How far can we reach the medium of film?

Entering its fifth edition, Platform Project 5 explores the intersection of Film and Neuroscience, diving into the ways storytelling, cognition, and technology shape our reality. As humans, we've always felt the innate urge to capture—an emotion, a memory, a fleeting moment. It has become a way to see, understand, and share the world. Still, in most projects, film becomes a byproduct, even within our own Emergence Projects—a way to showcase results or document processes. But what happens when film itself becomes the message? In this project, we push the boundaries of cinema by integrating neuroscience, immersive technology, and extended reality.

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From the silent film era to CGI, filmmaking has evolved alongside technology. Today, we’re entering a new frontier with immersive platforms, digital twins, and virtual reality. With innovations like the Apple Vision Pro and the Metaverse, we are rethinking not just how we create film, but how we experience it. These advancements add to the culture of ‘content’ consumption, which we coin as a dopamine economy. At the same time, the dopamine economy compels us to consider how we engage audiences ethically in a world driven by instant gratification.

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This raises questions like: Can we harness the power of dopamine ethically to create films that captivate without exploiting? Could dopamine-driven storytelling reshape how we design narratives? What are the risks of relying on the brain’s reward system in film? As technology continues to blur the line between media and reality, how does this shape the way we learn, feel, and connect with the world around us? Are we moving towards a future where film is not just a medium but an extension of our consciousness? And can the very medium that contributes to the dopamine economy also provide the answer to its challenges?

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A New Playground for Exploration
 

Our exploration will be guided by key-questions like:

• Can we create immersive 3D films that challenge the boundaries of fiction and reality?

• How can we visualize neuroscience phenomena (like memory loss or brainrot) using film?

• How does extended reality (VR, AR, 360° film) reshape storytelling?

• Can we design interactive documentaries or cinematic experiences based on brain activity?

• What does the dopamine economy mean for filmmaking, and how can we create engaging films without exploitation?

• Could AI translate neuroscience into film in the way it translates science into podcasts?

• How does the digital world change our perception of identity, memory, and connection?

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A Fusion of Science, Technology, and Art
 

Through this project, we’ll explore new forms of storytelling and film-making, collaborating with experts in neuroscience, immersive media, and data visualization. We’ll experiment with real neuroscientific tools as cinematographic instruments, explore the potential of VR/AR filmmaking, and rethink the role of film in a world increasingly shaped by digital reality.

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​Join Us! 

Platform Project 5 is looking for interdisciplinary thinkers and makers. Whether you are a Filmmaker, Cinematographer, VR/AR Developer, Neuroscientist, Cognitive Scientist, Psychologist, Digital Artist, 3D Animator, Game Designer, AI Developer, Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Experimental Researcher, Storyteller, Media Theorist …or somewhere in between, this project is for you!​​

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Shaping the Future of Film and Neuroscience

 

As part of Platform Project 5, you will work in a collaborative, experimental setting at the Dream Hall, where curiosity-driven research thrives. You’ll have the chance to engage with neuroscientists, filmmakers, and immersive media experts while developing hands-on projects that challenge the way we experience film and reality.​

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What to Expect

From September to January 2025, we’ll work in three phases of exploration, experiments, and collaboration. Our goal is to prototype and test new ways of engaging audiences, using film as both a storytelling device and a tool for understanding cognition.

Are you ready to push the boundaries of film and neuroscience? Join us! Send us your motivation, and for more details, reach out via email or follow us on our website and socials.