The University of Greenwich’s TEDx talk is back. This year, the university will host the talk at Target3D studio, an LED virtual production studio.
This type of technology is used in the filming of the Star Wars show, The Mandalorian, features LED wall providing a truly immersive experience inside a physical theatre space, for attendees. The innovative virtual production technology will enable attendees to witness virtual environments in real time.
Fakhar Raza, one of the organisers of the event said:
‘Respecting the age-old tradition of storytelling and sharing knowledge, we will add the value of new technologies to that storytelling by creating an immersive space that allows us to enhance human connection and embrace our vulnerabilities.
With that we bring you the stories of our pathfinders through these portals.’
The speakers and their topics are:
Gregory Brown
Waking Sleeping Giants: Studying the most massive black holes in the Universe
Senior Public Astronomy Officer
Benz Kotzen
Why and how to drop seeds like bombs
Professor of Landscape Architecture and Nature Based Solutions
Simon Ruffell
Psychiatry meets shamanism – a medical doctor’s work with Amazonian ayahuasca
Psychiatrist, Ayahuasca Researcher, and Student of Curanderismo
Maria Arche
Web of Language and the future of our kids
Professor of Linguistics
Catherine Tonry
How added fizz makes metals stronger
Senior Lecturer in Computational Science and Engineering
Simon Legrand
Glimpes of what lies behind the magic veil
Visual Effects Technical Director
The event will take place on 5th April 2024
