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17-25 October 2026

Apprenticeship 2.0

A handcrafting experience in VR that expands the possibilities of human-machine symbiosis.

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Panel: Blockchain for Designers and Artisans
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Virtual maker space simulates passage of time
Virtual maker space simulates passage of time
Bolor Amgalan
Apprenticeship 2.0 is an immersive VR experience and a digital design tool that uses particle-based simulated yarns with realistic material properties. Enabling a new form of craft preservation practice, it provokes discussion about human-machine symbiosis in the 21st century.
Today it is more important than ever to take pride in human abilities and direct inevitable technological change to support human creativity and craftsmanship. As VR/AR/XR technologies take center stage, innovative approaches to creating true sense of emb
Virtual textile craft object, a close-up
Virtual textile craft object, a close-up
Bolor Amgalan
Virtual materials and simulated material know-how
Virtual materials and simulated material know-how
Bolor Amgalan
Virtual materials with recognizable properties
Virtual materials with recognizable properties
Bolor Amgalan
Handcrafted virtual object as cryptocurrency
Handcrafted virtual object as cryptocurrency

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