Creative Technology and Transformative Storytelling Symposium

Presented by

Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Virtual Creative Design Research Centre, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand/Aotearoa

In collaboration with

Swinburne Documentary Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology

Diversifying and Decentralising Creative Practice Research Group, Journal of Media Practice and Education (JMPE)

International Journal of Creative Media Research (IJCMR)

Join us on 13–14 November 2025 for the Creative Technology and Transformative Storytelling Symposium, hosted by the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies (CTMT) and the Virtual Creative Design Research Centre (VCD).

This three-day event will feature:

Thursday, 13th November:

showcase, screening and talk by Agnieszka Kiejziewicz (RMIT Vietnam).

Friday, 14th November:

Creative Technology and Transformative Storytelling Symposium featuring two keynotes (Simon Burgin: Sensory Pixel - Melbourne | Nigel Sutton and Arvid Eriksson: Untold Projects - Auckland), a roundtable discussion on Transformative Storytelling, four panels;

Transformative storytelling, Post-human approaches & Expanded Screens
Transformative Creativity: DADA & Documentary
Transformative Education & speculative design
Education with, for and through Transformative Storytelling & Creative Technology

Monday, 17th November:

HDR afternoon

Showcase and symposium schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kGJGDaemIozXG5F24hZb4wKqEpayF2rmqjy7py9Dntc/edit?usp=sharing

Venue Auckland (NZ):

VCDRC AUT

Case-room WG404, AUT City Campus

55 Wellesley Street East, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010

Venue Melbourne (AUS):

CTMT

EN106, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn

John St, Hawthorn VIC 3122

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