Organisation profile
Organisation profile
An interdisciplinary centre bringing together the arts and sciences in a unique ecosystem, based on hybrid researcher-creators, to create a catalyst for technological and societal innovations and to train our engineers to imagine futures and worlds, together with citizens.
The ubiquity of digital technologies and the emergence of collaborative practices have radically changed our lifestyles, bringing both progress and threats. Such highly innovative areas as 3Ddesign, the metaverses, social networks, augmented reality, web3 and others have the potential to trigger the next digital disruption. We are convinced that only a hybrid approach, integrating science education and artistic projects, will enable us to anticipate these major scientific, economic, and societal challenges.
Launched on June 21st, 2023, the SPIRAL centre aims to become an internationally renowned centre that will contribute to the imagination of sustainable digital worlds and put France and Europe back in the vanguard of cultural and creative content production. In the innovative spirit of the MIT Media Lab, we will host artists, top faculty, and international students engaged in a research-creative practice.