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--- activities:2025:virtual_traces_webinar [2025/10/21 05:00] – [Virtual Traces: Reconstructing Heritage Through Technology] Felix Hardmood Beck
+++ activities:2025:virtual_traces_webinar [2025/11/18 07:23] (current) – [Link collection] Felix Hardmood Beck
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-====== Digital Heritage Futures (CIE Webinar) ======
+====== Digital Heritage Futures (CIE Webinar, Nov. 17, 2025) ======
 The [[https://www.heritage-activities.org|CIE – Centre for International Heritage Activities]] is an independent organization that supports professionals, researchers, and communities working in the field of cultural heritage. Based in the Netherlands, and active around the globe, CIE initiates, develops and coordinates international projects, workshops, and exchanges that promote community-driven, inclusive, sustainable, and  approaches to heritage preservation and storytelling.
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 ^ Session ^ Name ^ Content ^ Duration |
 | Welcome | Dr. Robert Parthesius | Introduction and opening remarks by the founder of CIE |  5 min|
-| AUS Student Works | AUS Students | Presentation of student projects from the American University of Sharjah |  15 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER) |  //Information on EduHub//|  5 min|
-| |Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation) |  //questions//|  5 min|
+| Immersive Cultural Heritage Storytelling Research and Projects | Prof. Zlatan Filipovic, Student Collaborators: Ahmed Geaissa, Maryam Moustafa, Nada Aldash, Arpana Murugappan, Amanda Vargheses (Wadi Al Helo), Yamna Badr (The House of Wisdom), Hend AlShamsi, Jenine AlHamaydeh (On this land)| Presentation of student projects from the American University of Sharjah  | 15 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER) |  //questions//|  5 min|
 | Ralph Vituccio | Carnegie Mellon University, USA | Presentation of works in digital media and storytelling |  15 min|
-| | Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
 | Angela Heinemann | Sandstone Museum, Havixbeck, Germany | Presentation on digital and participatory exhibition formats |  15 min|
-| |Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
 | SpotAR | Victor Waal | Presentation of recent AR projects in heritage and cultural storytelling |  15 min|
-| |Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
-| Historic Sites | Pablo (t.b.a.) | Presentation on documenting historic sites using digital tools |  15 min|
+| Historic Sites | Prof. Pablo Dornhege | Presentation on documenting historic sites using digital tools |  15 min|
-| |Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER)  |  //questions//|  5 min|
-| Heritage Lab Launch | Prof. Felix Beck | Launch of the new Heritage Lab website and presentation of current research |  10 min|
+| Heritage Lab Launch | Prof. Felix Beck | Launch of the new Heritage Lab website |  10 min|
-| |Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation)   |  //questions//|  5 min|
+| |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER)   |  //questions//|  5 min|
-| Wrap-up |Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation)    | Summary and closing remarks |  5 min|
+| Wrap-up |Prof. Dr. Alia Yunis (moderation at location Sharjah, UAE), Dr. Biljana Volcevska (moderation at location Steinfurt, GER)    | Summary and closing remarks |  5 min|
 | | | ^  **2hrs 05min**|
 ===== Participants/Speakers =====
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 In alphabetical order:
-**Felix Beck** (FH Münster, Creative Technologies Lab) is a designer and researcher whose work combines creative technologies, design methodologies, and cultural heritage studies. At FH Münster’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he leads the Creative Technologies Lab, focusing on interdisciplinary design-based innovation. Beck will introduce the new Digital Heritage online platform and present recent projects that connect digital fabrication, storytelling, and regional heritage in collaborative research and teaching.
+**Felix Beck** (FH Münster University of Applied Sciences, Creative Technologies Lab) is a designer and researcher whose work combines creative technologies, design methodologies, and cultural heritage studies. At FH Münster’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he leads the Creative Technologies Lab, focusing on interdisciplinary design-based innovation. Beck will introduce the new Digital Heritage online platform.
+**Pablo Dornhege** is Professor of Transmedia Design and Immersive Technologies at [[https://www.htw-berlin.de/hochschule/personen/person/?eid=13731|HTW Berlin]] (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, University of Applied Sciences), where he leads the Future Realities Lab and co-founded the Immersive Technologies Hub. His work investigates hybrid real-virtual spaces, visualization, and digital media for knowledge transfer, including applications relevant to cultural heritage.
 **Zlatan Filipovic** (American University of Sharjah, UAE) is an artist, designer, and educator working across media, film, and emerging technologies. His teaching and research focus on creative coding, digital image-making, and the intersections between art and computation. As professor of multimedia design at AUS, he leads experimental projects that investigate virtual and augmented reality as tools for exploring cultural heritage and spatial storytelling.
