VFXRio Live: 2020 - Present
VFXRio Archives: 2015 – 2019 | VFXRio Live 2020 - Present
O VFXRio é um festival afiliado à ACM Siggraph, estabelecido em 2015 pela Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia Visual. Com o objetivo de promover discussões sobre tecnologias visuais emergentes e sua relevância socioeconômica. O VFXRio Live foi criado em resposta aos desafios da pandemia de COVID-19 introduzindo a partir de julho de 2020, um programa de keynotes online e apresentações em formato digital. Aqui você encontra a cronologia dos programas que foram iniciados em 2020 até as edições mais recentes.
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2024
VFXRio: OCTOBER 25 AND 26, 2024
VFXRio no Festival Futuros Possíveis – 25 e 26 de Outubro de 2024: O VFXRio teve uma participação especial no Festival Futuros Possíveis, que ocorreu na Casa Firjan. O evento explorou a convergência entre inteligência artificial e criatividade no Keynote “O que a arte pode nos ensinar sobre os limites da máquina?”, com apresentação no dia 25 de outubro pelo pioneiro em visão computacional, o professor de Stanford, David Stork. No dia 26 de outubro, Matteo Moriconi, diretor do VFXRio, conduziu a masterclass “Fim das Certezas – IoT, Nuvem e IA na Interpretação de Padrões Climáticos”, ressaltando a aplicação prática dessas tecnologias na análise de dados ambientais. A masterclass "The Generative Weatherman" foi um destaque, apresentando um sistema integrado que combina IoT, processamento web e IA para criar um apresentador virtual de previsões meteorológicas. Este avatar, alimentado por dados de sensores meteorológicos em tempo real e tecnologias de IA, proporciona uma interpretação dinâmica e interativa das condições climáticas. A experiência não apenas demonstrou o potencial da integração tecnológica, mas também tornou acessíveis informações complexas, capturando a imaginação do público.
→ 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 -
2023
VFXRio Dance: SEPTEMBER 7 AND 8, 2023
VFXRio Dance - 7 e 8 de setembro - 2023: O VFXRio Inicia um novo capítulo com o VFXRio Dance em parceria com o hub de inovação na cidade do Rio de Janeiro - Casa Firjan, que explora a interseção entre dança e tecnologia, marcando o retorno presencial após o fim do lockdown da COVID. Durante dois dias, foram realizados keynotes e workshops com a participação de especialistas nacionais e internacionais. O evento contou com o apoio internacional da Swissnex, Cie Gilles Jobin e Visgraf - IMPA. O primeiro dia de evento concluiu com a live performance em realidade estendida, realizada em tempo real pela primeira vez no Brasil, do premiado show Cosmogony de Gilles Jobin, conectando em tempo real bailarinos geograficamente separados. O Time de Inovação da Globo apresentou a poderosa fusão entre dança e tecnologia revelando os bastidores da criação de conteúdo para exibição em real-time
→ Click here to access the September program for VFXRio Live 2023.
→ Workshop: Digital Body Language
→ Oficina: IA, Motion capture e virtual production
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VFXRio Live: JUNE 7, 2023
VFXRio Live - June 7, 2023: This event highlights the advanced use of technology to foster innovation in various fields, from visual effects production to the exploration of the Metaverse and the historical integration of technology in music and lighting. Hao Li, Associate Professor of Computer Vision and Director of the MBZUAI Metaverse Lab, discusses the exponential growth of AI and its profound impact on the Metaverse and VFX. Julien Bolbach, Visual Effects Supervisor, shares valuable insights on the use of Unreal Engine 5 in the production of "Brave Creatures". Gabriela Cruz, Professor of Musicology at the University of Michigan, discusses gaslight and emerging 19th-century technologies that shaped the contemporary audiovisual landscape, emphasizing the continuity and transformation at the intersection of technology and the arts.
→ Click here to access the June program for VFXRio Live 2023.
→ Read The Art in Artificial Intelligence.
→ Read Biting the Apple AI: Magritte and AI.
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2022
VFXRio Live: 1 de JULY, 2022
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.
→ Oficina: Imagine Futures with AI -
VFXRIO Live: JUNE 8, 2022
VFXRio Live - June 8, 2022: Dalai Felinto, Blender's development coordinator, discusses the relationship between developers and artists in Blender. He presents the development process of Geometry Nodes and the recent Open Movies from Blender Studio. The event, moderated by Rafael Vallaperde of Lightfarm Studios, included the launch of a series of Metaverses created with Blender under the Creative Direction of Matteo Moriconi, co-founder of VFXRio. VFXRio also published the essay "The History of Metaverse Art," an in-depth analysis exploring the evolution of immersive art, from Renaissance paintings to current metaverses and NFTs. We investigate how artists, throughout time, have consistently sought innovative ways to deceive our senses and provide new perspectives on reality.
→ Click here to access the June program for VFXRio Live 2022.
