The New Human - Creative Hackathon

Let's imagine The New Human, ten years from now (2036)! Kicking things off the Hackathon on March 6th @ Google in Milan, Italy + Online

A Playground where Artists and Technologists co-create the Future(s),

The Creative Hackathon is a starting point, not an endpoint. It’s where ideas begin—but it doesn’t mean writing code. For us, a creative hackathon means expressing an idea in your own medium: images, video, sound, performance, sculpture, poetry, installations, or forms that don’t yet have a name. Code is welcome—but not expected.

What matters is the creative use of art and technology, and a connection to The New Human theme.

Some ideas may grow over time into full installations and experiences, shared during Milano Art Week + Design Week 2026, and later in San Francisco, Shanghai, and other cities around the world.

Nothing is forced. Nothing is rushed.

We create the conditions—and see what wants to emerge.

Step into The New Human — not as an idea, but as an experience.
A moment. A gesture. A sensation.
Something you can inhabit.

This is a space to prototype worlds, not predictions —
to feel the future rather than explain it.

Don’t describe what’s coming.
Make it felt.

The World You’re Entering

The Reef Society — a world built from our traces.
Every click and gesture layers into a living system that keeps reshaping itself.
Something new is emerging.

Welcome to The New Human.

Let’s imagine The New Human in ten years (2036)

What you might consider and some questions for you…

Mind
When cognition is shared between humans and machines,
where does thinking end — and where does authorship begin?

Body
As bodies become augmented and programmable,
what remains deeply personal, emotional, and human?

Society
Living inside a digital nervous system,
how do we design for care, agency, and connection — not just efficiency?

These are not problems to solve,
but spaces to explore through art, technology, and experience.

A Choice of Futures

Every reef holds shadow and possibility.

Black Mirror shows what breaks.
White Mirror shows what we can build.

CODAME chooses the White Mirror —
futures shaped by imagination, care, and collaboration.

The Archetypes

Four creative forces shape our teams:

The Alchemist — makes ideas real
The Storyworld Architect — shapes meaning
The Systems Imagineer — designs consequences
The Embodied Explorer — brings human sensitivity

Find yourself in one.
Together, they form powerful world-building teams.

Invitation

You’re warmly invited to join us on March 6th for the Creative Hackathon kickoff — in person at Google, Milan, or online.

We’re excited to explore how you imagine The New Human ten years from now, in 2036, and to begin this journey together.

You’re welcome to simply join and collaborate organically with others.

You can also browse existing project submissions, reach out directly to teams to learn more, and potentially join them before the hackathon begins.

If you already have a team, are looking to team up in advance, or have a project proposal and are seeking collaborators, we invite you to share it early with the CODAME community.

By submitting your project ahead of time, you can (if approved and if you choose) have it published so your ideas remain open, visible, and collaborative — sparking connections and conversations before we gather, whether in person or online.

Submit your project or idea here:

Volunteers bring the event to life — supporting teams, guiding flow, and shaping the experience from the inside.

Be part of the community leading us into Milano Art Week + Design Week 2026,
and future exhibitions, toolkits, and residencies around the world.

Have more questions?

So do we — and we’ve gathered what we know so far below.
This festival is a living process, and these answers will evolve as we do.

ART+TECH Festival [2026] - FAQ