ACTIVITIES

2021
Participation to the project Apple, Cinnamon & Sugar – The game as the main code developer. This classic fairy tale, suitably adopted by Eleanna Santorineou and presented on Fournos‘ stage since 2008 is now being transfered to a digital game for children, accessible through smart devices. The project is funded by the Greek Ministry of Culture and is expected to be completed by November 2021.
Presentation of the paper An open workshop enabling art students and educators to collaboratively construct multiuser worlds, by Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Konstantina Vetsiou, to the 15th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL 2021), 23-24 September 2021, Brighton, UK.

Participation to the research group of theatrical play – multimedia of the program Helping the Revolution, supporting the creation of a Greek state. From the unknown stories of 1821, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) (in Greek ΕΛΙΔΕΚ). The project has been successfully completed with the theatrical play – multimedia spectacle during 3-6 July 2021, in the premises of Athens School of Fine Arts.

Experimental operation of the Global Earth Art Project to the Ocean Flower Island, Danzhou city, province of Hainan, in China, as a part of the exhibition “Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis. Being in the belt of change”, “EVERCHANGING, EVERLASTING: Contemporary Αrt from Greece», curated by Katerina Koskina. It is a part of the International Exhibition entitled: «The Tides of the Century – 2020 Ocean Flower Island International Art Exhibition». Visitors within range of the exhibition (Lat 19.65139, Long 109.1767) may be able to download the app from their smart device and experience the virtual artwork overlaid in the horizon of the Ocean Flower Island.

2020
Presentation of @postasis platform to the  Greek SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Human Computer Interaction), organized in Greece by the ACM Greek SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Human Computer Interaction), Virtual Conference, 14/11/2020, video available here
Organization of the 5th Multiplier Event of Erasmus+ @postasis project with Manthos Santorineos. Presentation of educational projects, with @postasis platform, in collaboration with students of University of Thessaly and Dr. Anastasia – Zoi Souliotou, and students and teachers of the Secondary Art School of Gerakas (see here). Exhibition – tribute to Pantelis Xagoraris, in Athens School of Fine Arts, 23-24 January 2020, Athens, Greece event & conference organization & ebook
2019
Participation to Xouth Festival (http://artens.gr/xouth-festival/) with the collaborative project “Space Xouth: social experiment in multiple dimensions”, video game – theatrical improvisation in real time. Athens, 20/12/2019
The (global) scale of @postasis architecture, Stavroula Zoi, “DIGITAL CIVILIZATION: Where trees move”, Proceedings of the 4th Multiplier Event of @postasis  (organized by Argenia Association), 18 September 2019, Rome, Italy oral presentation & proceedings 

An approach for teaching concepts of programming to students of Digital Arts, Stavroula Zoi, International Conference on Creating Conditions for Deeper Learning in Science (DL 2019), Ελληνογερμανική Αγωγή, 29-30/6/2019, Athens, Greece proceedings

@postasis platform: a multi-participatory space for distance artistic education and real-time experimentation, Stavroula Zoi, 1st Summit on Gender Equality in Computing (GEC 2019), Athens, Greece oral presentation

The (global) scale of @postasis architecture, Stavroula Zoi, Multiplier Event of @postasis in Paris (organized by Paris-8 University), 18-19 April 2019, Paris, France oral presentation

Organization of the 1st Multiplier Event of Erasmus+ @postasis project, with Manthos Santorineos, Konstantina Vetsiou, and Anna Meli. Presentation of the @postasis multiuser platform to the public, in Athens School of Fine Arts, 17-19 January 2019, Athens, Greece event & conference organization & oral presentation 

2018

Searching the Image in Reality, and Reality in the Image: A Recount (1999 – 2019) / French-Greek Masters, Athens School of Fine Arts – Paris-8, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, VR@GR, Onassis Stegi, 24 November 2018 oral presentation (in Greek)

The quiet revolution of low cost interfaces, Stavroula Zoi, Intangible Meetings conference, 1st Biennale of Western Balkans, 13 October 2018, Ioannina, Greece oral presentation (in Greek)

Experimentations of the Laboratory of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression“, Athens School of Fine Arts, Paris-8 University, Stavroula Zoi, Forum “Ancient Drama and Digital Era”, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, 6 October 2018, Athens, Greece oral presentation (in Greek)

The tools of new narration and the worlds that they create. Thoughts, experiences and proposals from the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression (ASFA, Paris-8 University)”, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Digital Games Expo, 29-30 September 2018, Athens, Greece oral presentation (in Greek)

Portes Ouvertes, event aiming to demonstrate students’ works to the public and inform about the activities and curriculum of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression” (ASFA, Paris-8 University), June 2018, Athens School of Fine Arts students’ exhibition organization

