Spotlight the Idea: Georgios Tsampounaris

Spotlight the Idea of Georgios Tsampounaris presented by Vienna Business Agency x Forward Festival

Georgios Tsampounaris the Open Call by the Vienna Business Agency x Forward Festival and will present her project at the Forward Festival Berlin (29. – 30. of August) & Vienna (3.- 4. of October)

This program is made for all creative minds that like to challenge the norms with their unique and innovative ideas. “Spotlight your Idea!” is a cooperation with the Vienna Business Agency.

Georgios Tsampounaris, a developer and audiovisual artist from Athens, specializes in XR technologies and immersive experiences with real-time rendering platforms. With a background in Computer Science and Fine Arts from Athens and Paris, he blends technical and creative skills in the electronic music and creative industries. He has contributed to Futurelab at Ars Electronica, including Deep Space 8K and the Ars Electronica Festival. In 2023, he founded 70% Water in Vienna and is currently an active member of Eventlab in Barcelona.

70% Water is an initiative creating audiovisual and immersive content from nature’s digital assets. They hike to remote areas to 3D capture landscapes, seascapes, and ancient ruins, and record high-quality footage. These elements are combined into virtual environments that obscure their origins.

They use advanced techniques like mirroring and ‘poison AI’ to distort footage, making it unrecognizable to geoAI and image recognition algorithms. This ensures the content cannot be traced back to its source, preserving the tranquility of these locations.

Their mission is to celebrate nature’s beauty while protecting it from mass tourism. They also contribute to cultural heritage preservation by uploading 3D captures of ancient ruins to a public digital archive, making them accessible to all.

This part of the program is a collaboration with Vienna Business Agency.