Research Workshop Pop-Up Show at EVA
Various Speakers

Summary

The Research Workshop Pop-Up Show at EVA introduces the MFA Computer Arts programme at the School of Visual Arts, where various speakers describe a two-year, practice-led degree built around collaboration, creative industries, and international diversity. They explain that the department now numbers around one hundred graduate students, the majority international, working across 2D and 3D animation, storytelling, experimental art, game design, and immersive technologies such as AR, XR, VR, real-time rendering, projection mapping, haptics, and AI. The speakers trace the programme's emphasis on partnership, from international festivals and conferences to new European collaborations, including Ars Electronica in Linz, the V&A Digital Design Weekend in London, an exchange with the Animation Institute in Stuttgart, and ongoing discussions with the University of Greenwich. They argue that AI is simply the latest technological disruption and urge students to engage with it critically and transparently rather than fear it, because compelling work still depends on the artist's vision, storytelling, and ethical judgement. They also highlight recent innovations in motion capture, virtual production, and Gaussian splatting, and announce a new AI filmmaking class. The session closes with thanks and an invitation to continue conversations in London.

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