Improving Reality September 23, 2011

Lighthouse is delighted to present Improving Reality, a conference which explores how artists and designers are working with digital technologies to radically re-engineer the world we exist within.

Through an inspiring day of talks, delegates will learn how the current generation of makers is not only attempting to augment reality, but rather to go one step further, and *improve* reality, through innovative, surprising and playful projects.

Bringing together a range of thinkers from the technology, film, education and art worlds, the day will comprise three sessions:

Reality Hacking - How artists are shifting perceptions of place and time and overlaying increasingly complex and imaginative sedimentary layers onto our lived environment, through the use of augmented reality.

Beyond Cinema - How filmmakers and artists are shifting our ideas about what cinema can be, adding cinematic drama to reality, and reinventing the rules by reinterpreting creative processes and traditional business models.

Gaming for Good - How artists and designers are using games and play to radically change social and cultural reality.

Confirmed speakers include:

Matt Adams - Blast Theory - http://www.blasttheory.co.uk
Aral Balkan - user experience designer - http://aralbalkan.com
Agency of Coney - artists and game-makers - http://youhavefoundconey.net
Matt Hanson - filmmaker, writer & creator of A Swarm of Angels - http://matthanson.net
Jamie King – filmmaker and co-founder of VO.DO - http://vodo.net
Julian Oliver - artist & critical engineer - http://selectparks.net/~julian
Alice Taylor - blogger, founder of MakieWorld - http://wonderlandblog.com
José Luis de Vicente – curator, writer and cultural researcher

For Speaker Bios, click here

Improving Reality is part of Brighton Digital Festival - a month-long celebration of digital culture, made up of events, exhibitions, performances, workshops, conferences and meet-ups taking place in venues and outdoor spaces across the city throughout September. www.brightondigitalfestival.co.uk

Official Website: http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/improving_reality.htm