Future Predictions and Final Goodbyes

How could satellite imagery change journalism? What can technical experts do with deepfakes? And how should we best prepare the students to deal with the technologies we don't know yet? These were some of the questions the last and final ViSmedia conference, Visual futures of the media, aimed to answer.

With student scenarios, hot topic debates and virtual presenters from abroad the fifth ViSmedia conference became a truly dynamic event. The event is still available, so if you missed out on the event, don’t worry!

Watch it here on this site or on Youtube.

Vismedia’s partner and co-event holder NCE media covered the whole event.

«The theme for this year’s ViSmedia conference was new emergent technologies in the news media - focusing on news surveillance from above, deepfakes and learning in immersive environments. Get a quick recap here!

On January 19, NCE Media and the ViSmedia Project, University of Bergen, invited you to experience the risks and opportunities of emerging visual technologies in the news media. The conference shed light on ubiquitous news surveillance from above, experimental student learning and virtual reality, and visions for how technical experts can mitigate deepfakes and related challenges.

How could satellite imagery change journalism? What can technical experts do with deepfakes? And how should we best prepare the students to deal with the technologies we don't know yet? These were some of the questions the ViSmedia conference 2021 set out to answer.»

Read the full story here.