Yangos Hadjiyannis
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SIGGRAPH 2024
Yangos Hadjiyannis is a creative director, experientialist, and mentor with a focus in shaping the present and future of public XR-empowered experiences. He has successfully delivered 250 collaborative digital media projects with multi-talented teams, gaining recognition for his innovative work at the intersection of humans and immersion. From 2018 onward, he played a pivotal role in advancing the SIGGRAPH VR Theater as its creative director and chair, presenting over 20,000 XR experiences to the SIGGRAPH audience.
He is currently driven in creating meaningful bridges between physical and virtual spaces to collectively inspire and transport audiences on voyages between realities. His latest work includes notable projects across various industry, government, and cultural sectors, including CannesXR, New Images Festival, Alliance Francaise’s V-Unframed, Shakespeare @ the VAG, and many others. Yangos is a graduate of the acclaimed masters of digital media program awarded conjointly by four prestigious Universities: UBC, SFU, BCIT, and Emily Carr University, in Vancouver, Canada.
SIGGRAPH 2022
I am an international entrepreneur, creative director, and mentor with a specialization in creating XR-empowered public experiences. I have delivered over 250 delivered, collaborative, digital media projects, working at the intersection of humans and technology. I am currently focused on creating meaningful bridges between physical and virtual spaces to inspire and connect the worlds in magical ways. My creative spark is fueled when incubating novel, cultural, diverse, human-centered XR experiences of scale that transport my audiences on voyages between realities. Notable projects in various industry verticals include: V-unframed, SIGGRAPH 2018?2019 VR Theater, Recto VRso ? Laval Virtual, The Centre for Digital Media, Vancouver International Airport, BC Children?s Hospital, Vancouver Organizing Committee 2010 Olympics, Design for Humans, IntransitBC, and The Dubai Municipality. I am a graduate of the acclaimed masters of digital media program awarded conjointly by four prestigious universities: UBC, SFU, BCIT, and Emily Carr University, in Vancouver, Canada.
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