Deadline: 07-Feb-22
WIIT’s Europe Metaverse Creation Lab is now open for applications, a first in-house creative lab dedicated to women, non-binary and diverse gender creators, organized by Women in Immersive Tech (WIIT) Europe, and funded by the WIIT Meta Grant.
WIIT’s Metaverse Creation Lab is a month-long series of workshops around the definition and representation of “self” in a digital context as well as around aspects of responsible creation for online, social XR spaces. The workshop is headed by Sara Lisa Vogl, Co-Founder of WIIT, along with Metaverse experts.
It is centered around building a virtual avatar that might express a female or diverse identifying individual better in comparison with existing models whilst above all establishing a sense of safety in the metaverse.
As Sara Lisa Vogl specified, “Individual self-expression in immersive, online social spaces as well as learning new skills and creating content with new peers is at the heart of this Lab. With Meta’s funds, they at WIIT want to support a diverse group of people to participate in the responsible creation of the Metaverse.”
The lab enables ten women, non-binary and diverse gender individuals to create their unique, virtual identity.
Benefits
Participants will receive 1.500€ incl. tax for participation in the Lab. The financial support is meant to cover costs for software and hardware as well as valuable time commitment.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call for participation is open to European creators.
- Participants join the Metaverse Creation Lab for one month and will have access to a range of resources during that time.
- 10 emerging VR creators that identify as woman/ non-binary / diverse gender digital creators.
Criteria
- Availability during March/April 2022.
- Existing interest in the subject and a basic understanding of XR technology.
- Access to a Windows PC and VR Headset (or ability to buy one with provided funds).
- Willingness to create and experiment as well as exchange and learn with peers and develop new skills together.
- Basic knowledge in Unity is a plus!
For more information, visit https://www.wiiteurope.org/metaverse-creation-lab