7th International Conference

Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

Interdisciplinary Creativity in Arts and Technology

Hybrid - Corfu/Online, May 9-10, 2025

SCHEDULE

DCAC 2025 schedule is announced! Please note, while we strive to keep the schedule as accurate as possible, minor changes may occur as we approach the event. We recommend checking back regularly for the latest updates.

Updated: 30-04-2025

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Friday, May 9th 2025
09:00-20:05	Poster Presentations available during the conference Living Data: Digital Art Between Perception and Biological Hybridization Mario Savini Cultural Heritage and Virtual Reality: The Use of Virtual Reality Tools in Museums and Cultural Centres "The Case of the Oracle of Dodona" Christina Chatzimichailidou Participation in a posthuman and postdigital age: digital participatory art from 2019-present Yang Feng Digital Fashion Marketing Strategies and Consumer Behaviour: A Literature Review Stamatoula Bilali, Evridiki Papachristou China's ethical governance of AI technology: a cognitive discourse approach Antonios Polentas Data Landscapes and the Body Silos marializa kambi	Ionian Academy
09:10-10:30	Digital Media & Culture I Chair: Iakovos Panagopoulos Outsourcing Cognitive Functions to Digital Devices: Human Learning, Machines, and the Need for Media Literacy Katerina Chryssanthopoulou From Instagrammable to Nostalgic: Platform-Specific Engagement in Digital Tourism Storytelling Lamprini Petrianou, Iakovos Panagopoulos Hybrid Embodiment in AR: The Case of “Monster Hunter Now” Magdalini Grigoriadou, Giorgos Loukakis Electoral photography on Instagram: Camera angles and camera distances in the visual self-presentation of Greek political leaders during the 2023 elections. Despina A. Christoforidou, Valia Kaimaki	Ionian Academy
10:30-11:30	Art & Technology I / Sonic Ecologies and Audio-Visual Entanglements Chair: Iannis Zannos Temporal Disruptions and Revenant Soundscapes Dimitris Batsis, Magdalini Grigoriadou Fungal Waves: Cultivating and Sonifying Mycelial Growth Through Personal Interpretation Oliver Dragun, Šimon Jambor, Hana Štefanovová Integrating Animated Graphics with Sound in Networked Live Coding Iannis Zannos, Martin Carle	Ionian Academy
11:30-12:00	Coffee	Ionian Academy
12:00-12:15	Welcome Notes	Ionian Academy
12:15-13:15	Keynote Speaker: Stefania Serafin	Ionian Academy
13:15-14:30	Lunch	Ionian Academy
14:30-15:10	AI & Creative Applications I: Exploring AI in Theory and Practice Chair: Ioannis Deliyannis The Box: Chatbots, Emotions and Audiovisual Realities Stavroula Stasinou, Charalampos M. Liapis, Epameinondas Panagopoulos Strange Details Six cases studies decode and encode AI-generated images exploring integrated creative process from physical to digital and vice versa. Spiros Papadimitriou, Agapi Proimou, Vasilis Stroumpakos	Ionian Academy
15:10-16:10	AI & Creative Applications II: Strategic Intelligence: AI, UX, and Cultural Adaptation Chair: Michail Panagopoulos Position Paper: Creating and Managing Funded Cultural Projects through Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Eleni Christodoulopoulou, Ioannis Deliyannis, Matthew Damigos, Ioannis Karydis From Representation to Adaptation: Digital Mutations in AI-Enhanced Digital Twins Themistoklis Lekkas, Magdalini Grigoriadou, Avrokomi Zavitsanou GenAI Methods and Tools to Enhance UX in Digital Art and Culture Repositories Minas Pergantis, Laida Limniati, Aristeidis Lamprogeorgos, Andreas Giannakoulopoulos	Ionian Academy
16:10-16:40	Coffee
16:40-18:00	Art & Technology II / Digital Ontologies: Art, Afterlife, and Higher Dimensions Chair: Nikolaos Grigorios Kanellopoulos And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light: From the First Creation to the Digital Re-creation Loukas Ziaras, Christos Kalaitzoglou Plato and Hyperspaces: The Intersection of Plato’s Philosophy and Higher Spatial Dimensions Dimitrios Traperas, Nikolaos Grigorios Kanellopoulos The Sun is Shining above the Clouds Adnan Hadzi Glitch Aesthetics, Punctum & Digital Decay: how memory and mortality intersect in art and technology. Maria Athanasekou	Ionian Academy
18:00-19:00	Film Practice, Studies & Research / Theoretical Perspectives on Space, Cinema, and Representation Chair: Maria Papadopoulou Cinema and the City. The urban space from living city to the cinematic city. Apostolos Kordas The Impact of Animation on Greek Cinema Christina Pitta, Maria Papadopoulou Forgotten Women of Art: The Lives and Struggles of Gentileschi, Flora-Karavia, Claudel, and Kahlo Maria Papadopoulou	Ionian Academy
