VFXRio at the Possible Futures Festival – October 25th and 26th, 2024: VFXRio had a special participation in the Possible Futures Festival, which took place at Casa Firjan. The event explored the convergence between artificial intelligence and creativity in the keynote “What can art teach us about the limits of the machine?”, presented on October 25th by the pioneer in computer vision, Stanford professor David Stork. On October 26th, Matteo Moriconi, director of VFXRio, led the masterclass “End of Certainties – IoT, Cloud and AI in the Interpretation of Climate Patterns”, highlighting the practical application of these technologies in the analysis of environmental data. The masterclass “The Generative Weatherman” was a highlight, presenting an integrated system that combines IoT, web processing and AI to create a virtual weather forecast presenter. This avatar, powered by real-time weather sensor data and AI technologies, provides a dynamic and interactive interpretation of weather conditions. The experience not only demonstrated the potential of technological integration, but also made complex information accessible, capturing the public's imagination.
→ Click here to access the October program for VFXRio Live 2024.
→ IoT, Cloud, and AI in the Interpretation of Climate Patterns
→ Artificial intelligence: what are the limits? - Article in Ciência Hoje Magazine (October 2024) by Matteo Moriconi, Brazilian Association of Visual Technology (VFXRio) and Visgraf Laboratory, Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)
→ The personification of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and virtual assistants is the subject of a study by Luiz Velho, a researcher at the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) and leader of Visgraf, and Matteo Moriconi, director of vfxr.io.
→ Chronicles of AI: Dialogues Beyond Time - Episode 1: Dialogue between Steve Jobs and Aristotle

VFXRio Dance - September 7th and 8th, 2023: VFXRio begins a new chapter with VFXRio Dance in partnership with the innovation hub in Rio de Janeiro - Casa Firjan, exploring the intersection between dance and technology, marking the return to in-person events after the end of the COVID lockdown. Over two days, keynotes and workshops were held with the participation of national and international experts. The event had international support from Swissnex, Cie Gilles Jobin, and Visgraf - IMPA. The first day of the event concluded with a live performance in extended reality, performed in real time for the first time in Brazil, of Gilles Jobin's award-winning show Cosmogony, connecting geographically separated dancers in real time. Globo's Innovation Team presented the powerful fusion between dance and technology, revealing the behind-the-scenes creation of content for real-time broadcast.
→ Click here to access the September program for VFXRio Live 2023.
→ Workshop: Digital Body Language
→ Workshop: AI, Motion Capture and Virtual Production
→ See all the keynotes from VFXRio Live 2023 here.

VFXRio Live - July 1st, 2022: The keynote "New Media, Art and Narratives" highlighted metaverse design research, offering insights into the creative process combined with emerging technologies. The motivations discussed centered on the search for extended immersive experiences, with narratives that establish a path of collective learning. It featured the collaboration of Matteo Moriconi - VFXRio, Luiz Velho, professor at IMPA, and Bernardo Alevato - PUC-Rio. Following this presentation, VFXRio was invited to coordinate the workshop "Imagining Futures with AI" at Casa Firjan during the Possible Futures Festival on November 26th, 2022.
→ Click here to access the July program for VFXRio Live 2022.
→ Workshop: Imagining Futures with AI.

VFXRio Live - December 4th and 5th, 2021: Launch of the Multivision Manifesto: Reflections of Human Imagination. Addressing the trajectory of technological accelerations since the time of the Greek philosophers, focusing on their influence on human and collective perception throughout history. The manifesto discusses everything from Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" to simulations in a digital world in the film "The Matrix". The program featured a keynote address, "New Media for an Expanding Reality," by Professor Luiz Velho, from Visgraf Lab and IMPA. It also included a meeting of the Space-XR group in the Metaverse for a Fireside Chat with Liana Brazil, co-founder of SuperUber. This edition of VFXRio also highlighted a presentation by Globo's visual effects team, focusing on the production of visual effects during the pandemic with fully remote teams.
→ Click here to access the December program for VFXRio Live 2021.
→ Read the Multivision Manifesto
→ See all the keynotes from VFXRio Live 2021 here.

The VFXRio Live event – December 4th and 5th, 2020 – featured an opening keynote by Roberto Poli, UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems, and the participation of Gabriel Pinto, author and innovation researcher. Discussions on the ecosystem of visual technologies and gamification methodologies were promoted, with contributions from companies such as Baobab Studios, Digital Domain, Globo, ACM Siggraph, IMPA-Visgraf, SuperUber, Arvore, and Google. A highlight was the "Fireside Chat" with Philip Rosedale, a visionary in immersive experiences, moderated by Liana Brazil, co-founder of SuperUber. On December 5th, everyone celebrated the conclusion of VFXRio Live at the AfterParty, a metaverse specially designed with high-fidelity audio and a performance by DJ Rodrigo Pena.
→ Click here to access the December program for VFXRio Live 2020.
→ See here who participated in VFXRio Live 2020.
→ Click here to visit the VFXRio AfterParty Metaverse.
→ See all the keynotes from VFXRio Live 2020 here.