There is a sense of displacement as if we are transported to the ruins of Angkor Wat. The video of a moving vehicle travelling on the streets of Sydney creates a dizzy feeling, like motion sickness. But we are stationary! The Wooster Group’s video allows me to interpret the narrative of that video according to where I was standing. The T_Visionarium seems like a massive YouTube screen. I noticed when the tags of single female was singled out by the guide, most of the clips beside the chosen clip were similar in orange warm colors. On the other side, was all the clips of men and they were mostly in blues, white and have fast motions. The Mining VR is very realistic. I almost want to duck when we hit the ceilings of the mine. Maybe they can do one for the military or defense forces. Or create a new computer game where one can participates with lots of people. Imagine Grand Theft Auto on a bigger scale? So much potential!
i loved the iCinema! everything that i saw was complwtlwy new to me, i didn't know technology had come as far as it has.
ReplyDeleteit opens up so many exciting possiblities. In group two someone suggested if it could work for medical students, to show the inside of a human body.
However, the guide pionted out that when they are training miners with the virtual program created, they find it hard to find the door because they have gotten so use to the virtual world they were thrust into. This creates all sorts of questions. will it develop into something everyone has, will people get bored of reality and mundane life and opt for a virtual reality instead. Because i can say first hand that it is more aesthetically pleasing and exciting