8th International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2026) - Day 1st

Friday, May 8th 2026

08:45 - 09:00

Arrival & Registration

09:00 - 09:05

Opening

A greeting from the Head of the Organizing Committee Prof. Vasileios Komianos

09:05 - 10:05

S1.1 - Collaborative Practices and Participation

Cchiù: designing digital ritual spaces for collective participation

Natalie Zangari

Radical Collaboration: Ecologies of Care, Community Practices, and Digital Access in Contemporary Artistic Production

Sergio Patricio Valenzuela Valdes

10:05 - 11:05

S1.2 - Art in Learning Contexts

Performing Objects: Embodied Pedagogy, Material Speculation, and Critical Making in the Digital Age

Magdalini Grigoriadou, Elisavet Kiourtsoglou

Cultural Chronoflow Educational-Artistic Workshop: Reflective learning data and situated interaction insights

Vasiliki Drosou, Agnes Papadopoulou

An Educational Approach to Artist-Informed Audio Augmentation of Visual Art: The Case Study of Christina Dimitriadis' "Private Spaces"

Emmanouel Rovithis, Vilelmini Sosoni, Christina Dimitriadis

11:25 - 11:55

Coffee Break

11:55 - 12:15

Welcome Notes

12:15 - 13:00

Keynote Presentation: Christina Dimitriadis

13:00 - 14:00

Poster session

Revolution in 280 Characters: The Digital Public Memory of 1821 through visual culture emotion analysis

Sofia Vlachou, Efstathios Pouliasis

OXID: A Steampunk Dungeon Crawler Board Game of Pollution, Survival, and Last Chances

Jim Pourikas, Varvara Garneli, Emmanouel Rovithis

Guardian Angel: a Transreality Mystery Game

Agapi Maria Topalidou, Varvara Garneli

ReBiome: a Serious Hybrid Game for Environmental Awareness

Thanos Chondrogiannis, Emmanouel Rovithis, Varvara Garneli

A Methodological Framework for Developing Digital Games through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Elias Stouraitis

The 8 Museum: Encounter, Attention, and the Hyperobject of 8-ness

Berry Sullivan

And Then? A Virtual Reality Experience of Emotional States and Uncertainty During Graduation Transition

Angelos Kyrillou, Vasileios Komianos

Designing and Developing a Video Game Based on the Sunken City of Thonis-Herakleion

Giorgos Laskaridis, Vasileios Komianos

Body-centered paradigm in VR: A Manifesto with Gonzo Lolita VR — Soma-centered paradigm for Human-Machine interactions in Virtual Reality

Nina Robin, Cédric Plessiet

13:40 - 15:00

S1.3 - Generative AI, Authorship, and Creative Industries

AI-generated works looking for authors

Georgios Bouchagiar, Maria Bottis

Tracing Recent Shifts in Digital Art Through Conference Discourse: AI, XR, the Metaverse, and Blockchain/NFTs (2021–2025)

Vasileios Komianos, Emmanouel Rovithis, Athanasios Tsipis

Top-Dog Failures and Underdog Triumphs: Why Audiences Reject Corporate AI but Embrace Fan-Made AI Gen Media

Laida Limniati, Minas Pergantis, Aristeidis Lamprogeorgos, Andreas Giannakoulopoulos

New technologies in service of production design: reshaping the role of the scenographer and the virtual dangers

Paraskevi Bokovou

15:00-15:15

Short Break

15:15 - 15:55

S1.4 - Cinema and Audiovisual Practice & Theory I

Elements of Neo-Animism in Early Postmodern European Cinema

Christodoulos Mandelis, Dimitrios Traperas

Relighting Video Using Camera-Aligned Material Planes

Natali Tereza Chavez, Andrew Gordon

15:55 - 16:35

S1.5 - AI for Cultural Content and Creative Tools: Applications & Case Studies

Enhancing Content Richness and Improving Accessibility in Art Repositories using Generative Artificial Intelligence

Minas Pergantis, Laida Limniati, Aristeidis Lamprogeorgos, Andreas Giannakoulopoulos

Dynamic Destination Management via AI: Utilizing the INDIANA Architecture for Optimized Tourist Flows and Personalized Cultural Experiences

Minas Pergantis, Konstantinos Vogklis, Ioanna Afroditi Mazi, Miltiadis Koustas, Sophia - Maria Poulimenou, Varvara Garneli, Stamatella Lamboura, Anastasios Manos, Despina Elisabeth Filippidou, Giorgos Karanasios, Panagiotis Amanatiadis, Ioannis Deliyannis

An EEG–AI Lacan Machine for the performers

Manthos Santorineos, Konstantina Vetsiou, Stavroula Zoi

16:35 - 17:35

S1.6 - Transmedia Storytelling

Social Media Challenges as an Intersection between Internet Memes and Traditional Challenges: A Conceptual Analysis

Or Krispil, Azi Lev-On

Animating Nature Beyond the Screen: Representation of Nature in AR Animation

Mahboobeh Mohammadzaki

Stories that Travel Across Screens: A Transmedia Case Study for Learning

Lamprini Petrianou, Iakovos Panagopoulos

17:35 - 18:15

S1.7 - AI for Cultural Content, Learning, and Creative Tools

Reconfiguring Musical Agency: Human–AI–Robotic Musicianship, Performance Practices in Transnational and Spatial Contexts

Vasileios Agiomyrgianakis, Haruka Hirayama, Jussi Tuohino, Osmo Hakosalo

Flipped Learning with AI Tools for the Development of Functional Piano Skills in Undergraduate Music Teacher Education: A Critical Theoretical Review

Asimina Kondylidou