An exploration of what emerging technologies like mixed reality, the 3D open web, and artificial intelligence mean to the creative process, creative people, and consumers.

Featuring:

Andy Wise, Paradowski VP of Creative Technology

Equally fascinated by all things digital and design related, Andy crafts engaging interactive experiences for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and nonprofits alike. Dimensional web environments, fully immersive virtual worlds, augmented reality experiences, games, animation, generative art — anything is fair game.

James Kane, Paradowski Director of Emerging Technology

James is a creative software developer (and multi-instrumentalist) directing teams in emerging technology and focused on the intersection of immersive computing, machine learning, 3D technical art and modern web/app development.

Cat Schmitz, Artist, Developer, and Technologist

Cat Schmitz is a multihyphenate. A current textile and visual artist with past experience as a Creative Code professor and a metaverse first-mover for a telecommunications giant, Cat has a particular interest in the intersection of 
cutting-edge technology, marketing, and design.

Loose agenda:

4:00pm–5:30pm: Happy Hour in PC lobby

5:45–6:15: Presentation

6:15–6:30: Q&A and Panel Discussion

6:30–7:30: Demos

About Paradowski:

Paradowski is a full-service creative agency combining creativity, strategy and innovative technology to bring the benefits of design thinking to the constantly changing world of brand expression.

We’re proudly St. Louis-based with colleagues around the globe, and we’re committed to cultivating a thriving design community here at home that has impact well beyond.