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We are thrilled to announce the participation of our consortium partners Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the 21st EuroXR International Conference 2024 – #EUROXR2024!

📍 Location: Athens, Greece
📅 Dates: 27 Nov - 29 Nov
📌 Venue: Wyndham Grand Athens hotel

Co-organized by the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), this year's event promises to be one to remember!

🚀 Highlights:

✨ International keynote speakers, top scientists, industry leaders, posters, and demos.
✨ Special edition of the XR Open Forum and more exciting content yet to come!

🌟 Enjoy:

🥽 Cutting-edge VR/AR/MR technologies
📃 Latest scientific research and breakthroughs
🌐 Connect with XR communities across Europe and globally!

👉 Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible event:

🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket: https://www.euroxr.org/conference-2024/registration
🔗 More info: https://www.euroxr.org/conference-2024

On 2-4 September 2024, CREAMS will hold the second Learning Teaching Training Activity (LTTA2) at at the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus. - Second CREAMS Learning Teaching Training Activity.

Have a look at the International Workshop on Virtual Reality Exhibition Design, hosted by our CREAMS partners at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art from August 26-29, 2024. During this event, students participated in interactive, hands-on training sessions, learning and improving their skills on the CREAMS virtual reality platform and editing tools, while creating impressive VR galleries featuring both two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks. - More info

We are happy to share that our paper entitled "CulturAI: Exploring Mixed Reality Art Exhibitions with Large Language Models for Personalized Immersive Experiences" co-authored by Nicolas Constantinides, Argyris Constantinides, Dimitrios Koukopoulos, Christos Fidas, and Marios Belk, has received the best demo paper award at the 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024) - https://www.um.org/umap2024/awards

We are happy to announce that our paper entitled "CulturAI: Exploring Mixed Reality Art Exhibitions with Large Language Models for Personalized Immersive Experiences" with co-authors Nicolas Constantinides, Argyris Constantinides, Dimitrios Koukopoulos, Christos Fidas, and Marios Belk, has been accepted to be presented as a demonstration paper at the 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024), which will be held on 01-04 July, 2024 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy - https://www.um.org/umap2024

On the 21st and 28th of May 2024, CREAMS will be hosting two webinars at Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art, delving into the subject of Virtual Exhibition Creation and Curation. They will demonstrate the innovative, open-source CREAMS platform, a tool tailored for teaching virtual exhibition creation and curation.

More information - CREAMS Webinar.

On the 26th of February 2024, Cognitive UX GmbH hosted the CREAMS Info and Tech Day in Germany dedicated to the CREAMS project as part of the project's multiplier events. The event was held at the University of Mannheim in Germany as a hybrid event (online and in-person) featuring presentations on the main outcomes of the project and walk-in hands-on user interaction demonstrations with the CREAMS open-source tools and technologies.

Have a look at the online presentations - CREAMS Multiplier Event in Germany.

On the 26th of February 2024, we would like to invite you to attend the Info and Tech Day dedicated to the CREAMS project and organized by Cognitive UX GmbH. More information about the event, Zoom link, location and agenda - CREAMS Multiplier Event in Germany.

⭐ We are delighted to share highlights from the pivotal 4th Transnational Meeting of the #CREAMS project, hosted by Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) on February 16th, 2024, under the esteemed #ERASMUS+ program.

⭐Integral to the meeting was the dissemination of knowledge and insights gained thus far. Partners engaged in insightful discussions to assess the efficacy of the framework and tools developed for virtual exhibition creation, paving the way for further refinements in the final development cycle.

⭐ As part of a multiplier event concurrently held at the University Campus, the CREAMS project presented an overview of its main objectives and current achievements. Participants had the opportunity to delve into ongoing activities and results pertaining to the design and development of open-source tools tailored for arts students, enriching their understanding of the project's scope and impact.

