Marta Wyrostek

A business development professional with strong drive for innovation and all things digital. Early adapter of social media and new communications platforms. After graduating from an advertising and computer graphics course, I have worked as a freelance designer and then moved to business development for training industry. Nicknamed "The Apostle of Immersion" due to my fascination in metaverse and virtual reality, I have been using platforms such as Second Life for almost a decade for marketing, communication and educational purposes. I have worked for SLang Life, the pioneer magazine about virtual reality. I have organised debates on important issues that arose following the growing popularity of this platform i.e. "Copyright in user created metaverse" and "Mental health in virtual worlds: hazard or opportunity?". The events gathered professionals from all over the world communicating using their avatars, VoIP and media embedded in a virtual conference room. I also helped buil the digital presence of Academia Electronica, a project by dr. Michal Ostrowicki, an intermedia philosopher working for Jagiellonski University in Poland. It was the first project in Europe that made it possible for students to attend the lectures in metaverse and get the same credit they would earn in the classroom. It was also open to enthusiasts from all around the world. Another of my favourite projects was Polska Republika, a digital island with political system created and enforced by it's users.

Working for ACT Training, I use social media and Internet on daily basis to generate new business, communicate with clients, create business proposals and promote education.

In my three time I take a 180 degrees turn from the future to the past and devote my time to historical reenactment and Polaroid photography.