kortrijk, Belgium

Science Day is an initiative of the Flemish government, which makes Science Day an annual event. The Day of Science is coordinated by the Association of Attractions & Museums – Riebedebie.be and organized in collaboration with the associations of Flemish universities and colleges, scientific institutions and associations, museums, companies and federations.

Unwrap 2024

03/11/2024

– 10/11/2024

Kortrijk weide, Belgium

For the fourth year in a row, UNWRAP explores the applications of entertainment technology across the game, music, film and media industries, and the untapped potential of their crossover. UNWRAP is not just an event; it’s a celebration of the fusion between creativity and technology. A real festival where music performances collide with talks and networking with the obligatory Belgian beer.

Future Forward

08/10/2024

Living Tomorrow Innovation Campus – Brussels, Belgium

Future Forward emerged from the Innovation Workgroups at Living Tomorrow. These workgroups identified a need for a platform where their collaborative efforts and groundbreaking innovations could be showcased in a practical, engaging manner.

Cultureel erfgoed analyseren met AI

25/03/2022

Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, Brussels, Belgium

During this study day for specialists in cultural heritage, several experts explain how they apply artificial intelligence to analyze cultural heritage and make it accessible. What is possible today, and what does the future hold? Are there dangers? Moderator Bart Magnus from Meemoo will lead the dialogue.

CoG 2021

17/08/2021

Online / Copenhagen, Denmark

Games offer a limitless domain for computational creativity, design, technology, education, social sciences, and artificial intelligence. The annual IEEE Conference on Games (CoG) is a unique forum for cutting-edge research related to game technologies and design, covering scientific, technical, social and human aspects of games. CoG was expressly launched to reflect the changing nature of games as technology and media; where concerns merge, overlap, and cross-pollinate. Beginning as an evolution of the Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG) and later joined by the International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications (VS-Games), CoG brings together leading researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, to share recent advances and co-create future directions. This year’s edition of CoG continues forging the path of attracting an evermore competent and diverse audience. Alongside our traditional types of submission (articles for peer review intended to be included in the conference proceedings), we seek proposals for presentations from both academia and industry in the form of abstracts. Furthermore, it is also possible to apply to present work previously published in the IEEE Transactions on Games journal.

AI Summer School 2021

08/07/2021

Online

In 2021, KU Leuven organised the first edition of the Summer School on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Summer School aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the various legal, ethical and policy-related issues around AI and algorithm-driven processes more broadly. As these technologies have a growing impact on all domains of our lives, it becomes increasingly important to map, understand and assess the challenges and opportunities they raise. This requires an interdisciplinary approach, which is why we are collaborating across faculties and departments to organise this Summer School. The programme’s goal is to offer participants the latest insights on AI from various perspectives, and in particular the fields of law, ethics and policy.

AI in Digital Arts, Game Dev & Entertainment #1

10/04/2024

The Boldhouse, Gent, Belgium

A series of AI in Digital Arts, Game Dev & Entertainment meetups across Flanders supported by DAE Research, Flanders Game Hub & Datameister. Speakers: – Glenn van Waesberghe (Howest DAE Research): Text-to-Image: Deep Dive – Ruben Verhack (Datameister): AI-Driven Breakthroughs in Image-Based Rendering: Light Fields, SMoE, Gaussian Splatting, NeRFs and beyond – Vince Buyssens (Starhaven). Helping brands align their talent with the transformative power of AI.

AI in Production Closing Event

08/12/2022

The Square, Luipaardstraat 12a, Kortrijk, Belgium

This event is the result of TETRA AI in Production, a 2-year research project focusing on how AI can be used in game, VFX and animation production. Our researchers have closely followed the developments of AI over the past 3 years. We are excited to continue sharing this knowledge with our steering committee and with anyone interested in developments in this area!

PROCEDURAL 3D Closing Event

09/12/2021

Online

The research group of the Digital Arts & Entertainment (Howest) programme is organising an online closing event on Thursday 9 december as part of their research project on the potential of procedural techniques for the development of 3D content. Together with a number of (international) guest speakers, our researchers explain the possibilities of using procedural 3D in your pipeline. Our guest speakers are known for their use of procedural techniques in the entertainment sector or industry 4.0 and for their extensive knowledge in working with procedural 3D. The program includes: • An overview of the possibilities of procedural techniques for 3D content and how you can set up such a pipeline. • Procedurele workflows for the creation of Digital Twins in Unity3D. • The use of procedural materials in industry and entertainment. • Possibilities of combining procedural techniques and AI. • An overview of how to create soft body simulations.

Scan4Stories Closing Event

21/09/2021

De Lovie, Krombeekseweg 82, Poperinge, Belgium

What can storytelling and immersive technology such as Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality mean for the heritage sector? The TETRA project Scan4Stories tried to find an answer to this question. During the final event, the findings of the research project will be presented and you will have the opportunity to test out the various prototypes. Are you looking for new ways to tell heritage stories? Are you considering getting started with immersive technology soon? Are you fascinated by the subject but do you still have many questions? Is all this new to you? Then be inspired during the closing event! You will have the opportunity to test practical examples, try prototypes, follow one of the workshops, get in touch with technology partners and exchange ideas during a networking moment.

SIVAR Slotevent

12/09/2018

The Level, Kortrijk, Belgium

With this “Sector Innovating Virtual & Augmented Reality” project, partners and external organizations are guided in defining this added value in their current workflow. The project consists of two parts: a first part aimed at developing concrete proofs of concept where VR and AR technology is applied within the industrial sector and a second part aimed at a broader knowledge transfer for partners from other sectors.

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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Digital Arts & Entertainment
digitalartsandentertainment.be

HOWEST – University of Applied Sciences
howest.be

CONTACT

Vicky Vermeulen – Research manager
[email protected]

Sarah Markewich – Project manager
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LOCATION

Howest Campus The Square
Digital Arts & Entertainment Research Lab

Luipaardstraat 12A
8550 Kortrijk
Belgium