💡Through collective endeavor, CREAMS continues to chart new frontiers in creativity and education, leaving an indelible mark on innovation. 💡

#VRArtExhibition #CREAMSProject #EuropeanArtTech #ErasmusPlus

On the 27th, 28th and 29th of November 2023, CREAMS successfully held the first Learning Teaching Training Activity (LTTA1) at the University of Patras in Patras, Greece. Have a look at the full recordings of the three-day event including interesting discussions on the outcomes and ongoing activities of the projects - First CREAMS Learning Teaching Training Activity.

On the 27th, 28th and 29th of November 2023, CREAMS will hold the first Learning Teaching Training Activity (LTTA1) at the University of Patras in Patras, Greece, namely "Training Teachers on Platform Application and Methods of Creating and Publishing Diverse Digital Materials". More information about the event and agenda under the Learning Teaching Training Activity section.

We are happy to announce that 2 journal papers from the CREAMS team have been accepted for publication. The first paper, entitled "Comparison of Extended Reality Platforms and Tools for Viewing and Exhibiting Art", has been accepted at the Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Journal, and the second paper, entitled "From Physical to Virtual Art Exhibitions and Beyond: Survey and some Issues for Consideration for the Metaverse", has been accepted at the Journal of Cultural Heritage. More information about the papers can be found under the Publications section.

Did you know that all the tools and technologies developed as part of the CREAMS project are made available as open-source? Check out the latest source-code of the CREAMS platform and its tools - https://github.com/cognitiveux/creams-public/tree/interim

Check out the high-fidelity technologies and tools of the CREAMS project, such as, the CREAMS artist-centered content management system, the virtual reality editor and viewer, the augmented reality app, the mixed reality app and the artwork digitization app. We are excited to receive feedback from real end-users in the following months as part of the CREAMS second formative evaluation cycle. Technology demonstrations

🌟 In alignment with CREAMS' commitment to fostering innovation in the intersection of art and technology, we're delighted to spotlight the VR Art Prize exhibition in Berlin, running from September to October 2023. Venture into a realm where art seamlessly melds with the virtual world, pushing the boundaries of traditional exhibitions. 🎨🕶️ Learn more: https://vrkunst.dkb.de/en #VRArtExhibition #CREAMSProject #EuropeanArtTech #ErasmusPlus

Great Article on the future of digital and VR exhibition Making. The CREAMS project fits right in. https://artsartistsartwork.com/virtual-reality-and-the-future-of-art-exhibitions

Our users are at the heart of everything we do. This is why we have embraced a User-Centered Design (UCD) approach, to create a framework that truly understands and addresses the needs of art students and educators. 🎨🧑‍💻
What does this mean? It means we listen, observe, understand, and then design. We make sure to incorporate feedback from our users at every step of the design and development process, ensuring our tools are intuitive, engaging, and most importantly, valuable to our users!
This iterative design process, allows us to continually refine and improve our tools, providing a product that not only meets, but also exceeds user expectations! #ErasmusPlus

Immerse yourself in the fusion of art and technology with #CREAMS! Every unique artwork deserves a special platform, and we're bringing this vision to life with the power of 2D/3D virtual exhibitions, 3D reconstruction, and photogrammetry. 🎨🚀
As we tread into the future of online exhibitions, our innovations in VR/AR technology ensure that art is not only seen, but experienced in all its immersive glory. 🕶️🌐 But there's more to art than meets the eye. We delve deeper into each masterpiece, providing you with meaningful metadata and paradata that tell the story behind the art. 📊💡
Join us on our journey as we redefine art exhibitions and bring them to your digital doorstep. With CREAMS, the future of art is at your fingertips! #ErasmusPlus #ArtTechRevolution

📰 The CREAMS project has been published at ELIA! ELIA is a globally connected European network that provides a dynamic platform for exchange and development in higher arts education. It represents more than 280 members in 52 countries, across all art disciplines! ELIA advocates for higher arts education by creating new opportunities for its members and facilitating the exchange of good practice! 🎨
➡️ Check it out by clicking here.

