iFire: AI Design Visualisation System

Experience Australia’s first stereoscopic 3D LED Volume Studio at the University of Melbourne, and immerse yourself in hyper-realistic extreme fire scenarios as if you are present in a fire ground, like this year’s Los Angeles wildfires.

This exhibition brings together leading researchers, artists, designers, scientists, and emergency responders to demonstrate how creative and technological innovation are developed into immersive experiences that enable us to understand, anticipate and respond to these escalating fire threats. Visitors can engage with iFire, a tool and training platform, currently being developed and utilised by the world’s foremost emergency services. Audiences can also engage with Penumbra, an internationally exhibited art installation based on iFire, which explores fire-laden pasts and futures from the perspective of the fire itself.

Created by The University of NSW Sydney’s iCinema Centre, led by Dennis Del Favero, that transform complex mathematical models of extreme fire events into life-like cinematic experiences. It redefines the way we engage and take action in a world shaped by climate extremes.

Credits
iFire

Project Director: Dennis Del Favero
Chief Investigators: Michael Ostwald, Yang Song, Jason Sharples, Susanne Thurow
Immersive Systems Engineers: Navin Brohier, Nora Perry, Dylan Shorten
3D Modellers: Lara Clemente, Scott Cotterell
Interaction Designer: Mario Flores Gonzalez
Audio Designers: Linus Ferris, Nagida Helsby-Clark
AI Computer Scientists: Renhao Huang, Frank Wu
Partner Investigators: A/Prof. Ali Asadipour (Royal College of Art), Dr Mahesh Prakash, Richard Hurley (CSIRO/Data61)

Developed in collaboration with Prof. Craig Clements and A/Prof. Adam Kochanski (San José State University) and project Industry Board, including Fire and Rescue NSW, AFAC (Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council) and Pau Costa Foundation.

Penumbra
Project Director, Sound Designer & Writer: Dennis Del Favero
Immersive Systems Engineers: Alex Ong and Navin Brohier
Voice Over Actress: Leeanna Walsman
Composer: Kate Moore

Both projects have been supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council’s Laureate funding scheme (FL200100004)