8th International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2026) - Day 2nd

Saturday, May 9th 2026

09:00 - 09:15

Arrival & Gathering

09:15 - 10:15

S2.1 - XR/VR/MR Experiences for Heritage, Space, and Embodiment I

IMPULSE: Performing Digital Heritage in Mixed Realities

Adnan Hadziselimovic

A Personalised Immersive Soundscape System Using Natural Sound Content and Algorithmic Spectral Balancing

Panos Tsagkarakis, Gavin Kerneay, Chris Barlow

10:15 - 10:20

Short Break

10:20 - 11:40

S2.2 - XR/VR/MR Experiences for Heritage, Space, and Embodiment II

Non-group subjects in a Cultural Walk within the Thessaloniki Subway

Miltiadis Vardakis, Christos Papakonstantinou, Dionysios Politis

From Collage to Augmented Reality: Cross-departmental Collaboration and AR Art Production in Higher Education

Myrsini Vounatsou, Vasileios Agiomyrgianakis, Stylianos  Ntexis

From Oral Narratives to Digital Traces Conceptualizing GIS as an Interpretive Medium for Spatial Perception

Ermioni Anastasiadi

Place Is The Space - Sharing Ambisonic Acoustic Signatures from the Forests of Šumava, Czechia

Eric Rosenzveig

11:40 - 12:10

Coffee Break

12:10 - 12:55

Keynote Presentation: Eric Rosenzveig

Keynote: A.I. Musicking and The Commons - Aural inscriptions: currents & histories

Eric Rosenzveig

12:55 - 13:35

Poster session

13:55 - 14:35

S2.3 - Games, Play, and EdTech for Culture and Sustainability

Cross-Format Play: How Analogue and Digital Environments Shape the Experience of a Roguelike Board Game

Andreas Salvanos, Varvara Garneli

Hyperspace Game: Exploring the Fourth Spatial Dimension Perception

Charilaos Gounaropoulos, Konstantinos Tiligadis, Nikolaos Grigorios Kanellopoulos

From Vision to Wallet: A Study on Genshin Impact’s Strategic Conversion of Cultural Hybridity and Emotional Fan Engagement into Global Success

Tanisha Paine

14:35 - 14:40

Short Break

14:40 - 16:00

S2.4 - Curatorial Practices

The Use of Technology (or Lack Thereof) for Multisensory Visitor Engagement in Museum Exhibitions

Ekavi Whitlock Blundell

Digital Media – Multimedia in the Art Exhibition Space

Theano Chalioti, Maria Papadopoulou

NFTs and Art Transactions in the Digital Era

Pinelopi Akritidou

Still Warm: Ontological Discomfort, Curatorial Affect, and the Limits of Flat Ontology in Contemporary Artistic Practice

Berry Sullivan

16:00-16:05

Short Break

16:05 - 16:45

S2.5 - Cinema and Audiovisual Practice & Theory II

Digital identity and virtual alter ego: the Kellynoid project

Cédric Plessiet, Kelly Mézino

The Character of the Visual Artist in Greek Cinema during its Golden Age

Maria Papadopoulou

16:45-16:50

Closing Remarks

16:50 - 18:00

FAMU/Center For AudioVisual Studies Screening. Short program of video works 2024-2025. Curated & presented by Eric Rosenzveig

Read detailed information: https://avarts.ionio.gr/festival/2026/en/events/827