→ multiverses
→ Leia The Art History of Metaverses
→ Leia o Manifesto: I WANT TO BE A MACHINE
→ See all the keynotes from VFXRio Live 2022 here. -
VFXRIO Live: MARCH 26, 2022
VFXRio Live - March 26, 2022: Siggraph Day provides a unique insight into the SIGGRAPH program, the world's leading event for computer graphics, animation, and innovation since 1974. As a SIGGRAPH partner since 2015, VFXRio joins a global community of artists, programmers, educators, filmmakers, designers, and other industry professionals and researchers to share the latest news, techniques, and research shaping the future of computer graphics and interactive technologies.
→ Click here to access the March program for VFXRio Live 2022.
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2021
VFXRIO Live: DECEMBER 4 AND 5 – 2021
VFXRio Live - 4 e 5 de Dezembro - 2021: Lança o Manifesto Multivision: Reflexos da Imaginação Humana. Abordando a trajetória das acelerações tecnológicas desde os tempos dos filósofos gregos, enfocando sua influência na percepção humana e coletiva ao longo da história. O manifesto discute desde o "Mito da Caverna" de Platão até as simulações em um mundo digital no filme "Matrix". O programa contou com keynote "Novas Mídias para uma Realidade em Expansão" do prof. Luiz Velho, do Visgraf Lab e IMPA. Promovendo um encontro do grupo Space-XR no Metaverso para o Fireside Chat com Liana Brazil, co-founder da SuperUber. Nesta edição o VFXRio destaca também a apresentação da equipe de efeitos visuais da Globo, enfocando a produção de efeitos visuais durante a pandemia com equipes totalmente remotas.
→ Click here to access the December program for VFXRio Live 2021.
→ Read the Multivision Manifesto
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VFXRIO Live: SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
VFXRio Live - September 4, 2021: Hal Hickel, animation director at Industrial Light and Magic, presents “Creatures, Droids, and Ships: The VFX of The Mandalorian Season 2”. Hickel discusses the visual effects of the second season of The Mandalorian: from the creation of Baby Yoda (Grogu) to Krayt Dragon and much more. Moderated by Pablo Bioni.
(Hal Hickel's keynote was not recorded at the artist's request.)
→ Click here to access the September program for VFXRio Live 2021.
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VFXRIO Live: JULY 24, 2021
VFXRio Live - 24 de Julho - 2021: Ennio Torresan apresenta Criatividade e Storytelling em Animação abordando as principais transformações técnologicas criativas no mundo da animação nos últimos 30 anos. Ele conta como a Dreamworks abordou o desafio do Covid- 19 para realizar Spirit Untamed, o primeiro grande filme de animação lançado nos cinemas durante a pandemia e totalmente realizado à distância revelando o processo criativo de um dos maiores animadores brasileiros. Com a mediação de Lucia Modesto
→ Click here to access the February program for VFXRio Live 2021.
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VFXRio Live: MARCH 21, 2021
VFXRio Live - March 21, 2021: Hao Li, named one of the most important young innovators by MIT Technology Review, known for his seminal work in real-time facial performance capture, hair digitization, and dynamic whole-body capture, presents the keynote: Digital Humans.
→ Click here to access the March program for VFXRio Live 2021.
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VFXRio Live: FEBRUARY 7, 2021
VFXRio Live - February 7, 2021: Alvy Ray Smith, one of the world's leading technology figures. The co-founder of Pixar and pioneer of Lucasfilm, winner of two Academy Awards for his contribution to cinema, discusses his new book, "A Biography of the Pixel." Matteo Moriconi and Rodrigo Hurtado, from VFXRIO and XCave Studios respectively, created a conceptual video for the event, using Unreal Engine technology and inspired by the works of Moebius and Joseph Campbell. The video takes the viewer on a technological journey to Rio de Janeiro, highlighting the hero's quest for self-discovery. Moriconi also launched the Active Presence Manifesto, emphasizing the importance of democratizing artificial intelligence.
→ Click here to access the February program for VFXRio Live 2021.
→ Read the Active Presence Manifesto
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2020
VFXRio Live: DECEMBER 4 AND 5, 2020
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.
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VFXRio Live: JUNE 26 AND 27, 2020
VFXRio Live kicked off its online keynote program on June 26th and 27th, 2020, consolidating its presence with renowned experts, national and international companies, and academics. Participating companies included Industrial Light and Magic, Penrose, Globo, Intel, The Buckminster Fuller Institute, IMPA-Visgraf, SuperUber, and Cie Gilles Jobin. The event stood out for its in-depth discussions on the ecosystem of visual technologies and gamification methodologies shaping the global socioeconomic future, bringing together experts in visual effects, entertainment, and immersive media.
→ Click here to access the June program for VFXRio Live 2020.
→ See here who participated in VFXRio Live 2020.
→ See all the keynotes from VFXRio Live 2020 here.
