Shaping the future of immersive storytelling education in Europe

INSIDE-ACT is a European project that develops the Immersive Storytelling Designer (ISD) able to design a strategic immersive digital communication (XR), with a view to raising awareness of EU values.

About the Project

HOW IT WORKS

Learn how it works

INSIDE-ACT brings together Design, Performing Arts, Social Sciences and digital technologies within a transdisciplinary learning model, referred to as DASD. Through collaborative training modules, co-creation processes and real-world experimentation, participants develop immersive storytelling experiences that connect creativity, technology and European values.

Key objectives & impact

A new professional profile
Development of the Immersive Storytelling Designer (ISD), combining creative, digital and social competences.
Transdisciplinary education model
Integration of Design, Performing Arts, Social Sciences and Digital technologies into a unified training approach.
Innovative training pathways
Creation of modules, tools and learning experiences connected to real-world challenges and industry needs.
Stronger connection with the labour market
Collaboration between education, industry and creative sectors to enhance employability and future skills.
Impact through experience
Development of immersive storytelling projects that engage communities and inspire more sustainable behavioural change
European values in action
Design of immersive experiences that promote inclusion, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability, civic engagement and digital awareness.

Closing skills gaps through immersive storytelling training pathways

INSIDE-ACT generates impact by strengthening transdisciplinary immersive storytelling education and delivering innovative training pathways aligned with real-world needs. The project expands digital, creative and social competences, enhances collaboration between education and industry, and increases employability.

Through immersive experiences, it promotes inclusion, sustainability, civic engagement and digital awareness, activating behavioural change within communities.

TARGET GROUPS

Built for diverse talents

INSIDE-ACT focuses on developing, testing, and implementing a transdisciplinary training programme that enables diverse target groups—from the Design, Performing Arts, and Social and Digital Sciences (DASD) sectors—to actively engage, mix, and hybridise within working groups, experimenting with acquired knowledge and applying it to the design of transformative immersive experiences linked to the communication of European values.

Students
Learners deepening their knowledge and developing practical skills in immersive storytelling, while opening up to new disciplines and collaborating with experts and professionals from the DASD sectors involved.
Teachers
Educators looking for resources, tools, and inspiration to enhance their teaching practices in immersive storytelling through a transdisciplinary and collaborative approach.
Professionals
Individuals aiming to expand their skills, stay up to date with technological and research advancements, and apply newly acquired knowledge to innovate their professional field, also moving towards new forms of collaboration and networking.
Researchers
Experts interested in exploring in-depth insights, data, and collaborations to advance their research work, by concretely applying innovative approaches, methodologies, and tools, including those from other disciplines.