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Themes explained: CIIIC Learning Communities
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CIIIC PRO call for proposals opens in October 2026
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Five consortia selected in ADRIE Grant Scheme
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Flashback to SXSW London 2026
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Looking ahead to the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences funding scheme
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Download the CIIIC 2026 Key Takeaways report now
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15 projects selected for CIIIC Start
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10 projects selected for phase 2 of the Innovation Impact Challenge: IX in urban development
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Meet the new Supervisory Committee
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'The biggest risk of new technologies is that we act before we think'
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XR x AI: technology as a tool, story as a compass
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From experiment to impact: how Dutch IX makers achieve international breakthrough
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17 selected projects for Innovation Impact Challenge: IX in urban development
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Interview with Advisory Board member Corine Meijers: ‘Dare to take risks!’
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Interview with Advisory Board member Danny van Zuijlen: ‘The scalability of IX leaves something to be desired, which worries me, but I also see clear opportunities.’
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Five consortia are starting two-year programs within ADRIE
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5 Dutch IX makers selected for SXSW Austin 2026 and why they are going to the US
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Interview with Advisory Board member Rosanna Nazir: ‘I believe that we should have more diversity in the program.’
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Interview with Advisory Board member Jeroen van Mastrigt: 'To remain relevant and make a societal impact, you have to focus on scale. 'It's the economy, stupid.' I try to amplify that message.'
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Interview with Advisory Board member Remco Hoogendijk: ‘I am curious about what the creative industry has to offer and conversely, I hope to be a gateway to the large healthcare market.’
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CIIIC Kern: €5 million funding for research into immersive experiences
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Five Consortiums Begin Two-Year IX Research Programmes for Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences
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Interview with Heleen Rouw: 'At the Table with the Sector: A Year of CIIIC in Highlights and Choices'
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CIIIC Christmas Community Catch-up: a preview of 2026
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CIIIC at UnitedXR 2025: retrospective and photo report
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Help paint SXSW London orange: vote for the presentations you want to see
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CIIIC improves bilingualism in communication
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Interview with Advisory Board member Nienke Huitenga Broeren: 'I want the pioneers who have taken risks for bold, creative applications of IX to have a voice on the Advisory Board.'
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Joris Weijdom: 'IX is not only an end product for experiences or applied applications, but also a design and development environment.'
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IX Labs Update: Report of the Meeting with New Questions and Answers
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Yannick B. Boers: 'CIIIC is one of the few places where IX imagination and applications truly come together.’
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Call Update: IX Labs – adjustment of financing conditions
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IX-Labs: new Q&A and clarification of the procedure
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Interview with CIIIC Advisory Board Member Zerrin Yumak: ‘This is the moment for IX to step out of the lab and truly impact society’
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Joshua Rubin on the future of immersive experiences: "Not on a screen, but in the space where technology, performance, and meaning intersect" (video)
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Emily Jacometti: 'With new technologies, we can tackle major societal challenges'
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Doruk Eker (XR Creators Connect): "The best ideas are born in informal conversations"
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Technology as a means, impact as a measure: report of the CBO meeting and CFAP Prize 2025
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CIIIC and TNO open call for national IX Labs infrastructure
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Interview with Advisory Board member Mir Wermuth: 'Technology is never contextless, and without being embraced by creators and the public, it is ruthlessly dismissed'
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Behind the scenes at IX for the police: "It's about working safer, smarter, and more people-oriented."
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CIIIC strengthens governance with further development of the Supervisory Committee and expansion of the Advisory Board
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Richard Valk: 'The biggest step we can take is in the quality of content'
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Video report Information Meeting IX & the Dutch Police
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CIIIC Start Call Launched: Investigative IX-Makers Wanted
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A quick chat with Isjah Koppejan (Regieorgaan SIA) about the upcoming Start-call
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Innovation Impact Challenge Police: Looking Back and Looking Forward
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Interview with Advisory Board member Esther van der Linde: 'I would like all teachers to be able to apply IX without having to become experts'
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Interview with Advisory Board member Heleen Elferink: 'Collaboration is the key to innovation'
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Call for Innovation Impact Challenge: IX for the Dutch Police
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Interview with Advisory Board member Jelle Boerstra: "There is an incredible amount of development power, creativity, and ambition in the IX sector. That energy is worth gold."
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Great interest in the information meeting for Regional IX Labs
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Dylan Smit was at Gamescom: 'My dream within the IX industry is closer collaboration between developers, innovators and companies'
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Matthijs Leendertse: 'IX is not a gimmick; it's a new platform for creativity and social impact'
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United XR Europe 2025 – Brussels, from December 8 to 10, 2025
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CIIIC present at Venice Immersive
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New colleague: Dominique van Ratingen is starting as a project leader for Innovation & Scaling at CIIIC.
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Information session IX Labs – September 1 at TNO
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Five consortia selected within the ADRIE scheme
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Five consortia selected for the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences (ADRIE) scheme.
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Technology has brought us a lot, but it has also disconnected us from our roots.
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Pre-announcement of the Regional IX Labs scheme
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Revised guideline and Self-assessment Public Values in Immersive Experiences
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More than VR: creators on agency and immersion at HKU
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National XR Day 2025: from Disconnected Instruments to a Powerful Symphony
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Natasja Paulssen: 'Immersive experiences make the world a little more beautiful'
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Michel van der Aa on award-winning VR installation 'From Dust'
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CIIIC Annual meetup: highlights and aftermovie
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Interview with Advisory Board member Rufus Baas: 'Immersive is not just new technology, but a new language'
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CIIIC at PublicSpaces 2025: Building a Public Digital Future Together
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Dai-In Danny Han: 'We need to do more than just create 'wow' experiences, we can change behavior'
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Claartje Aarts: 'The experiences we can create with immersive are much more powerful'
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Interview with Advisory Council Member Jos Feijen: 'Don't Shy Away from Experimentation'
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Three new Steering Committee members of CIIIC
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"We received a total of 87 Expressions of Interest."
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Jongsma + O’Neill receive ‘Highly Commended in Best Use of Digital – International’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards – a short interview
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Yvonne van Everdingen: “I still see a lot of skepticism in the market, and as a result, many opportunities are being missed”
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Interview with Advisory Board Member Erik Jan Bijvank: “Immersive Technology Needs to Deliver the Wow Factor *and* Add Value”
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'These consortia will make a strong contribution to the development of the Dutch IX field.'
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These three professionals strengthen the CIIIC team
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CIIIC Programme officially launched with first calls
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CIIIC Present at SXSW in Austin
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