This happened Rotterdam - harbour edition & Future Flux Festival

3 Jun 2016

This Happened Rotterdam is an evening about the creative process – the journey from idea to final result, with a focus on the adventures that took place in between.

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You are invited to This happened Rotterdam - harbour edition at the Future Flux Festival! On Friday 3rd June 2016 we offer you a scenic boat trip through the harbour to the Onderzeebootloods. At this former submarine hangar you will find This happened talks to enjoy and discuss, but also installations (by former THRTM speakers!), performances and music as part of the festival.

We have selected four compelling speakers for the evening and are proud to present you the first two:

Pim Schachtschabel (Sherlocked) - Escape room

Have you ever tried breaking out of an escape room? If so, you will know how dynamic and intense it can be. If designed right there is order in the chaos and the sequence of puzzles are challenging but doable. But how do you design it? How do you involve players into the created story? Are there ever great ideas that turn out to work terribly?

Architect and behavioural designer Pim Schachtschabel has been designing immersive experiences at Sherlocked (Amsterdam) for a few years now and will share the design process behind one of their escape rooms.

Niki Smit - DEEP

How do you create a meditative experience focussed on breathing? And can you be sure that it has real effects on the player? DEEP is a meditative virtual reality experience driven by a custom breathing controller, currently being developed by game designers Owen Harris (Ireland) and Niki Smit (Netherlands). Having started as a personal tool for Owen to combat feelings of anxiety, together with Niki, DEEP is on a journey exploring how to design for virtual reality, while also being involved in contributing to scientific research regarding anxiety. At This Happened Niki will talk about the road travelled thus far.

We will announce the other two speakers soon. Follow us on facebook or twitter and be the first to know.

Future Flux Festival

Future Flux Festival is the new creators/makers festival in Rotterdam and brings a broad public into contact with new ideas and applications for the future. It transforms the Onderzeebootloods (the Submarine Wharf ) into a magical playground full of installations, technological art, performances and music. Fly and control drones with your body, let electronic fireflies communicate with each other or draw with giant robotic arms. During the FFF you can experience how art and technology come together.

Tickets

Tickets include full entrance to the festival and are:

  • €12,50
  • or €15,00 including return boat ride (waterbus) from Waterbus halte Erasmusbrug.

Get your tickets here: https://futureflux.stager.nl/web2/tickets

Onderzeebootloods
RDM-straat 1
3089 JB
Rotterdam

We hope to see you in the harbour on Friday the 3rd of June from 20:00 at de Onderzeebootloods. More information about the evening and tickets can be found at:
http://www.thishappened.org/events/this-happened-harbour-edition-future-flux-festival

This happened Rotterdam is organised in collaboration with Designplatform Rotterdam.