top of page
Blog: Blog2

VR

For a small crit group, I presented my first attempt at VR. The video I used consisted of a simple movement that I put onto a close up of an AIDS virus. I’m trying VR as a progression from the crit week and to give a more immersive experience.

The feedback I received was that some liked the entrapment of the head and it was like taking an optical illusion to the next level. It was suggested that I add sound to make it feel more like a living organism.

It was suggested that I try and create a relationship with the virtual seeing and being able to physically feel something at the same time. This is an idea I am playing around with but I am unsure how to make it look professional and not silly.

Some people said it was creepy how close to the face this thing was and that the piece takes over you rather than you seeing it, I like this idea of invasion.

One of the warnings that came up was that I must be careful of is the novelty of VR. That the viewer will remember the fun of the headset rather than the meaning or the image itself. And the question of “should we capitalise on the novelty of a medium?” was brought up. Personally I don’t think I’m capitalising on the novelty of the medium but rather using it to enhance my work.

The movement of the video was also questioned and suggested that instead of a breathing movement I should try to make a shivering or smaller movements. That smaller movements make it more sinister. I would like to have a different movement but for an experiment, this was what I thought would work for now.

The last thing that was mentioned as a potential resolution to keeping the viewer interactive with the piece but also free from the individual experience of the VR headset were to use QR codes. The things I’d have to consider here would be how to use them and also what the experience would be. Also, I have never used QR codes before so I would have to do a lot of research, however, I do feel like they are a very good way forward if I can get them to work.




Comments


©2019 by theartery. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page