The Third Transnational Meeting of the CREAMS project, hosted by Cognitive UX GmbH, has been completed with great success! 🎉 The two-day event, was held on the 15th and 16th of May 2023 in Mannheim, Germany. The goals of the meeting were to fine‐tune the course and training material, webinar development, streamline learning, teaching, training activities and discuss development activities with regards to the design and development of the CREAMS framework and accompanying tools!

During the Transnational Meeting held in Germany, the CREAMS platform was tested on Meta Quest 2!

Two exciting webinars are coming up in May 2023 to teach and train Art Students and University Instructors about the CREAMS platform! Register to reserve your spot!
▶️ If you are a student, join the webinar on Tuesday 23/05/2023 at 13:00 CET!
▶️ If you are an Instructor, join the webinar on Wednesday 31/05/2023 at 11:00 CET!

🖌️ Register Online, by clicking here

🔗 Webinar links to use at the time of the events:
🎨 For Students, Join the webinar here
🎨 For Lecturers, Join the webinar here

The first Proof of Concept technology of CREAMS has been successfully implemented and evaluated following a user-centered design approach. The feedback received from the evaluation, will be the input for the new development phase of Proof of Concept 2 that is starting!

Despite the improvements that will take place, new exciting things are coming to make CREAMS even more awesome which include:
▶️ Native Mixed Reality Application
▶️ Digitizer Smartphone Application: 3D Digitization of artworks
▶️ AR Exhibition Smartphone Application: Augmenting images using camera and location & QR-coding artworks
▶️ Enhancing feedback giving process between University instructors and students

Take a look at the CREAMS multiplier event that took place on the 11th of November 2022 in the context of the well known digital heritage international conference Euromed 2022.

We are happy to inform you that the paper entitled "Evaluating the design of an art student framework supporting XR exhibitions" with authors Dimitrios Koukopoulos, Panagiotis Dafiotis, Stella Sylaiou, Konstantinos Koukoulis, and Christos Fidas, has been accepted to be presented as a full paper at the 26th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics with International Participation (PCI 2022), https://pci2022.uniwa.gr/ .

We are proud to announce that paper entitled "Towards an art exhibition framework for scaffolding art students creativity" with authors Dimitrios Koukopoulos, Panagiotis Dafiotis, Stella Sylaiou, Konstantinos Koukoulis, Marios Belk and Christos Fidas has been accepted to be presented as a full paper at the 9th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed 2022), a well-known International Conference on Digital Heritage (https://euromed2022.eu/).

The project consortium has completed the Second Transnational meeting hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Among other things, the agenda included updates on the main outcomes, current status and planning of the intellectual outputs, updates on the dissemination and exploitation plan, and planning of the upcoming multiplier event. This has been a great chance for the project partners to meet in person, exchange #innovative ideas, and benefit from each others' expertise. The partners are looking forward to the next meeting!

In the following link find a workshop that is organized during the Euromed 2022 conference (International Conference on Digital Heritage) by the ERASMUS+ project CREAMS: https://euromed2022.eu/workshops/ .

The workshop is open for all the partners and other researchers to submit their papers. The event will provide an opportunity for stakeholders and all those interested to learn about the recent developments in virtual exhibitions to share, exchange and discuss their expertise as well as practices in this field. The event will focus on identifying technologies of digitization, documentation, digital preservation, dissemination, and presentation bringing together researchers and practitioners that will present best practices, success stories and use cases from various leveraging issues on virtual museums, digital collections, technologies, and open-source tools. Emphasis will also be given to identifying ways forward, especially in relation to synthesizing existing approaches, as well as improving or adapting them for specific needs or contexts, through the exchange of suggestions offered by participating stakeholders.

We are proud to announce that 2 papers from the CREAMS team have been accepted to the 13th IEEE International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications, 2022 and the 2nd International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies, 2022, more info on our website under the Publications section!