The twenty-sixth Fair International Book Saint Dominic (FILSD 2024) will once again present the Pavilion of the Imaginationwhich debuted in the last edition and immediately became one of the main attractions of the event, which this year will be held from November 7 to 17 at the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte.
Following its success, this innovative pavilion returns with a immersive proposal and technological that will allow attendees to enter literary worlds through metaverseas well as discover the most recent scientific and technological advances, with a focus on creativity and innovation.
The FILSD 2024 will pay tribute to the Dominican writer Matthew Morrisonwinner of the 2010 National Literature Award, and will have as a special guest Washington Heights, home to the largest Dominican community in the United States.
Under the motto “The books connect”, the FILSD 2024 seeks to reflect how reading unites us not only with our roots, but also with other cultures and with ourselves, according to statements by the Minister of Culture, Milagros Germán.
one world digital
He Pavilion of the Imagination It promises to be an avant-garde experience, where the fusion between technology and creativity will transport visitors to literary and scientific universes.
In the heart of this space the successful experience of the metaversean immersive proposal that will allow attendees to interact with emblematic characters from various literary works, such as “Alice in Wonderland”, “Don Quixote”, “The Little Prince” and “Moby Dick.”
This activity, which combines reality virtual and interactive narrative, it is ideal for both young people and adults interested in exploring new forms of reading and entertainment.
The pavilion will also become a center for exhibition technologicalwith the participation of important educational institutions, such as the Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA), the Santo Domingo Technological Institute (INTEC), the Iberoamerican University (UNIBE), the Pedro HenrÃquez Ureña University (UNPHU) and the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (PUCMM).
These institutions will exhibit some of their most advanced projects in areas such as mechatronicsthe intelligence artificial, the reality augmented reality and robotics, connecting academic knowledge with practical applications.
ITLA will present a sign language translator based on reality augmented reality and a rehabilitation system for hands with neurological injuries, while INTEC will highlight its advances in space exploration with the ROVER robot, winner of the NASA Human Exploration Challenge 2024.
For its part, UNPHU will exhibit its National Brain Bank, which uses technology from reality virtual for research in neuroscienceand the PUCMM will offer demonstrations of arms robotic interactive.
Additionally, the pavilion will include technological innovations for entertainment, such as hologram of the fair’s official mascot, the Intelligence Artificial FIL, created through a motion capture process, which will be projected through the Holo-Fan technology of the company Tecnosonido.
Talks and conferences
As part of the educational offering of the pavilion, various talks and conferences between 10:00 am and 11:00 am, and from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, throughout the ten days of the fair.
- These activities will revolve around key topics in the technological and scientific world, addressing advances in neuroscience applied to the intelligence artificial to the uses of reality virtual in the educational and social field.
- To know more details about the programming complete of the FILSD 2024, the interested You can visit the social networks of the Ministry of Culture (@miculturard) and its official website (www.cultura.gob.do).
