Girls into Immersive Tech Camp 2026: Future Fashion and VR Worlds

Monday 11th May 2026

9.30 am to 4.30pm

PJ Carrolls Building, DkIT campus

Lunch provided from 12.30 to 1.30pm

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) is delighted to invite you to 'Girls into Immersive Tech Camp', which takes place on campus on Monday 11th May 2026.

This one-day workshop takes place from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm and is aimed at girls aged 16 - 18 years old who want to learn more about animation, immersive arts, XR and games. Places are free, but limited so advanced registration is essential using the link above.

Please note: Places are now full, but you can add yourself to the waiting list by completing the 'Register Your Interest' form linked above.

About the event

With the evolving Immersive, animation and digital games industries in Ireland, the main overall aim to enable females to be inspired to start a career/academic journey in this area. In a recent “Digital Creative Industries Roadmap 2024-26” there is clear growth opportunities for content creation in Ireland. This event will provide them with practical experience of new emerging technologies, for creating immersive arts and animation in a collaborative community of practice with other like-minded individuals. It aims to be fun and hands on and provide insight to immersive technologies.

As a female participant, you will be involved in brainstorming, ideation and creative activities in Immersive Arts and VR Animation tools. You will be introduced to the underlying principles of XR (VR and AR) and what it is in context of Creative/Screen/Media/Animation and games industries, discuss ideas and brainstorm.

You will explore AI fashion, VR Worldbuilding and creating a Spatial showcase.

Girls in Immersive Tech 2026 Agenda: Future Fashion + VR Worlds

09.30 – 10.00	Welcome + Inspiration Quick intro to AI fashion + VR Show 3–4 examples Challenge: “Create a future fashion piece inspired by your culture or identity.”
10.00 – 10.30	Cultural Moodboard Sprint Fast, fun prompts: Colours, patterns, symbols from your heritage A story or tradition you love How your culture might evolve in the future Output: A simple moodboard (paper or digital).
10.30 – 12.30	AI Fashion Concepting (Vizcom) Sketch → AI render Try 2–3 variations Choose one final concept Output: A future heritage fashion design.
12.30 – 1.30 pm	Lunch will be provided
12.30 - 2.30 pm	VR world building with Gravity Sketch/Open Brush: Build a Simple 3D Form Import reference Block out silhouette Add colour + cultural details Output: A stylised 3D fashion piece. Explore in Blender.
2:30 – 3.30 pm	World-building in Spatial and creating a gallery. Create an immersive gallery incorporating the AI fashion and Gravity sketch.
3.30 – 4 pm	Showcase + Celebration and presentation of certificates

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