Narrative XR Lab

Narrative XR Lab is a creative lab at Visual Arena, where artistic storytelling in Extended Reality (XR) is developed and explored.

Here, graphic designers, screenwriters, game developers, project managers, directors and programmers get access to technology and guidance from experts to develop an XR idea.

Extended Reality (XR), which includes media such as VR, AR & MR, is growing and being explored by more and more players. We are now looking for you who want to explore artistic storytelling in the medium, strengthen your skills and create ideas together in interdisciplinary groups consisting of directors / creators / artists, graphic designers / game developers and project managers.

Create with the support of industry leaders within XR.

In the groups you will work together to develop an idea but also get support from our project partners:

Gothenburg Film Studios
Gothenburg Film Studios will provide guidance for 360-degree video and virtual production, as well as plan and conduct lectures and practical workshops.
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
RISE will provide education and guidance in how storytelling and narrative can be facilitated through game and interactive technology. RISE will also make available equipment and methodologies related to these areas.
HDK-Valand – Högskolan för konst och design, Göteborgs universitet
HDK-Valand will be active in the work around workshops and curate seminars / panel discussions linked to VR.
Förvaltningen för kulturutvecklingen
The administration for cultural development will create conditions for content and experiences in the project to be made available to a wider and larger audience in the form of seminars, presentations or open workshops.
Film & TV på Lindholmen
Film & TV will be active in disseminating information about the project in their network. They will also enable your participants to submit your ideas to the funding announcements that Film & TV will carry out in the autumn of 2022.
Kultur i Halland, KiH
Culture in Halland will contribute with its broad network in digital creation and find ways for further financing of parallel projects.

Partners and financing

The Narrative XR Lab project is being implemented by Visual Arena på Lindholmen Science Park i samarbete med G othenburg Film Studios, RISE, HDK-Valand, K ulturförvaltningen, Västra Götalandsregionen, Kultur i Halland and Film&TV vid Lindholmen Science Park.

This investment is possible thanks to support from Västra Götalandsregionens kulturnämnd.

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