Reaching successive immersion levels | the real vs the virtual | role of space in building new digital realities

Visual artist, lighting and multimedia engineer and director exploring areas of new technologies and interactive-immersive activities focused on image-sound and space relations. In the years 1998-2003, student of the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. Co-founder and member of the art collective [IP] Identity Problem Group, and co-founder of the IP Studio. Draughtsman; author of animations, short films, visualisations, installations and multimedia treatments for several dozen theatrical performances, concerts and exhibitions. Collaborated with numerous theatres and directors in Poland and abroad, producing video projections and designing multimedia stage set components. Most recent theatrical performances he contributed to include i.a. Mofei, directed by Krystian Lupa (Tianjin Grand Theatre in Tianjin, China, 2017); Lokis, directed by Łukasz Twarkowski (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre in Vilnius, 2018); Jeńczyna, directed by Monika Strzępka (Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Cracow, 2020). Most recent IP Group collective projects include Transforma as part of the 18^th New Horizons International Film Festival (2018), Kontr-akt as part of the 18^th Biennale of Media Art WRO 2019, and Lumen as part of the 20^th New Horizons International Film Festival (2020).

Focusing on film production since 2004, chiefly in areas of post-production and special effects creation. Worked for MTV, TVN and TVP (Polish public TV) stations. Virtual reality and related issues aficionado since time immemorial. First in Poland to sell and commercially implement (jointly with Damian Karczewski) a VR goggles-based project (Oculus) under the trade name VR-ONE. Out of passion, working with Damian Karczewski and Adam Cegielski, converted the brand into business by founding the successful VR VISIO GROUP S.A. (today: Ignibit S.A.). Currently working to develop HexArt, a company combining his love for cinematography with technologies, untying and retying code knots for the UE4 engine – with a particular focus on generating sound workflows for LED- and GreenBox-based virtual productions, feature films and TV commercials.

Graduated from the Computer Science Faculty of the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw. When at university, developed a passion for designing – creating affordable, identifiable, and functional yet enchanting products. Programming engineer, enthusiast of the agile programming philosophy. Focuses on UX, UI, VR, AR. Eight years of experience as UI/UX (user interface / user experience) product designer. Today, focuses on presenting virtual being concepts and digital human models to broader audiences and corporations. Co-founder of and Chief Design Officer at Virbe (www.virbe.ai).