2024 XR Spark International Competition Observer

XR Spark Observer｜Introduction of Judges 

• HUANG Wen-Hao／CEO of Digital Art Foundation
  Established a new media art laboratory institution, ET@T in 1995, In 2000, he established ET@T lab with KU Shih-Yung, CHANG Alf, WANG Fujui to develop interactive installation to explore the aesthetic possibility, conduct technical research, and present various new media artwork ever since.
  
  From 2006, he was in charge of Taipei Digital Art Festival. In 2008, he served as the Chairperson of the Digital Art Foundation. In 2009, he served as the CEO of Digital Art Center, Taipei, and established ET@T Lab Theater which promoted digital art performance. Since 2012, he has incubated Noise Kitchen (specialized for new media art programming), Solid Memory (specialized for 3D scanning and digital double research), Telling Tent (the theater for children), and published Digital Art Criticism and online media Nomansland. In 2018, he established and operated Taiwan Digital Art Center and VA hub, and focused on exploring creative thinking in technology society.
   
• CHANG Chia-Lu ／Director of Telling Tent
  Graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin, Japan. During the time in Japan, participated in various creative activities and joint exhibitions in Kyoto and Tokyo. Began creating stories against the backdrop of picture book creation.
  
  While working at a children's theater troupe, created interactive children's plays and family theater productions such as "The Perfect Wedding," " Institute of Fantastic Animals," and " Shining Shining Moon Resort," which received audience recognition and popularity. Currently the director of the technology-driven sensory theater "Telling Tent."
   
• Yujun WANG／Sound Artist
  As a sound artist, film score composer, theater composer, and singer-songwriter, Wang’s current works encompass various disciplines, including music, film, theater, and performance. Her recent focuses are among the "experimental poetic" extended from experimental sound and literature; the "multi-dimensional audio-visual" space expanded through dialogic images; the "polyphonic relationship" between music, sound, history and humanities, as well as the "resonant soundscapes” that collects the fusion of environment and vocal sounds.
  
  Film Scoring Works:The VR film "The Man Who Couldn't Leave" won the Best Experience Award at Venice Immersive event at the 79th Venice International Film Festival; "All That Remains" won the Best Immersive Experience Award at the 13th Luxembourg City Film Festival; the documentary "The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream: Tsai Ming-Liang" won the Bronze Award in the Documentary category at the 2023 New York Festivals TV Film Awards.
   
• JieJie／Online Illustrator
  JieJie and Uncle Cat was founded in 2013 by JieJie, a Taiwanese, and Uncle Cat, a Hongkonger, as an illustrator’s fan page. With JieJie’s background in Visual Communication and experience in Creative Design, they launched the fan page in Hong Kong and later expanded to Kaohsiung to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
   
• Ray LI／Founder of CTCC Co., Ltd
  Founder of CTCC Co., Ltd., dedicated to telling stories that help people reconnect with their historical and cultural memories, thereby building our shared heritage. He has also found an alternative avenue beyond teaching through his podcast program and is the author of "Fascinating History of Taiwan" and "Unlock History of China".
   
• Rémy GILS／Host of the Travel Show
  French social media influencer from Provence, South France. He has resided in Taiwan for 15 years. Recently, he was naturalized as a high-level professional and received a Taiwan identity card. Remy Gils is a variety show guest, a writer, and also a marathon runner. He is also the host of the program "Nothing By Bus" on PTS and was also a finalist for the Golden Bell Awards.