Women in Immersive Tech

Media Cymru Innovation Spaces

Celebrating the incredible work of women in the immersive arts and tech

Wales Millennium Centre

Join us on International Women’s Day as we celebrate the incredible and inspiring work of women in the world of immersive arts and technology.Three influential, female-identifying creatives will be sharing their experience of working in immersive arts and technology, sharing insights and inspiration to help others to make their mark in the immersive tech space. C﻿ome along, grab a drink, get inspired and make new connections. Try out Wales Millennium Centre&#x27;s immersive spaceBefore and after the event, you can also experience <a href="https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2023/monoliths" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Monoliths</a> – a free virtual reality experience in Bocs, Wales Millennium Centre’s dedicated immersive space. The 11-minute production features radiant renderings of three northern UK environments, sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues.Come along to try the experience, hear from three leading creatives and network with like-minded people.One free drink available on arrival; bar open for purchase throughout the eveningT﻿his event is brought to you in partnership between Media Cymru Innovation Spaces and Wales Millennium Centre.Speaker BiographiesLucy HammondLucy is a Creative Producer and Director with Pilot Theatre. Her work is focused on immersive and interactive storytelling. Recent projects include ’The Archive’, an interactive game exploring happiness and the VR experience ‘Monoliths’ (Sheffield DocFest 2022, MIFF 2022, ASFF 2022, BFI London Film Festival 2022), celebrating the voices of northern women and the northern landscape. In 2019 Lucy’s VR piece, ‘Traitor’ which combines virtual reality, film and a live actor premiered in competition at Tribeca Film Festival 2019. She has also presented and hosted at several conferences including Beyond Conference 2021, Culture 24: Let’s Get Real, The Immersive Storytelling Symposium at Liverpool John Moores University, Sharing is Caring: Shared Experiences in Mixed Reality panel at Tribeca Film Festival and PlatformSHIFT+ Creative Forums in Tallinn, Budapest and Lisbon.V﻿ictoria EytonVictoria Eyton has worked with DARKFIELD as Creative Producer and Creative Director since 2016 across all projects, and has extensive experience working within large scale immersive theatre performance. Her vast portfolio includes Brave New World for NBC Universal and ABBA’s new sell-out show The Voyage. Victoria has also worked for Punchdrunk since 2013 on projects including Sleep No More Shanghai, The Lost Lending Library, The Oracles, Absolut Silverpoint, The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable and various R&amp;D projects.A﻿sha EastonAsha Easton is currently Innovate UK KTN’s Lead for Immerse UK, the UK’s national innovation network for immersive technology professionals. The organisation works to grow the immersive tech industry in the UK, and make the ecosystem across the country less fragmented by facilitating connections between private companies, the academic community, and the government. Asha is particularly passionate about helping to promote diversity &amp; inclusion in the industry. She is one of the original members of the London chapter of Women in Immersive Tech (WiiT), a co-founder of the XR Diversity Initiative, and an ED&amp;I advisor to Europe’s first Metaverse fund, FOV Ventures.-﻿----------------------Ymunwch â ni ar Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol y Menywod wrth i ni ddathlu gwaith anhygoel ac ysbrydoledig menywod yn y byd celfyddydau a thechnoleg ymdrochol.Bydd tri pherson creadigol dylanwadol benywaidd yn rhannu eu profiad o weithio yn y celfyddydau a thechnoleg ymdrochol, gan rannu syniadau ac ysbrydoliaeth i helpu eraill i adael eu hôl ar y byd technoleg ymdrochol.Dewch i ymuno a mwynhau diod, cael eich ysbrydoli a gwneud cysylltiadau newydd.Rhowch gynnig ar ofod ymdrochol Canolfan Mileniwm CymruCyn ac ar ôl y digwyddiad, byddwch chi hefyd yn gallu profi Monoliths – profiad realiti rhithwir rhad ac am ddim yn Bocs, gofod ymdrochol pwrpasol Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru. Mae’r cynhyrchiad 11 munud o hyd yn cynnwys cyflwyniadau am dri amgylchedd yng ngogledd y DU, seinweddau ysgubol a monologau barddol.Dewch i roi cynnig ar y profiad, clywed gan dri unigolyn creadigol blaenllaw a rhwydweithio â phobl gymharus.Cewch un ddiod rad ac am ddim wrth gyrraedd, a bydd bar ar agor i brynu mwy yn ystod y nosonCyflwynir y digwyddiad yma drwy bartneriaeth rhwng Media Cymru Innovation Spaces a Chanolfan Mileniwm Cymru.Bywgraffiadau’r Siaradwyr:Lucy HammondMae Lucy yn gweithio fel Cynhyrchydd Creadigol a Chyfarwyddwr gyda Pilot Theatre. Mae ei gwaith yn canolbwyntio ar adrodd straeon ymdrochol a rhyngweithiol. Mae ei phrosiectau diweddar yn cynnwys ‘The Archive’, gêm ryngweithiol sy’n archwilio hapusrwydd, a’r profiad VR ‘Monoliths’ (DocFest Sheffield 2022, MIFF 2022, ASFF 2022, Gŵyl Ffilmiau Llundain BFI 2022), sy’n dathlu lleisiau menywod a thirwedd gogledd y DU. Yn 2019 dangoswyd darn VR Lucy, ‘Traitor’, sy’n cyfuno realiti rhithwir, ffilm ac actor byw, am y tro cyntaf mewn cystadleuaeth yng Ngŵyl Ffilmiau Tribeca 2019. Mae hi hefyd wedi cyflwyno mewn sawl cynhadledd gan gynnwys Cynhadledd Beyond 2021, Culture 24: Let’s Get Real, y Symposiwm Adrodd Straeon Ymdrochol ym Mhrifysgol John Moores Lerpwl, panel Sharing is Caring: Shared Experiences in Mixed Reality yng Ngŵyl Ffilmiau Tribeca a Fforymau Creadigol PlatformSHIFT+ yn Tallinn, Budapest a Lisbon.Victoria EytonMae Victoria Eyton wedi gweithio gyda DARKFIELD fel Cynhyrchydd Creadigol a Chyfarwyddwr Creadigol ers 2016 ar bob prosiect, ac mae ganddi brofiad helaeth o weithio o fewn perfformiadau theatr ymdrochol ar raddfa fawr. Mae ei phortffolio eang yn cynnwys Brave New World ar gyfer NBC Universal a sioe newydd arobryn ABBA, The Voyage. Mae Victoria hefyd wedi gweithio i Punchdrunk ers 2013 ar brosiectau gan gynnwys Sleep No More Shanghai, The Lost Lending Library, The Oracles, Absolut Silverpoint, The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable a phrosiectau ymchwil a datblygu amrywiol. A﻿sha EastonAsha Easton yw Arweinydd KTN Innovate UK ar gyfer Immerse UK, rhwydwaith arloesedd cenedlaethol y DU ar gyfer gweithwyr proffesiynol ym maes technoleg ymdrochol. Nod y sefydliad yw tyfu’r diwydiant technoleg ymdrochol yn y DU, a gwneud yr ecosystem yn llai tameidiog drwy hwyluso cysylltiadau rhwng cwmnïau preifat, y gymuned academaidd a’r llywodraeth. Mae Asha yn frwdfrydig dros helpu i hyrwyddo amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant yn y diwydiant. Mae’n un o aelodau gwreiddiol cangen Llundain o Women in Immersive Tech (WiiT), yn gyd-sylfaenydd yr XR Diversity Initiative ac yn gynghorydd cydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant i gronfa metafyd gyntaf Ewrop, FOV Ventures.

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