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Study: VR Makes Climate Change More Tangible and Real
At the Gothenburg Film Festival, over 700 people were given the opportunity to step into a virtual reality to experience the effects of climate change on Svalbard. This activity was carried out as...
Visualisation as a tool for the electrification of heavy transport
To accelerate the electrification of heavy transport, Visual Scale has developed new ways to visualise energy and infrastructure needs. By transforming complex data into clear visuals and interactive...
Göteborg Opera Opens Its Doors to More Audiences with a Virtual Opera House — Guided by Visual Arena
From insight to innovation: when Göteborg Opera launches the world’s first virtual opera house, it is the result of a multi-year collaboration in which the innovation platform Visual Arena played a...
New ways of telling your story
Are you active in film, TV, games, media, VR or the experience industry? Now we're back with this fall's big event that talks about innovation and development in the audiovisual media landscape.
Behind the scenes: how we created an immersive installation
We have produced a short documentary that takes you behind the scenes during the intense hours leading up to the premiere of the immersive installation we built together with our partners. The film...
Narrative XR Lab 2025: New storytelling forms emerged in this year’s lab
This year’s Narrative XR Lab 2025 brought together creators and technologists from across disciplines to explore the future of storytelling. Over the course of two months, new ideas and prototypes...
Dream: Innovative Theater with XR Technology Becomes Public Performances at Gothenburg Culture Festival 2025
The Dream project, developed within Visual Arena's Residency for Innovators in Art (RIA) program, has explored new ways of combining theater, gaming, and digital technology. After the project's...
Study points to the need for a national ecosystem for immersive intelligence
A new feasibility study, led by Visual Arena and Epicenter with support from Vinnova, shows that Sweden is facing a possible next phase: building a national ecosystem for immersive intelligence – an...
From Screens to Spaces: What We Learned by Prototyping a Real-World Immersive Experience
How do you design for presence, emotion, and participation — in a world where flat screens no longer suffice? In Visual Arena’s latest innovation project, a full-scale immersive installation was built...
Exploring Storytelling Beyond Boundaries
What happens when theatre meets XR and the audience becomes part of the story? That’s what Fearsome Thing set out to explore during their residency at Visual Arena.
How XR is Transforming Business: From Prototyping to Immersive Collaboration
Visual Arena recently hosted the fourth session in its Explore Virtual Worlds series, focusing on how immersive technologies—particularly Extended Reality (XR)—are reshaping business landscapes. The...
Visual Arena leads an immersive development project in Gothenburg
Visual Arena sees strong signals from our network and global trends that now is the time to explore the transformative potential of immersive installations in Gothenburg. This new project aims to...
Vote for Visual Arena in the Monitor AudioVisual Award 2025!
The Visual Arena at Lindholmen Science Park is nominated for the Monitor AudioVisual Award, and we need your vote! With our work around visualization and audiovisual media, especially through the...
New project brings digital twins to life through AI agents
The life of a city is defined by its inhabitants. By using AI agents trained on human behavior, we can create more complete digital twins of cities. What value does it add when humans are represented...
We are exploring the immersive and spatial experiences of the future - and you can join in!
At Visual Arena, we are constantly curious about how art, technology and design can meet to create new, ground-breaking experiences. Right now we have started an exciting journey where we explore the...
Innovation Project Explores the Potential for a National XR Platform
Vinnova has approved a feasibility study to explore the creation of a national XR ecosystem in Sweden. The project, led by Visual Arena and Epicenter, aims to validate the potential of "XR Sweden" by...
Research project explores how drama pedagogy, visualization, and scenography can contribute to Education
How can theaters be part of education and promote innovative teaching practices? How does visualization become a teaching tool in drama pedagogical processes, creating new teaching worlds? The project...
Visual Arena - Experience To Insights Lab: Thesis Opportunity for Master Students
Are you a master student with a passion for immersive experiences and visualization? Visual Arena’s Experience To Insights Lab invites you to take on a thesis challenge, were you will work alongside...
Från Narrative XR Lab till Venedig Film Festival 2023
Just nu pågår Venedig filmfestival som även firar 80 årsjubileum. På plats finns göteborgsbaserade Nerve Creations som tillsammans med GötaFilm utvecklar VR-spelet Reach Out. Medskaparen och...
Andrea Östlund explores Extended Reality (XR): "new thoughts about what storytelling is"
Andrea Östlund, Swedish film director and screenwriter, is now stepping into new media to explore additional ways of telling stories. After participating in the Narrative XR Lab, where she immersed...
From Narrative XR Lab to Venedig Film Festival 2023
The Venice Film Festival is currently underway, which is also celebrating its 80th anniversary. On site are Gothenburg-based Nerve Creations, which together with GötaFilm develops the VR game Reach...
Gorki Glaser-Müller on socially beneficial innovation.
With a background in film, theater and XR, Gorki Glaser-Müller contributes his expertise in storytelling and immersive technologies to the Visual Arena. We sat down to discuss his role at Visual Arena...
Groundbreaking project promotes accessibility and inclusiveness in European cities
A new initiative promises to transform urban life across Europe. Supported by the EU, The European Citiverses Uniting for Inclusiveness Project will develop an AI-supported platform built on...
Open Call: Narrative XR Lab – Where storytelling and technology meets
Calling all creatives, storytellers, and technologists! Join us for a unique opportunity to experiment, innovate, and create at the Narrative XR Lab.
