Projects

THE FUTURE LOUNGE PRESENTS AND SUPPORTS a full-range of high-impact future-orientated programs, projects and services that can change the way we think about the future and our place in it. From newsletters and think tanks to branded lounges and large-scale exhibitions, our integrated activities promote transformational change and the fresh possibilities it offers a world out of balance. Looking further, thinking deeper and acting smarter, we merge art and science together in the service of boldly creating a sustainable future that works for all.

THE FUTURE LOUNGE ALSO OFFERS a one-stop of contemporary services that embody artistic vision, innovative design, and exciting possibilities. A mix of tech-savvy, show business, and brand strategy, we blend creative talent and marketing know-how with an extensive entertainment and events background. Innovative workshops, interactive entertainment, live productions, themed environments, custom promotions, immersive media; our full-spectrum solutions cross many platforms, yet serve one goal: the creation of engaging experiences that impact people in positive ways.

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THE GLOBAL ARTS AND MEDIA NODE

The Future Lounge proudly supports THE GLOBAL ARTS AND MEDIA NODE, an exciting project platform dedicated to the goal of aggregating information on future trends in the arts, media and transmedia. Chaired by c3: VisionLAB and Coordinated by Mark Riva of The Future Lounge, The Global Arts and Media Node is one of 40 “Nodes” (groups of individuals and institutions) of THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, a non-profit global participatory futures research think tank of futurists, scholars, business planners, and policy makers working for international organizations, governments, corporations, NGOs, and universities. c3: VisionLAB as a Node partner is positioned as a major contributor to The Millennium Project’s annual State of the Future report, an informative publication that gives invaluable insights into the future for the United Nations, its Member States, and civil society.

c3: VisionLAB’s primary initiatives include:

•   Researching arts, traditional and new media, entertainment and communications, technology, neuroscience, and social sciences with a focus on next generation arts and media, designing the future of arts and media, as well as targeting their relation to global challenges and influence on creating solutions and driving global change

•   Analyzing and implementing of projects and solutions from a trans-disciplinary perspective

•   Projecting future trends from advanced findings in above areas

•   Acting as a catalyst for collaborative international projects based on the c3:VisionLAB’s initiatives

To accomplish these initiatives, c3:VisionLAB brings together interdisciplinary experts in a wide variety of fields. Participants include a leading group of international futurists, scientists, scholars, business leaders, communicators, artists, media professionals, technologists and cognitive sciences experts – collaborating together on research initiatives, educational offerings, and projects addressing solutions for global challenges.

c3: VisionLAB recently produced the 2010 State of the Arts Symposium which brought together thought leaders and professionals in the arts and media, consciousness research, education, future studies, and leading-edge immersive technologies for an extraordinary range of panel topics, exhibits and interactive experiences. This inspiring  inquiry explored emerging trends in the arts and media and examined the power of arts and media to transform culture and society.

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THE FUTURE LOUNGE EXPERIENCE

The Future Lounge is available as a live experience adding a thought-provoking futurist dimension to special events of all kinds including confabs, fests and tradeshows and venues such as nightclubs, hotels, science centers, and planetariums. Enhancing any forward-thinking environment, this high-tech high-touch lounge of the future provides a socially-enriching chill-out zone that captures the spirit of an emerging age. As a next-generation playspace and imaginarium, this branded theme attraction helps guests actively encounter the future in a way that shows their place in the universe and puts them in the center of the action.

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FESTIVAL OF THE FUTURE

2011 brings us the Decade of the Future, a zeitgeist-defining opportunity to commemorate a New Future Age.

A singular vision of unity.

An unprecedented solidarity.

A healthy, creative and prosperous future for humanity.

Festival of the Future is the large-scale branded attraction designed to consciously shifting the trajectory of civilization. A nexus for foresight, innovation, change, leadership, sustainability and open source synergies, it is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of those things that concern the world we live in and the world we will create together.

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Partnering with The Future Lounge, Vortex Immersion Media is a company specializing in advanced media experiences for entertainment, education, live performance, advertising, screenings, and corporate marketing events. Vortex’s media, venues, and related products and services present the kind of visionary immersive and interactive experiences that will change the way companies brand themselves, expand their communications capabilities, as well as new ways to stage performances, promote artists, launch films, records, and other media products.

Vortex Immersion Media recently introduced The Vortex Dome Theater at LA Studios, the world’s first full-dome theater dedicated to the delivery of immersive entertainment experiences, interactive exhibits and attractions, and major marketing and cultural events. A next-generation cinema events venue complete with the most advanced digital multimedia capabilities, The Vortex Dome is the ideal location for special event productions and group attractions seeking to present artistic, interactive, and technologically sophisticated entertainment experiences that immerse, fascinate and impress.

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