Workshop #2: Building a Simple Monochord

Workshops held in English. During this hands-on workshop participants will build a simple monochord that will become a starting point for further sound experiments. The instrument will be used as a sound source and connected to software and smartphone sensors, enabling live sound processing and the creation of interactive compositions. The string can be excited […]

Workshop #1: Immersive Media & Real-Time Graphics

Workshops held in English. A hands-on workshop devoted to immersive media and real-time graphics. Participants will learn the basics of designing live visual systems, sound and 360° image, and of spatial thinking. Working with tools such as Unity and Grapes 3D, they will learn to design, build and present immersive audiovisual experiences. The workshop is […]

Table Consultations: ART, TECH, BIZ

Table Consultations are a series of individual, 15-minute meetings with artists, creative-technology specialists and business representatives. It is an opportunity to consult your own projects, discuss the creative process and gain practical advice on developing ideas and careers. More info soon.

IPK LAB — Main Programme

Event with simultaneous interpretation between Polish and English. 12:00–12:15 Welcome, introduction to the programme. 12:15–13:45 Maps of Sensitivity #1. ASP short film screening Student auteur cinema is a space of creative experiment and of searching for one’s own language, way of telling stories and place in the surrounding reality. Films made in the Katowice ASP […]

AltF4 Showcase

At four demonstration stations, members of the AltF4 student society will present their own games created both as diploma projects and as independent productions. From narrative walking simulators to dynamic third-person action games — each of the presented productions is the result of many hours of learning, experimentation and passion. It will also be an […]

Workshop #3: Hijacking Video Games & Collective Working with Total Refusal

Workshops held in English. During this six-hour workshop the Total Refusal collective will present their practice spanning film, theory and performance. Together with participants they will move through the hyperrealistic cities and landscapes of contemporary AAA games, deconstructing their mechanisms through subversive interventions and analysing the ideology embedded in their code. The workshop will begin […]

Workshop #4: New Media in Practice. From Artistic Vision to Project Structure

Can an ambitious new media art project become a well-designed response to real social and market needs? How can interactive installations, generative art or VR be combined with the practical requirements of grant applications? During the workshop participants will go through the entire process: from artistic concept to preparing a coherent project structure. What you […]

Maps of Sensitivity pt. 2 — ASP Short Film Screening

Student auteur cinema is a space of creative experiment and of searching for one’s own language, way of telling stories and place in the surrounding reality. Films made in the Katowice ASP environment often anticipate dominant tendencies, because they are not yet subordinated to market expectations. As a result they become a laboratory of new […]