FilmGate Fusion at Frost Science presents

Mental Health & Well-being

August 15, 2024

Doors Open at 6 PM Networking + Cocktails

Program Begins at

7 PM

Frost Planetarium at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

Experience immersive and interactive projects themed around health and well-being!

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Featured Projects

Mystic Mycelia

Venture into “Mystic Mycelia,” an immersive guided VR meditation art experience that is designed to help awaken your imagination. The gentle radiance of fireflies will accompany you on this illuminated story-telling voyage among mystical mushrooms, all-seeing eyes, and a mesmerizing rainbow serpent. This inner odyssey inspires heart-opening revelations through the sense of wonder. The nurturing embrace of Mother Nature, in harmony with the wisdom teachings of animal medicine, may elevate your spirit and align you with the natural world. Within this captivating realm, you will encounter breathtaking jungles and floating islands with ethereal planets, supernatural portals, and embark on deep explorations of the mind-body-spirit, tuning into the art of presence. As you journey within this enchanted drug-free trip, allow the infinite pool of consciousness to reveal its profound secrets, as you reconnect with the boundless magic of existence.

VR Healthcare Simulation Labs

Leading Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences are selecting Xennial to build custom Medical Simulation Labs, platforms and products, to help them meet their scalability needs.

Miami MoCAAD VR Museum

The Miami MoCAAD (Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora) is the only VR Museum dedicated to showcasing the work from artists from the African Diaspora. It was built from the ground up as an immersive experience and showcases artwork from a diverse set of talented artists from Brazil, Haiti, US and Zimbabwe.

The Qi Ball Interactive Experience

The Qi Ball Interactive Experience allows participants to form and manipulate particles of energy through movement. Inspired by qi gong meditation practices, the experience utilizes a motion tracking sensor to capture movement and visualize energy flowing from the hands into balls of energy. Engaging, fun, intuitive, and highly interactive, this experience invites users to explore the flow of energy in a captivating and immersive way.

Antipsychotic

Embark on an immersive XR installation that blends psychotropic cyberpunk aesthetics with high fidelity sound and poetry to explore personal experiences with bipolar disorder.

Featured Creators & Speakers

Matt McCorkle

Matt McCorkle is an Emmy nominated artist working at the intersection of sound, art technology, the natural world and mental health. Using augmented audio, foley, forensic audio isolation, spatial audio processing, XR technologies, and game engines his work seeks to help people experience the world in new ways. McCorkle’s work has been shown at the American Museum of Natural History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Serpentine Galleries, Halle am Berghain Berlin, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Center of Science and Industry, Mystetskyi Arsenal Museum, Google Zeitgeist, LUMA Foundation, Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest, among others.

Alissa Christine

Alissa Christine, a pioneer in virtual reality art, and author of “i love miami 365,” photo documentary of gratitude, merges wellness with new media. Alissa creates immersive meditative story-telling experiences inside her illuminated 3D VR paintings, complimenting her Healing Arts practices for over 15 years. With a two-decade art career, her work has graced global galleries, including VR/AR Cryptoart Metaverses, local exhibitions during Art Basel Miami, and she’s contributed to magazines like Ocean Drive’s Art Basel Mag. Alissa’s avant-garde achievements include VR app development, winning live global VR painting competitions, VR 360 music videos, guided VR meditations for wellness festivals, and performances at SXSW. An arts and wellness educator since 1998, she delivers engaging talks and coursework. Alissa Christine, a Brazilian-American Honors graduate, is based in Miami Beach, meditates in the ocean and loves to travel.

Douglas Fajardo

Founder & CEO of Xennial
Xennial is Douglas’ third startup. The company focuses on building Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) enterprise products, solutions and platforms for corporate and academic organizations.
In 2005, Douglas second startup was acquired by WPP, the largest global holding company of
marketing, advertising and digital agencies. During his 13-year career with WPP, Douglas was CEO for the Miami units of RMG Connect, Casa and Mirum.
Douglas leads a team of 40+ people working with global clients, such as CAE, the largest aviation training company in the world, as well as Celebrity and Royal Caribbean. Xennial is
also collaborating with leading Higher Ed institutions, such as the Northwest Florida State
College, University of Miami, University of Massachusetts and University of Virginia, to build high-impact immersive learning solutions. Douglas is an Advisory Board Member for the VR/AR Association South Florida Chapter.

Joss Gitlin

Joss Gitlin is a Miami-native creative artist and programmer. He pairs particle simulations with motion capture technology to create interactive art inspired by energy flows in nature.

Eli Goodman

Eli specializes in guiding students to extraordinary fitness, movement, and quality of life breakthroughs. With a physiology degree and over a decade of experience in functional fitness, injury prevention, and leadership, he has helped hundreds achieve their fitness goals, including weight loss, toning, injury recovery, and discovering inner strength. After completing his MBA, Eli founded Mood Fit Rx to create global happiness through health and wellness. Mood Fit Rx employs data-driven methodologies, cutting-edge research, and citizen science to naturally connect people with joy and fulfillment. Eli’s evidence-based approach is fast, safe, and effective, complemented by his fun and playful personality.

Morgan DeFranco

Morgan DeFranco is an art therapist for Miami Dade County Public Schools, serving the ESE/EBD department. She uses CBT, DBT, Humanistic, Positive, Jungian, Transpersonal, and Neuro-developmental/Trauma-Informed approaches. Passionate about community arts engagement and social justice, Morgan collaborates on youth art projects and local government initiatives. Outside work, she's involved in mural projects and volunteers regularly. A self-taught musician and fire dancer, Morgan enjoys snowboarding in Colorado. She studied art in Florence, Italy, and earned her BA with honors from FAU. She completed her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Transpersonal Art Therapy from Naropa University in 2019.

Tifftopia

Tiffany April Levy, known as Tifftopia, is a Yoga and Mindfulness expert with 200 and 500 hour RYT certifications, an MBA, and MBSR training. As the Co-Founder & Community Leader at 420 Space Yoga, she builds healing communities both in-person and virtually. Tiff volunteers, mentors, and works with VIP clients, hosting wellness retreats and leading classes and workshops worldwide.

Her goal is to inspire a mindful, healthy, and balanced lifestyle, sharing these practices widely. Featured in WSJ, Thrillist, and Miami New Times, her schedule is available at Tifftopia.com.

@tifftopia