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'''Realities in Transition 2''' (RiT2), also known by its open call title ''"The Reciprocal Trap"'' and its residency theme ''"Unwritten Worlds"'', is the second edition of the EU-co-funded [[Realities in Transition]] project researching the impact of extended reality (XR). V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media (Rotterdam) is one of the partner organisations hosting the residency.

== About ==
In the age of agentic AI, Extended Reality shifts from a space of immersion into a system of extraction. RiT2 invites artists and designers to co-create a shared artwork during a residency exploring the hidden loop between human labour and machine world-building. Drawing inspiration from Greg Egan's ''Permutation City'', the project explores how human behaviour — gestures, choices, "common sense" actions — can serve as data to train autonomous AI agents, generating dynamic, shifting simulated worlds in real time.

The hybrid production residency is designed as a communal creation process for a single joint artwork, with all residents contributing according to their individual expertise and vision.

== Timeline ==
* Open call: 4 March – 12 April 2026 (deadline extended)
* 1st online phase: June–July 2026
* In-person residency at V2_: August–September 2026
* 2nd online phase: October–November 2026
* Final presentation: February 2027, V2_, Rotterdam

== Consortium ==
Realities in Transition 2 is co-funded by the European Union and consists of:
* Seconde Nature (France)
* L.E.V. (Spain)
* Meet (Italy)
* Nova Iskra (Serbia)
* V2_ Lab (The Netherlands)
* Beta Festival (Ireland)

== External links ==
* [https://v2.nl/events/open-call-the-reciprocal-trap Open Call: Realities in Transition 2, The Reciprocal Trap] (v2.nl)
* [https://www.realities-in-transition.eu/ Realities in Transition project website]

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