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ABSTRACT
The tamarind forest is a virtual reality (VR) installation that explores shifts of perception through a somatic experience in a virtual space. As part of a larger show (kimosphere no.4) that explored immersion and an entwinement of real and virtual spaces, The Tamarind forest experiments with augmented virtuality and invites the audience to pay attention to their physical body while taking a journey through a virtual forest. This paper describes the piece, the technology and the design process as well as the main takeaways and reflections.
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Notes on contributor
Dr Doros Polydorou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Multimedia and Graphics Arts. He is a creative coder and digital artist with a keen interest in immersive technologies and technological embodiment. Doros has worked internationally in universities in Singapore and the UK in both artistic and commercial projects. He is the co-founder of the Media Arts and Design (MAD) lab, and his current research interests explores narratives, artefacts and immersive technologies in site specific performances, installations and exhibitions.
Notes
1 For more information about the performance and the audience journey, please refer to: Immersive Dance and Virtual Realities by Johannes Birringer (http://people.brunel.ac.uk/dap/BirringerVR_ImmersivePeformance.pdf)
2 Immersant is a term borrowed by Char Davies that signifies the person immersed in the experience.