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Signals is an interactive and immersive expo showcasing bold and innovative storytelling in video games, XR, virtual production, and AI—all with a focus on world-class Canadian and Indigenous works.
The 2024 Signals Expo featured the following events:
Our annual showcase of innovative storytelling in video games, immersive, virtual and augmented reality, virtual production and AI from top Canadian and Indigenous artists.
This two-day symposium explored the intersection of AI and creativity. It highlighted how AI enhances artistic expression in films, video games, and research.
Presentations included Microsoft’s David Seymour on the Art of the Possible, DNEG’s Crawford Doran on the use of Ziva AI for character animation, EA’s Rick Stringfellow on looking at how AI is a signal of change, SFU’s Philippe Pasquier on MetaCreation Lab’s ethical AI tools for non-coders, OpenAI Ambassador Manuel Sainsily and Will Selviz’s work with SORA technology in short films, and Indigenous filmmaker Amelia Bearskin-Winger’s integration of AI in storytelling.
Sent off with a Performance of Nocturnal Fugue by Matt McCorkle and Jiabao Li, creating an immersive bat language and habitat through AI.
An exclusive component of the Signals Creative Tech Expo designed to facilitate high-level business-to-business (B2B) interactions and networking opportunities.
An inspiring afternoon of connection, curation, and celebration of Indigenous works in XR!
IM4 Lab proudly presented this rare opportunity to meet Co-Founder and Signals’ Co-Curator Loretta Todd, alongside incredible artists Michael Running Wolf and Caroline Old Coyote, Amelia Winger-Bearskin, Tracey Kim Bonneau, Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, and Raven John.
Visitors discovered their innovative works and learned about their journeys through talks and a roundtable discussion.
This all-ages event was free and open to everyone! Featuring complimentary tea and pemmican, no less.
Are you part of the creative industries in the Greater Vancouver area and ready to export, or new to exporting and looking to break into international markets?
A warehouse in False Creek flats is being transformed from an industrial blank slate to a portal to a digital future rich in imagination and possibility. And it’s all to set the stage for Signals: Vancouver’s annual creative tech expo.
Get the latest news about transformative, immersive works that will change the way you see the future. Â