Villa Formose / DEEP ECOLOGY: a generative immersive map to explore the link between technology and ecology

Claudia Montes

XRMust is at the Kaohsiung Film Festival this year, covering the event and in particular its XR Dreamland section, at the invitation of the French Office in Taipei. It's also an opportunity to take a look back at the teams who have passed through Villa Formose (see our dedicated article) and the winners who have […]

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