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 **Angela Heinemann**, director of the Sandstone Museum Havixbeck (Germany), is responsible for the curatorial and strategic development of one of Münsterland’s key regional museums. Under her leadership, the museum is undergoing a transformation that connects traditional collections with digital and participatory exhibition formats. Her work emphasizes accessibility, education, and the integration of local narratives into broader cultural and technological contexts.
-**Ralph Vituccio** (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh) is a filmmaker, educator, and media artist whose work bridges documentary, animation, and interactive storytelling. His films often address issues of social justice, technology, and human experience, and have been screened at major international festivals. At Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art and Entertainment Technology Center, he teaches courses in visual storytelling and digital media production. Vituccio’s current projects explore how immersive and participatory media can be used to preserve personal and collective memory.
+**Robert Parthesius** is a maritime historical archaeologist, heritage scholar, and museum professional who serves as Chair of the Centre for International Heritage Activities (CIE). He holds a doctorate in the History of European Expansion from the University of Amsterdam, previously worked as curator at the Amsterdam Historical Museum, and focuses on maritime and underwater cultural heritage, capacity building in the Indian Ocean region, and inclusive, sustainable heritage practice ([[https://heritagelab.center/index.php/team/robert-parthesius/|profile]]).
+**Biljana Volcevska** (Moderator of satellite event atFH Münster, GER) is a lecturer at Tilburg University (NL) in the Department of Culture Studies (Faculty of Humanities and Digital Sciences). Her academic background includes a PhD in Memory and Heritage Studies with a focus on Southeast Europe. Her research interests include cultural policy, Europeanisation, memory politics, material culture, and heritage in the context of the former Yugoslav region — especially North Macedonia. Recent publications explore activism in heritage spectacles during Macedonian protests, the interplay between memory politics and EU integration, and gendered heritage in post-socialist Skopje.
+**Ralph Vituccio** (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh) is an American filmmaker, educator, and media artist whose work bridges documentary, animation, and interactive storytelling. His films often address issues of social justice, technology, and human experience, and have been screened at major international festivals. At Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art and Entertainment Technology Center, he teaches courses in visual storytelling and digital media production. Vituccio’s current projects explore how immersive and participatory media can be used to preserve personal and collective memory.
 **Victor Waal** is a digital media professional and co-founder of [[https://www.spotar.de|SpotAR]], a company specializing in immersive technologies and augmented reality experiences. His work focuses on bridging technology, cultural heritage, and participatory storytelling. Through SpotAR, he develops innovative tools for documenting, visualizing, and sharing heritage sites and community narratives in new and engaging ways.
-**Alia Yunis** (Moderator of satellite event at AUS), visiting associate professor of film and heritage studies at NYU Abu Dhabi, works within the intersecting fields of media, environment and transoceanic heritage. A writer, filmmaker, journalist, her work has been translated into 10 languages. She recently co-edited, //Heritage Futures: Stories in the Global Heritage Industry//, with Robert Parthesius and Niccolò CappallettodRoutledge (2025). Her feature documentary, //The Golden Harvest//, continues to play in festivals and venues around the world. The Golden Harvest has led to //Tree Routed//, an interactive film platform globally connecting personal heritage stories about trees. She co-edited the book //Re-Orienting the Middle East: Film and Digital Media Where the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean Meet// (Indiana University Press, 2024). In 2010, she co-founded the //Zayed University Middle East Film Festival// (ZUMEFF), now the longest-running film festival in the Gulf.
+**Alia Yunis** (Moderator of satellite event at AUS Sharjah, UAE), visiting associate professor of film and heritage studies at NYU Abu Dhabi, works within the intersecting fields of media, environment and transoceanic heritage. A writer, filmmaker, journalist, her work has been translated into 10 languages. She recently co-edited, //Heritage Futures: Stories in the Global Heritage Industry//, with Robert Parthesius and Niccolò CappallettodRoutledge (2025). Her feature documentary, //The Golden Harvest//, continues to play in festivals and venues around the world. The Golden Harvest has led to //Tree Routed//, an interactive film platform globally connecting personal heritage stories about trees. She co-edited the book //Re-Orienting the Middle East: Film and Digital Media Where the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean Meet// (Indiana University Press, 2024). In 2010, she co-founded the //Zayed University Middle East Film Festival// (ZUMEFF), now the longest-running film festival in the Gulf.
+===== Link collection =====
+  * [[..:2024:global_heritage_symposium|Summary of Heritage Lab Symposium]], October 2024
+  * https://osmodrama.com/