The Global Earth Artistic project: A proposal for a large-scale geopolitical Art, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, STRAND Going Digital, 7 June 2018, Belgrade publication, oral presentation & ar demo

@postasis platform: A contemporary tool for collaborative artistic education and participatory actions, based on games technologies, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, participation on behalf of the gi-Cluster to the conference “Culture, Digital Media and  Entrepreneurship: From Digitization to Gamification”, joint organization by Ministry of Digital Policy, the organization “Xenios Polis”, and the research organization CARDET, 18-19 May 2018, Athens, Greece oral presentation (in Greek)

2017

Investigating emerging (cultural) perspectives of a mixed reality, as shaped by the spread of the new (especially low cost) technology, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, 6th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation, 30–31 October, 2017, Heraklion, Greece keynote speech

Presentation of works from students and PhD candidates of the laboratory of the Greek French Master, Researcher’s Night at National Technical University of Athens, 29 September 2017, vr exhibition organization

Experimentation with the human body in virtual reality space. Body, bacteria, life-cycle, Christina Oikonomou, Stavroula Zoi, Manthos Santorineos, and Alain Lioret, 9th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications (VS-Games 2017), 6-8 September 2017, Athens, Greece publication

1st release of the Geo augmented Cultural Space platform (developed in the scope of the Global Earth Artistic Project), Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Artiφicialworkshop in the scope of the KOINΩΝΩ Festival, July 2017, Tinos, Greece software & ar project demonstration

Portes Ouvertes, event aiming to demonstrate students’ works to the public and inform about the activities and curriculum of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression” (ASFA, Paris-8 Universit), June 2017 students’ exhibition organization

2016

Developing multimodal virtual experiences based on low-cost games mechanisms, under the perspective of artistic creation, Stavroula Zoi, EuroVR 2016 Conference, 22-24 November 2016, Athens publication

Enter the Game, participation to the “Art, science, technology” festival, implemented by Artecitya project, in the scope of the 81st TiF, technological composition of the Enter the Game exhibition, 10-18 September 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece, vr exhibition technological curation

The new perspectives in entertainment, education and learning offered by the proper use of new interfaces and tools of digital culture, Stavroula Zoi, 5th International Dual Congress e-Life, 23-26 June 2016, Plastira Lake, Greece oral presentation (in Greek) & vr exhibition organization

Portes Ouvertes, event aiming to demonstrate students’ works to the public and inform about the activities and curriculum of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression” (ASFA, Paris-8 University), June 2016 students’ exhibition organization

Σαντοριναίος Μ., Ζώη Σ., Δημητριάδη Ν., Διαμαντόπουλος Τ., Μπαρδάκος Γ., Από τις σύνθετες τέχνες στα υπερμέσα και τους νέους εικονικούς – δυνητικούς χώρους. Ένα εγχειρίδιο για τον καλλιτέχνη που ασχολείται με την ψηφιακή τέχνη. Τόμος Α και Β (ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο), Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών, 2016, άδεια Creative Commons Αναφορά Δημιουργού – Μη Εμπορική Χρήση – Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0. ebook (in Greek)

2015

Portes Ouvertes, event aiming to demonstrate students’ works to the public and inform about the activities and curriculum of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression” (ASFA, Paris-8 University), June 2015 students’ exhibition organization

Presentation of the Επιλογή in Crisis collaborative project, as research demo, to the ΙΕΕΕ VR2015 conference & exhibition, 23-27 March 2015, Arles, France vr demo

2014

Presentation of the Epilogi in Crisis collaborative project to the MIDEN Festival 2014, in the scope of a tribute to Manthos Santorineos, 3-5 July 2014, Kalamata, Greece vr demo & on-site experiment

Portes Ouvertes, event aiming to demonstrate students’ works to the public and inform about the activities and curriculum of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression” (ASFA, Paris-8 University), June 2014 students’ exhibition organization

From the monologue of mass media to the dialogue of new media in the information society. The interactive narrative of digital games as a case study of crisis, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Nefeli Dimitriadi, John Bardakos, Maria Velaora, Arguro Papathanasiou, Vicky Tselepidou, International Digital Storytelling Conference, Digital Storytelling in Times of Crisis, Athens, May 8-10, 2014 (http://dst.ntlab.gr/) publication & vr demo

Arduino and interactive fabrics, Stavroula Zoi, Anna Meli, IEK Delta, ART & DESIGN, 1st April 2014, Athens, Greece oral presentation

Arduino and digital forms of Art, Stavroula Zoi, Anna Meli, One-day conference on “Using Arduino Technology in Education and Training”, IEK Egaleo, Athens, Greece,14 March 2014 oral presentation

2013

Portes Ouvertes, event aiming to demonstrate students’ works to the public and inform about the activities and curriculum of the Greek-French Master “Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of artistic expression” (ASFA, Paris-8 University), June 2013  students’ exhibition organization

