A three-day symposium for a small cohort of participants, convened by the Extending Digital Narrative (XDN) research project the Center for Digital Narrative (CDN), a Norwegian Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Bergen. An affiliated exhibition will take place during the gathering at the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF). October 2026, Bergen, Norway - 19 October – Exhibition Opening & Artist Panel - 20-21 October – Academic Symposium The After Virtual Reality symposium will take place in conjunction with an exhibition on display from October 14-22, in collaboration with the Bergen International Film Festival. Deadline for submissions: Abstracts should be submitted below by May 17, 2026. Applicants will be notified in June. Specifications: Length: 500-1000 words Author bio: 50 words Keywords: Up to 5 Up to 20 proposals for presentations will be accepted for the symposium following a review process. Authors of selected presentations will be invited to submit their work to a peer-reviewed publication.