KIKK Festival is back for its 12th edition

In just three weeks, from October 26-29, thousands of international creatives will gather in Namur, Belgium to be inspired by the most visionary minds in web & graphic design, branding, XR, storytelling, AI design, UX, new media art, creative coding, technology and critical thinking.

Expect 4-days of an intense program exploring the crossovers between art, science, technology and society through a comprehensive through a broad range of activities diving into the best of digital and creative cultures.

Conference

40 world-class speakers will be sharing their backgrounds, projects and thoughts on the latest trends in the sector.

Edan-Kwan

Edan Kwan from Lusion

Through the looking glass of this talk, we'll discover how to paint with physics, and sculpt with mathematics, using creativity as our palette and WebGL as our canvas. We'll traverse the neon highways of data visualization, scale the shimmering mountain peaks of 3D modelling, and dive deep into the iridescent oceans of immersive experiences.

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Kirsty Jennings from Anagram

Anagram, an award-winning creative studio specialising in interactive storytelling and immersive experience design. Kirsty will discuss the power of physical experiences in virtual spaces to shape perception. She will focus the talk on Anagram’s VR experience Goliath: Playing with Reality (2021), which brings together the sensory power of immersive theatre with recently available technology to playfully invite audiences into alternative worlds and a unique understanding of our own minds

etienne-mineur

Etienne Mineur

Generative AI, capable of creating original content, is revolutionizing various sectors, including design. During this presentation Etienne will be showing a number of projects using AI in design, and discovering how these AIs can help develop new ideas and forms, and improve the creative process.

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Gemma O’Brien

Gemma is an internationally renowned designer and artist known for her bold graphics, illustrative lettering and murals. Her work has been commissioned by Apple, Nike, Google, and is held in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. Outside her commercial design work, she explores language, nature and the human experience through her art practice.

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Joanie Lemercie - Brume

But also

KIKK in Town

KIKK Festival transforms Namur into an open-air museum, with a trail of nearly 60 new media artworks and installations, some monumental, some interactive.

KIKK Market Namur

KIKK Market

a showcase of #innovative #hardware #projects using new technologies developed by international startups, artists, makers, entrepreneurs or simply...talented people!
#MusicTech, #EdTech #KidsTech #Design #ExtendedReality #XR #VR #AR

KIKK workshops

Workshops and masterclasses

various workshops will be offered to broaden your skills in a wide range of technologies and techniques on Saturday 28 (coding, AI, machine learning, XR/VR, data, etc.).

Location

Place d’Armes
Namur, Belgium

Tickets

Conf Pass: € 109
Full Pass: € 249
Team Pass: € 119

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