10May

10May

Emerging Technology, Design and Indigenous Culture Conference | Media Design School

Janet Lilo, Siliga David Setoga, Jodi Meadows, Lionel Taito Matamua plus many more…

Emerging Technology, Design and Indigenous Culture Conference

10 May, 9:30am — 4pm

Media Design School, 

Central Auckland

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Event Details 

A showcase of creative practitioners using emerging technologies in design, games, VR/AR, animation, video and more.

Indigenous culture is often associated with traditional practices and the past. Yet this one-day conference + workshops event reveals that emerging techologies are being used to inform — and even transform — the practice of indigenous art and design in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Join us as we explore issues such as integrating the innovative and the traditional in creative practice; engaging communities with new technologies; and the future opportunities offered by technological developments.

The morning conference session features keynotes and rapid-fire Pecha Kucha presentations showcasing the work of creative practitioners from graphic design, games, VR/AR, animation, digital making, video, art, and interaction design.

Confirmed speakers include:

Tristan Schultz – Designer and Lecturer at Griffith University (Gold Coast, Australia)
Siliga David Setoga – Artist and Designer
David Hakaraia – Digital Maker and Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington (Wellington)
Patrick Hussey and Vincent Egan – Co-Founders at Maui Studios (Dunedin, Christchurch)
Steven Renata – CEO at Kiwa, experiential digital books (Auckland)
Jermaine Leef – Founder at Virtual Reality Studio (Auckland)
Ali Cowley – Artist, Animator and Lecturer at Media Design School
Pritika Lal – Designer and Lecturer at Media Design School

In the afternoon, conference attendees can get creative, hands-on experience in one of the workshop sessions:

Decolonising Design Futures – Dr Sarah Elsie Baker and Jodi Meadows, Media Design School
3D Printing: Addressing Pacific Plastic Waste – Lionel Taito Matamua – Digital Maker and Educator at Creative Pathways
Design: Approaching Māori Cultural Concepts With Confidence – Johnson McKay – Creative Strategist at Fly

Places are striclty limited, so sign up to reserve your place and receive updates about the event.

Media Design School

92 Albert Street

Auckland, Auckland 1010