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Scroll Comics stories without pages

8 July 2019

Scroll comics are the modern form of traditional comic books. Due to the increasing diversity of media and the emergence of new technology, this form of storytelling is a growing phenomenon within the comic world.
New series Veldwerk

27 May 2019

VPRO Medialab launches a new video series on modern forms of storytelling called ‘Veldwerk’ (Fieldwork).
Home Smart Home
How will smart devices impact our lives?
14 October 2018

What is the influence of smart home devices on our personal lives? VPRO Medialab launches the multimedia project Home Smart Home during Dutch Design Week 2018 in Eindhoven.
VPRO Medialab goes national

13 March 2018

April 2018 marks the third anniversary of VPRO Medialab in Eindhoven. Time to take stock: what are the results of a VPRO lab outside the Hilversum Mediapark and in the heart of the Brabant technology and innovation world?
Scripts short fiction films IoT

27 February 2018

For the three short fiction films about IoT, one of the three parts of the Blok22-project, VPRO Medialab received 15 cool script-outlines. We chose three that are now being realized.
New editor in chief VPRO Medialab

23 February 2018

As of April 1 Annelies Termeer will succeed Ton van Gool as editor in chief of VPRO Medialab.
Hackathon #7 storytelling with Home Assistants

9 February 2018

The seventh edition of the VPRO Medialab Hackathon took place last Friday 2 February and Saturday 3 February. The event focused on a narrative application for Amazon Echo.
IoT: Live the Future
Internet of Things
19 January 2018

We are on the verge of a new technological development: the Internet of Things (IoT). Devices that we use on a daily basis are being increasingly connected to the internet.
Call for volunteers

5 October 2017

Call for volunteer for the exhibition We Know How You Feel by VPRO Medialab & Studio Nick Verstand
‘Stretching reality’
Interview with media pioneers Polymorf
23 June 2017

The world is changing and the media is changing with it. Makers are using new technology and strategies to communicate their stories to the public. VPRO is a sponsor of this progress, which can most keenly be felt in the fields of technology, media and storytelling. This progress also creates new professions. VPRO Gids presents the forerunners of modern media in a series of interviews.
Report Hackathon #6 Smart content for Citybeacons

15 June 2017

The sixth VPRO Medialab Hackathon took place last Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June. This edition saw six teams with a total of 25 hackers tackling the question of which smart content can be made for the 25 City Beacons in the centre of Eindhoven.
‘VR can be a religious experience’
Interview with media pioneer Aina Abiodun
12 May 2017

The world is changing and the media is changing with it. Makers are using new technology and strategies to bring their stories to the public. VPRO is a sponsor of this progress, which can most keenly be felt in the field of technology, media and storytelling. This progress also creates new professions. VPRO Gids presents the forerunners of modern media in a series of interviews.
‘To add something’
Interview with media pioneer Klasien van de Zandschulp
12 May 2017

The world is changing and the media is changing with it. Makers are using new technology and strategies to bring their stories to the public. VPRO is a sponsor of this progress, which can most keenly be felt in the field of technology, media and storytelling. This progress also creates new professions. VPRO Gids presents the forerunners of modern media in a series of interviews.
‘Every human is essentially playful’
Interview with media pioneer Hanne Marckmann
12 May 2017

The world is changing and the media is changing with it. Makers are using new technology and strategies to communicate their stories to the public. VPRO is a sponsor of this progress, which can most keenly be felt in the fields of technology, media and storytelling. This progress also creates new professions. VPRO Gids presents the forerunners of modern media in a series of interviews.
For many journalists the concept of 'data journalism' is a contradiction in terms

1 December 2016

During the third VPRO Medialab Meet Up at IDFA Doclab on November 21st, we explored stories in data: how can personal data be used (or abused) for the creation of a story? Geert-Jan Bogaerts, head Digitaal at VPRO, wrote an article on this Meet Up and the topic of data and storytelling.
Every click means something

17 November 2016

After around ten minutes, the voice is sure. My busy click behaviour, ‘competitive and irrational’, can mean only one thing: male. Simply by moving my mouse, I have revealed much more about myself than I previously thought possible – or perhaps even wanted.
I usually use the word ‘immersive’ when I refer to water.

21 October 2016

Tuesday October 18th the second VPRO Medialab Meet Up took place. This time Cinekid for Professionals was co-curator and also location and immersive storytelling the theme. Geert-Jan Bogaerts, head Digital at VPRO, listened attentively to the presentations and the six tables during the Meet the Maker round and concluded the Meet Up about immersive storytelling.
A festival day at Eurosonic Noorderslag is a kaleidoscopic experience.
A festival day at Eurosonic Noorderslag is a kaleidoscopic experience.
The fourth VPRO Medialab Meet Up landed at Eurosonic Noorderslag on Saturday 14 January. Visitors gathered in De Oosterpoort and joined nine makers to consider the future of media and in particular spreading stories, the theme of this Meet Up. Geert-Jan Bogaerts, head of Digital at VPRO, listened-in at various tables, keynotes and panel discussions.