Gabriella Chihan Stanley
Co-Founder & Project Lead
vrisch / shrine
Wien, Austria
My organisation
About me
EN
Gabriella Chihan Stanley (Gabs) is a creative technologist and experiential designer working at the intersection of technology, storytelling, and human-centered innovation. She is the co-founder of the award-winning XR studio vrisch and the founder of XR Austria, Austria’s largest XR community. For over two decades, her work has focused on designing immersive and AI-powered experiences that engage with emotion, memory, and meaning. She is currently developing shrine, a research-driven project exploring how technology and creative methods can support people living between cultures in processes of reflection, belonging, and sense-making. Gabs regularly speaks internationally on immersive technology, creative AI, and responsible innovation.
DE
Gabriella Chihan Stanley (Gabs) ist Creative Technologist und Experience Designerin mit Schwerpunkt auf Technologie, Storytelling und menschenzentrierter Innovation. Sie ist Mitgründerin des preisgekrönten XR-Studios vrisch sowie Gründerin von XR Austria, Österreichs größter XR-Community. Seit über zwei Jahrzehnten entwickelt sie immersive und KI-gestützte Formate, die sich mit Emotionen, Erinnerung und Sinnstiftung befassen. Aktuell arbeitet sie a shrine, einem forschungsbasierten Projekt, das untersucht, wie Technologie und kreative Methoden Menschen unterstützen können, die zwischen Kulturen leben. Gabs spricht regelmäßig international über immersive Technologien, Creative AI und verantwortungsvolle Innovation.
Speaker sessions (2)
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
09:30 - 11:30
Workshop | Memory as Infrastructure: Designing Responsible Technology for People Living Between Cultures (EN)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Hands-on
- Storytelling
- Immersive
- Innovation
- Diversity
Language: English In this interactive workshop, participants with intercultural backgrounds collaboratively develop practical design principles for using technology in sensitive contexts involving memory, identity, and personal experience.
11:00 - 13:00
CollaborAItion: Creative Industries in an AI world. Where do we go from here? (EN)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Innovation
Language: English Get real insights into outstanding GenAI projects, looking beyond the final results and behind the scenes. Join our discussion with pioneers from different fields on what’s next for creatives.