EMERGENCE//1 • A Creative Tech Summit

EMERGENCE//1 is a hands-on creative technology summit bringing together artists, storytellers, creative technologists, educators, and other practitioners working at the intersection of storytelling, media, and technology. Rather than a conventional sit-down conference, the event encourages attendees to move through the space, explore installations, encounter experiments, exchange ideas, and connect with potential collaborators.

The program features interactive and playable experiences, live demonstrations, moving-image and sound work, immersive media, and opportunities to see how other creatives develop their projects. It is designed for people working across emerging media and related disciplines, from XR, VR, and AR artists to game developers, creative coders, educators, researchers, installation artists, sound designers, animators, and experiential and virtual-production practitioners. Food and refreshments are included with the ticket.

When: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Showtimes: 10:00 AM–3:00 PM EST

Venue: SNF Parkway Theatre (Maryland Film Festival), 2nd and 3rd floors

Tickets: Price not available

Program: All summit programming, interactive experiences, demonstrations, installations, playable work, moving-image presentations, sound, and immersive media

Who It’s For: Creative technologists, XR/VR/AR artists, game developers, educators, storytellers, immersive-media producers, creative coders, interactive designers, animators, digital artists, spatial-audio designers, sound artists, installation artists, projection designers, motion designers, virtual-production artists, experiential designers, media artists, and researchers

Food and Refreshments: Included with the ticket

Presented By: SNF Parkway Theatre, as part of its year-round emerging-media programming

Ages: Not specified

Accessibility: Not specified