Lecture at Philadelphia Museum of Art- APRIL 26!

Augmented Reality Check

Seeing the Future Now

Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 26th

in coordination with VPAP@PIFA
April 26^th, 6:00-8:00 pm
Van Pelt Auditorium
Philadelphia Museum of Art

the event is FREE but click here to RSVP!

What is Augmented Reality and what will an augmented future look like? Learn more from a panel of experts that includes cutting-edge artists, software developers, gaming specialists, sociologists and social historians. Following the panel discussion, attendees will reassemble outdoors for an interactive demonstration and virtual art tour that blurs the line between the real and the virtual. Augmented Reality, or AR, uses free smart phone apps that overlay 3-D images and information on top of real-time screen visuals as seen through the smart phone camera lens. The walking tour and demonstration will include site-specific AR content developed by artists to interact with locations and landmarks along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Opening Remarks
Gary Steuer – Chief Cultural Officer of Philadelphia; Director, Office of Arts, Culture &Creative Economy

Moderator
Dr. Mimi Sheller – Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy at Drexel University

Panelists
Deb Boyer, Dr. Paul Diefenbach, John Craig Freeman, Chris Manzione, Josh Marcus, Mark Skwarek