The excursion to the icinema

The excursion to the icinema was unlike anything that I have ever experienced before. The way that liveness was effectively merged into a virtual world was amazing. For example in Rain Forest 3D I felt like I was fully immersed into the rain forest. In There is Still Time Brother by the Wooster Group the 3D had an extremely ‘live’ effect. I felt like I was in the room with the characters! This feeling was increased through the use of 360-degree camera angles (also in Eves Drop). No matter which way I turn my head I could see something interesting and new, like In real life.

I enjoyed the 3D images in Place – Hampi and Secret Anglzor. The images of the elephant and the Buddhist figure eating were very cute. Again, the 3D effect enhanced the liveness.

The 3D TV camera set on top of a car in spherecam was an interesting experience especially with the use of fast and slow motion. I did not enjoy it so much because I felt quite ‘car sick’. However the fact that a performance could have such a dramatic physical effect on me just proves its effectiveness of immersing with the audience.

Over all I felt that I learnt a lot about how students are experimenting with virtual technology. I think its great how these students are working with the engineering (mining) faculty to create training programs. I am looking forwards to seeing this technology being used in a more mainstream environment in both performances and for other functional uses.