eXtRaordinary - Industry Day

The UK’s first festival of immersive tech for social and environmental change.

Join us on Friday 10th May 2024 to explore innovative uses of immersive technologies to create social and environmental change.

Located at the Market Hall, a cutting-edge immersive tech centre that features a state of the art 360° immersive dome with an impressive 19.1 speaker array.

Immersive technologies – 360° content, domes, VR, AR, mixed reality, frameless experiences – are growing rapidly, offering new forms of engagement in a variety of environments. These technologies require new skills and offer exciting opportunities to see the world in new ways, tackle challenges and change lives.

From 10am until 4:30pm, we will be showcasing new immersive content, hosting live spatial audio events and discussing ways in which to engage communities in content production. There will be lightning talks, panel discussions, a marketplace, XR demos, networking and more!

Your ticket will also include access to an incredible live performance of Junkerry’s Amaurosis. This experience is supported by Arts Council England, PRS Foundation & King’s College, London.

Amaurosis is an original three dimensional experience in the dark. Blindfolded and guided solely by sound for the first 30 minutes, the audience becomes the architects of their own narrative, igniting an unexpected journey. For the final 10 minutes they are showered with sensual textured visuals to bring them home.

In an era where capturing experiences through devices often detracts from the moment itself, AMAUROSIS redirects focus to the art of listening. Amidst a visually overloaded world, this experience empowers the imagination.

We believe immersive technologies have the power to make change happen. Together we can raise the profile of everything that is already happening, learn from each other, amplify, and accelerate change.