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Artificial intelligence opens the door to new ways to generate and enjoy content and experiences in the fields of culture and tourism

2022-10-17T14:46:29+02:00May 30th, 2022|Audiovisual Technologies, Cultural and Creative Industries, Press Notes|

The White Paper on Artificial Intelligence applied to the Cultural and Experience-based Industry sector notes the prominent role that festivals and other cultural activities, tourism experiences or sporting events can have as test environments for powerhouse projects for introducing AI in this sector, as well as public-private innovation and the training of talent, in [...]

New machine learning agent will address conflicts and facilitate interaction in extended reality environments such as the metaverse

2022-10-17T15:13:17+02:00May 11th, 2022|Audiovisual Technologies, Cultural and Creative Industries, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is leading the European GuestXR project, which will develop a machine learning agent designed to facilitate the interactions between participants in virtual and augmented reality environments such as the metaverse, and help them achieve their objectives, while also making it possible to address conflict situations. For this purpose, a machine learning system [...]

Eurecat innovates in advanced materials to build more energy-efficient trains

2022-04-17T23:08:25+02:00November 30th, 2021|Audiovisual Technologies, Big Data, Composite material, Consulting, Fires, Functional Printing, Innovation and product development, New Manufacturing Processes, Press Notes, Railway|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the CARBODIN (Car Body Shells, Doors and Interiors) project which is to support building lighter and more energy-sustainable passenger trains by developing innovative modular tooling for manufacturing car bodies and carriage shells using composite materials. As part of the project “innovative and versatile moulds and tooling are to be designed and [...]

Research into new interactive formats and business models to give the book industry a shot in the arm

2021-06-02T16:21:19+02:00April 22nd, 2021|Audiovisual Technologies, Consulting, Press Notes|

Technology centre Eurecat is coordinating the European Möbius project, which will commit €5.5 million to revamping and driving the publishing industry by co-designing new interactive formats and business models in conjunction with industry businesses and professionals, artists, writers and readers from Spain and all over Europe. Möbius has 11 partners from four European countries, including [...]

Surge in 3D music in response to demand for new immersive experiences

2020-10-20T14:05:12+02:00June 19th, 2020|Audiovisual Technologies, Press Notes|

3D music, also known as 8D, is booming in the music industry. That’s because it makes it possible to create new sound and immersive effects by playing with the positions of sound in space and its movements in a situation where the measures put in place to curb COVID-19 mean it is hard to access live [...]

Eurecat will demonstrate the potential of 3D audio for the publishing industry at the Frankfurt Book Fair

2020-02-10T07:44:33+01:00October 16th, 2019|Audiovisual Technologies, Fires, Press Notes|

At this year’s edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) will present a selection of audiobooks and podcasts recorded in the binaural audio format. The recordings were made using new proprietary technology that allows listeners to enjoy an immersive 3D audio experience through headphones and replicates the way [...]

The dome of the Hesperia Barcelona Tower Hotel is now home to OVNEW, the first restaurant equipped with 3D audio

2019-05-27T14:59:29+02:00April 25th, 2019|Audiovisual Technologies, Press Notes|

Hesperia Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with top chefs Jon Giraldo and Jaime Lieberman to open OVNEW, a new experiential restaurant located in the iconic dome at the Hesperia Barcelona Tower Hotel. In this unique gastronomic space, which opens today, more than 60 speakers provide a fully immersive experience thanks to the Sfëar 3D [...]

Digital technologies in 2019 will be characterized by the combination of artificial intelligence, data analytics and intelligent objects

2019-02-19T15:55:25+01:00January 22nd, 2019|Audiovisual Technologies, Big Data, E-Health, IT-Security, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems, ICT|

In 2019, technological trends in the digital arena will be characterized by the combination of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and intelligent objects. In the words of María Eugenia Fuenmayor, Scientific Director for Digital Technologies at the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio), “we will continue to see growing numbers of objects equipped with [...]

Researchers create Sfëar, an interactive 3D sound technology

2017-06-15T11:05:41+02:00June 14th, 2017|Audiovisual Technologies, Fires, Press Notes|

SÓNAR+D Researchers create Sfëar, an interactive 3D sound technology Sfëar technology to be launched soon. Sfëar provides the music industry with 3D sound tools for production, postproduction and reproduction. Sónar+D to exclusively present Sfëar tools, compatible with most software used by the ideas people. Barcelona, 14 June 2017.- Researchers from the Eurecat technology centre (a [...]

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