This presentation will introduce my PhD research project, ‘Volumetric Interaction’ (VI), a novel approach to human-virtual object interaction in VR that leverages body volumetric tracking. I will begin by outlining the limitations of current VR interaction methods and demonstrating the potential of VI to enhance embodiment and create more intuitive experiences. I will then detail
This presentation will introduce my PhD research, “Minimal Key-Point Learning for Robot Skill Transfer from Videos.” I will begin by discussing key challenges in robotics, such as data scarcity, high computational costs, and the difficulty of adapting to new tasks. Next, I will outline my approach, explaining how minimal key-point tracking and neural networks enable
In this presentation, I will share experiences from several years of collaboration in which we brought together expertise from the arts and theatre, robotics, and academic research and invited guests with different expertise to join our process, including an acrobat, a spoken-word artist, puppeteers, dancers, a fashion designer, and a mime player. Our research builds
We inhabit an age of Circulating Flesh, Fractal Flesh and Phantom Flesh. Organs are extracted from one body and inserted into other bodies. Hands from a cadaver can be attached to the arms of an amputee and be reanimated. By Fractal Flesh is meant bodies, bits of bodies and brains spatially separated but electronically connected,
In its 14th edition MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network and Association, will present a public screening of smartphone, mobile and pocket films at ACMI on the 24th October, at Fed Square 27th to 29th October and online via MINAVault. MINA is the longest-running film festival dedicated to celebrating mobile and smartphone film-making internationally. MINA creates
Creative Technology and Transformative Storytelling Symposium Presented by Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Virtual Creative Design Research Centre, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand/Aotearoa REGISTER HERE In collaboration with Swinburne Documentary Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology Diversifying and Decentralising Creative Practice Research Group, Journal of Media Practice and Education
Back again by popular demand after a sold out event last round, this is round three of the DISRUPT AI Community Connect – bigger, better, and even more connected. Secure your spot via the link in bio, spaces are limited. What’s Happening 🦴 Community Connect & AI Meetup 🦴 Live AI Show and Tell
Swinburne University of Technology Centre for Transformative Media Technologies Meet the Artists (Keiko Udaka, Diego Pellecchia, Tatsushige Udaka) Future Noh Embodied tradition, motion capture, robotics and immersive media Join us for an informal presentation with Tatsushige Udaka, Keiko Udaka, Dr Diego Pellecchia and Dr Chris Henschke. The artists and researchers will introduce the Future Noh
TEA MAZE お茶の迷路 An intimate VR tea experience with matcha and Japanese sweets. 26–29 August 2026 from 2:00pm -6:30 pm Created by Japanese-Australian performance maker Yumi Umiumare in collaboration with the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, TEA MAZE お茶の迷路 opens a magical portal through the simple act of drinking tea. Entangling tea ceremony and
TEA TRANCE お茶酔い A Live Performance by Yumi Umiumare Tea. Ritual. Hallucination. Dance and 3D. 26 (Wed), 27 (Thu), 28(Fri) 29 (Sat) 7:30pm-8:30pm Artists Supporter $50/ Full $30 / Concession $20. (+$0.50 ticket fee) TEA TRANCE お茶酔い : An immersive performance blending Butoh, tea ceremony and 3D projection (3D glasses provided) into an intoxicating sensory
Come along and hear the latest news from the Australian Humanoids Hub October 7 2026, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm. Centre for Transformative Media Technologies Embodied AI and Immersion Studio / Intelligent Robotics Lab EN106 Engineering Building, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Book a place through Humanitix Supporting Australia’s Workforce with Humanoid Robots Australia faces