SXSW 2023
Reinventing African Traditional Stories Through XR
Description:
For the past few years, a new generation of creators has emerged in Africa. Using immersive technologies, they make their cultural heritage more accessible by exploring and reinventing, celebrating and sharing African traditional stories. From past to future, they mix oral myths with immersive storytelling opportunities in order to build their own identity(ies).
This panel builds upon the success of the Africa2020 Season in France, and the presentation of African XR/VR developers at the recent NewImages Festival in Paris. You will hear how emerging technologies can help to preserve, pass down and also reappropriate African folk tales by bringing back to life this intangible culture in a modern way and by inviting people to experience it in a very immersive and inclusive manner.
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Takeaways
- What could be the positive impact of immersive storytelling on traditional African stories (and more generally on intangible cultural heritage)?
- How can African creators reinvent and re-enchant myths and traditions through emerging technologies?
- Why can we consider XR as one of the most promising ways to reveal the invisible and the intangible?
Speakers
- Michaël SWIERCZYNSKI, Director of Innovation and Digital Experience, Groupe Partouche
- Xabiso VILI, Performer and Writer, Love and Light
- Liz GOMIS, Journalist, Commissioner for the “Maison des Mondes Africains” (French Government), Freelance
- N'Goné FALL, Independent Curator and Consultant in Cultural Policies, Independant
Organizer
Michaël SWIERCZYNSKI, Director of Innovation and Digital Experience, Groupe Partouche
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