Abstract
Within the poetic digital space of Virtual Reality philosophical and cultural narratives collide. Do artistic experiments in VR provide the ultimate freedom for our development as a species or plunge it into passive reception of pure violence ? This article aims to chart a path through a small slice of thought and affective experiences of VR on the basis of a practical application of phenomenological reflection and the somatic movement practice Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT). The practical experiences of VR to be discussed are based on one particular VR artwork: MAN A VR by Gibson / Martelli. Affect, by way of phenomenology, bridges virtual reality and embodied lived experience. The result is an expansion of the somatic register of VR.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-24 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Transformations |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 31 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2018 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Virtual Reality
- Affect
- Somatic
- Phenomenology
- Skinner Releasing Technique
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Ruth Gibson
- Research Centre for Dance Research - Associate Professor Academic
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