Virtualis

21 november - 16:00, 18:00, 20:00
22 november - 13:00, 15:00

The digital world can be a maze, with endless virtual possibilities that the uninitiated can easily miss. Virtualis addresses this by taking the user by the hand. After checking in at a virtual tourist office and choosing a “tourist avatar”, the visitor dons an Oculus Rift headset and is shown around the world of the social VR platform VRChat. During the one-hour tour, the tour guides, operating from New York, talk about the history and culture of VRChat, what it tells us about Social VR, and its impact on how we view the real world.

Virtualis offers three tours: DIY Time, Kitbashing Identity, and Virtual Currencies. Each tour looks at these topics through the lens of VRChat. Using that lens, Virtualis makes connections to other platforms such as Second Life, MUDS, Facebook Horizon, and Web 2.0 to look at how online social platforms have altered our perceptions of reality.

About IDFA DocLab

This year, IDFA DocLab and IDFA on Stage present do {not} touch, a special program that explores how artists across disciplines disrupt physical boundaries and challenge digital technology to seek out new forms of documentary art and human connection. The program takes place physically in Amsterdam as well as across various online platforms. Experiences range from online projects for your phone and live performances in virtual reality to interactive outdoor experiences, multi-sensory installations, planetarium screenings, and a radical attempt at climate-neutral theater. Book a timeslot in advance and visit Tolhuistuin to experience the VR-selection, an immersive installation and live VR performances. Read more on IDFA's website.

Location

This program takes place in de Concertzaal in Tolhuistuin's Paviljoen. The entrance is at IJpromenade 2.