Pamjet

Pamjet is a term used in contemporary digital art to describe a practice that combines wide-angle or panoramic imagery with time-based media to create immersive visual experiences. Projects labeled as Pamjet typically integrate multi-camera panoramas, high dynamic range imaging, and audio to place viewers inside a continuous field of view rather than on a fixed screen.

The term emerged in the 2010s among artists and technicians interested in projection-based installations and 360-degree storytelling. Early Pamjet works were shown in public courtyards and museums, using circular or cylindrical projection surfaces and, later, large LED domes.

Techniques include multi-camera capture, panoramic stitching, 3D mapping, real-time rendering, and spatial audio; installations may use projection mapping on architectural façades or custom-built screens. Some works combine with virtual reality for viewer choice to view either an immersive panorama or a traditional framing.

Pamjet works appear as standalone installations, festivals, gallery shows, or site-specific projects in urban spaces.

Critics note Pamjet's potential to democratize visual space and encourage communal viewing, though it can raise production costs and accessibility concerns; preservation is challenging due to rapid technology change.

Academic programs in media studies and arts technology increasingly discuss Pamjet, and several collectives and festivals focus on immersive media practices.