Multimedia-Hypermedia and Video Art Laboratory of Athens School of Fine Arts, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, in the scope of workshop entitled: “The activities of the Multimedia-Hypermedia and Video Art Laboratory of Athens School of Fine Arts and the prospects of collaboration with the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications of the N.C.S.R. Demokritos, 5 June 2013 oral presentation (in Greek)

Presentation of the “This is not a game” collaborative project to the International Exhibition Thesis@Metamatic: Taf, by Create an accident, 28 March 2013, Athens, Greece exhibition

2011

INBETWEEN Project (inbetween space) 1999 – 2010, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Nefeli Dimitriadi, 14 – 20 February 2011, ABOUT cultural venue, Athens, Greece art installation & workshop organization

Social media as art and vs. art, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, the 17th International Festival of New media, Electronic and Digital Arts (ISEA 2011), 14-21 September 2011, Istanbul, Turkey publication

Digital narration tools and their applications to Art, Stavroula Zoi, in the scope of Experimentations with narration number 2, Fournos Center for Digital Culture, June 2011 event & oral presentation (in Greek)

Α proposal for a digital art laboratory that meets contemporary educational and experimentation needs, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, 5th Annual Edition of INTED2011 (International Technology, Education and Development Conference 7-9th March, 2011, Valencia (Spain) publication

The experience of the “in-between”: presentation of the InBetween project (1999 – 2011), Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Nefeli Dimitriadi, The Hybrid City Symposium, University Research Institute of Applied Communication (URIAC) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4-5 March 2011, Athens, Greece oral presentation

2010

New technology – New way of life – New opportunities, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Greek PLM Forum DASSAULT, 13 October 2010 invited speech 

The In-Between Virtual Neighborhood and the Cellutopia Engine, Nefeli Dimitriadi, Stavroula Zoi, Computational Aesthetics 2010, 6th International Symposium on Computational Aesthetics in Graphics, Visualization & Imaging, 14–15 June 2010, London, publication & exhibition demo

2009

Action Room: A low-cost hypermedia platform for experimental performances and spectacles, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia VSMM 2009,Vienna, Austria, September 9-12, 2009 publication

Participation of the Multimedia-Hypermedia Laboratory to the Miden Festival, presentation of the InBetween project. On-site workshop to the historical center of Kalamata, July 2009, Greece art event and workshop

2008

Development of the Action Room II platform, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi software

3rd ACM International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA 2008), 10-12 September 2008, Athens Information Technology, Athens, Greece exhibition organization committee

2007

Art-Technology: Lectures towards an International Language, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Konstantinos Tiligadis, Nefeli Dimitriadi, 5th Interdisciplinary Conference of the N.T.U.A., 27-30 September 2007, Metsovo, Greece publication (in Greek)

Presentation of the InBetween project to the EASA 2007, 22 July – 5 August 2007, Elefsina, Greece on-site workshop

Development of the technological platform of In-Between project (www.medialab.asfa.gr/inbetween) software

Towards Defining a Suitable Environment for Teaching Digital Arts – The Delphous Experiment, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Nefeli Dimitriadi, Chu-Yin Chen, 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, July 18-20, 2007, Niigata, Japan publication

The “non space” as an environment for artistic creation and training, Manthos Santorinaios, Stavroula Zoi, Nefeli Dimitriadi, Konstantinos Tiligadis, INTED 2007 conference, March 7-9 2007, Valencia, Spain publication

On-site demonstration of the  Delphous project, Rencontres sur la  Realite Virtuelle et les Arts Numeriques, centre des Arts d’ Enghien, 27 February – 3 March 2007, Paris art event

2006

Mediaterra 2006, «Gaming Realities», 7th International Art and Technology Festival, 6-8 October 2006, Athens, Greece exhibition & conference

No-space-no-rule-game: An environment for experimentation, artistic creation, collaboration, and training, S. Zoi, K. Tiligadis, , MEDIATERRA 2006 – Gaming Realities, International Art & Technology Festival, 4-8 October 2006, Athens publication

2005

European Week of the Youth, Greek Ministry of Education, 7-11 December 2005, Athens, Greece web art exhibition organization

Exploiting digital game technologies for the new needs of artistic training and creation, Manthos Santorinaios, Stavroula Zoi, Konstantinos Tiligadis, and John Konstantinou, 2nd Balkan Conference in Informatics (BCI 2005), 17-19 November 2005, Ohrid  publication

2004

@υλος κόσμος (intangible world) / 2 days of Digital Art – Young people and new technologies, 11-12 December 2004, Club 22, Athens, Greece web art exhibition organization

2003

PhD Dissertation support, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, November 2003