19:00-20:00	Aesthetics, Art and Education Chair: Agnes Papadopoulou Resisting Standardization: The Tensions Between Digital Infrastructure and the Aesthetic-Pedagogical Imperatives of Teaching Displacement Anna Apostolidou Integrating Mathematics and Art with GeoGebra: A Case Study on Yannis Moralis’ Artworks Nymfodora Voulgari, Michail Panagopoulos Digital transformation of environmental photographs: Semiotic analysis, tool use and classroom project creation Dimitra Gounari, Agnes Papadopoulou	Ionian Academy
Saturday, May 10th 2025
09:00-10:40	Gaming, Gamification & Game Studies Chair: Varvara Garneli The Paradox of the Lunatic: An Interactive AR Mystery with Collaborative Puzzle-Solving Freya Leivadiotou, Argyris Savvas, Varvara Garneli, Ioannis Deliyannis, Angelos Floros CharacterForge: Crafting RPG Characters Made Easy & Fast Marios Sotiropoylos, Varvara Garneli Games of ... Experiencing Literature: Re-imagining Literature and Art Clubs in the Academic Environment: The Case of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts "LiteRArt" Club Maria Aslanidi, Errika Deli, Argyris Savvas, Aggeliki Tzora Embodied Experience and Emotional Response: A Semiotic Analysis of Contemporary Videogames Anastasia Skorda, Miltiadis Koustas, Maria Daravigka, Vasiliki Manouilidou, Vasiliki Spai, Dalila Honorato Gamification and Mental Health: Prototyping an Anxiety-Supportive Gamified Mobile Application for Greek High School Students Georgia Giatsou, Athanasios Tsipis	Ionian Academy
10:40-11:10	Coffee	Ionian Academy
11:10-12:10	Art & Technology III Chair: Vasileios Komianos Transmedia Character Design – A Practice Integrating Multidisciplinary Methodologies Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos Path of Life: A Multisensory Interactive Installation Exploring the Passage of Time Miltiadis Koustas, Angelos Floros, Ioannis Deliyannis Living Architectures: Merging Natural Emergence with Human Design Intent through Computational Design Strategies Vaia Tsiokou, Adam Zaretsky	Ionian Academy
12:10-13:30	Cultural Data & Synergies Chair: Minas Pergantis From Cultural Data to Adaptive Gamified Experiences: An AI-Assisted Approach for Cultural Heritage Education and Tourism – The Case of Santa Maura Castle Ioanna Afroditi Mazi, Ioannis Deliyannis Cultural Reconstruction: from Data Visualization to Conceptual Representation Dionysios Politis, Rafail Tzimas, Miltiadis Vardakis Digital Documentation and Visualization of Ancient Ceramics: 3D Scanning, Animation, and VR Applications Stelios Skourlis Collaboration. Creativity. Art and Science_ How hard can it be? Institutional collaboration spaces for art and science. Cecelia Cmielewski	Ionian Academy
13:30-14:45	Lunch	Ionian Academy
14:45-15:45	AI & Applications Chair: Sofia Vlachou Artificial Intelligence in Music Education: Teachers' Views and Perceptions on Enhanced Kinesthetic Activity Dimitrios Smailis, Georgios Heliades The digital revolution and performing arts, between robotics and AI Raffaele Longo Interactive Fiction Narrative Design in the Age of AI: Observations from Safari Defkalion Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Nefeli Maria Dimitriadi	Ionian Academy
15:45-16:45	Immersive Technologies and Applications I Chair: Vasileios Komianos Virtual Reality as a Medium for Cultural Heritage: Theoretical Approaches Konstantinos Kalemis Using AR technology to enhance cultural heritage in Princes’ Islands. A case study in Halki (Heybeliada) Anna Chatsiopoulou, Vasilis Dimitriadis, Maria Panakaki, Eleni Gavra, Panagiotis Michailidis Understanding Cognitive Load in Virtual Reality (VR) Environments: A Machine Learning Approach Tuga Yousif, Muhammed Abdullah Bülbül	Ionian Academy
16:45-17:15	Coffee	Ionian Academy
17:15-18:45	Panel Imagine MOCAP	Ionian Academy
18:45-20:05	Immersive Technologies and Applications II Chair: Emmanouel Rovithis Techno-Self: A Real-Time Interactive Audiovisual Installation in VR, Utilizing Biosignals Derived from the Human Autonomic Nervous System. Evangelos Aslanidis City Exploration Through AR Geolocation and Geofencing: Enhancing User Experience and Discovering Urban Landmarks Georgios Milis, Vasileios Komianos Enhancing user immersion in cultural heritage experiences in VR applications through adaptive and spatial sound design. Georgios Milis, Vasileios Komianos Hyper Kafka “Rooms of Memory”: studying and disseminating Literature through a Hypertext Fiction Installation Emmanouel Rovithis, Vasileios Komianos, Nikolaos-Ioannis Koskinas, Stavroula Stasinou, Yiouli Ntousikou, Agnes Papadopoulou	Ionian Academy

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