Media Art Net | Davies, Charlotte: Osmose Charlotte Davies«Osmose» If in virtual environments during the first years of Virtual Art one often witnessed the use of gateways that caused abrupt crossovers, what one experiences in the image spaces of «Osmose» are osmotic crossovers from one sphere of images to the next, always aware of how an old sphere deteriorates and then amalgamates with a newer one. This, of course, entails calculating both image spaces at exactly the same time. [...] Two worlds of text parenthetically accompany this simulacrum of nature: on the one side, the 20,000 lines of the programming code that produces the work, which in the artificial world arranges itself to an enormous column awaiting inspection. The inconsistency between technology and nature that Char Davies seems to develop as the theme in the work «Osmose» (osmosis), and in the succeeding work «Ephémère,» is explained only in part by an interest in economy. Susanne Ackers (also the author of all the following descriptions of Char Davies’ works)
The Entertainment Software Association - Home Page What the Research Says About Immersion - Tara Williams Fortune Note: This chapter was originally published by the Asia Society as a chapter in the handbook entitled Chinese Language Learning in the Early Grades. The full publication can be found at: Download PDF of this article What the Research Says About Immersion by Tara Williams Fortune Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition University of Minnesota Over nearly half a century, research on language immersion education has heralded benefits such as academic achievement, language and literacy development in two or more languages, and cognitive skills. Benefits of Language Immersion Academic and Educational Without question, the issue investigated most often in research on language immersion education is students' ability to perform academically on standardized tests administered in English. Although the vast majority of TWI research has been carried out in Spanish/English settings, Dr.
Water Cooler Games Note: the Water Cooler Games archive is currently offline, but it will return shortly after being transitioned to this website. -ib, July 2014 From 2003-2009, Water Cooler Games served as the web’s primary forum for “videogames with an agenda” — coverage of the uses of video games in advertising, politics, education, and other everyday activities, outside the sphere of entertainment. The site was maintained at watercoolergames.org, where it was edited by myself and Gonzalo Frasca from 2003-2006, and by me alone from 2006-2009. Water Cooler Games is now archived in full on this site, including comments. While the site primarily introduced general readers to the idea of games beyond entertainment, it also served as a research blog. All links to watercoolergames.org remain active and will forward to their correct pages in the archive.
ThinkBalm: What is immersion?Hypergrid Business According to a new report by analyst firm ThinkBalm, immersiveness is not an all-or-nothing proposition but a continuum. On the low-immersion extreme are virtual worlds with cartoony graphics, static camera angles, no spacial voice, and limited gestures. High-immersive worlds, by comparison, have realistic graphics, customizable avatars, spacial audio and a full range of gestures and animations. An immersive environment can run either in a separate application, or inside a Web browser. The richness of the environment is determined “by the degree to which the user’s senses are engaged, and the desirability and meaningfulness of the activity in which the user is participating,” said Sam Driver and Erica Driver, the authors of the report. Read the full report here. ThinkBalm's reception area, running on the hosted 3DXplorer platform.
Luxury inside out | Appealing to your audience with sensory immersion Luxury, by nature, is sensory. Tropical beaches. High-performance cars. Silk pajamas. Full-bodied wines. In our online world – most typically seen through the small screens of laptops, tablets, and smartphones – luxury is literally at our fingertips. But as consumers grow more tech-savvy, capturing their imaginations has become more challenging. This surprise is equivalent to a turn of phrase. Oscar de la Renta Fall 2014 Oscar de la Renta captures this in the stills for his fall 2014 collection: In these images, we’re taken so up close to something, we only see part of the whole – in this case, the lower ruffles of a pink gown, or the top pleats on a pair of soft leather pants. Jaguar XE Similarly, this Jaguar ad from FP Creative zooms in on the macro details of one of its newest models Using an eye-popping 50 frames per second, Jaguar submerges our senses in the sleek aluminum that defines its new XE. Apple iPad Air Key takeaways:
Immersion (virtual reality) The name is a metaphoric use of the experience of submersion applied to representation, fiction or simulation. Immersion can also be defined as the state of consciousness where a "visitor" (Maurice Benayoun) or "immersant" (Char Davies)’s awareness of physical self is transformed by being surrounded in an artificial environment; used for describing partial or complete suspension of disbelief, enabling action or reaction to stimulations encountered in a virtual or artistic environment. The degree to which the virtual or artistic environment faithfully reproduces reality determines the degree of suspension of disbelief. The greater the suspension of disbelief, the greater the degree of presence achieved. According to Ernest W. Adams, author and consultant on game design,[1] immersion can be separated into three main categories: Tactical immersion Tactical immersion is experienced when performing tactile operations that involve skill. Strategic immersion Narrative immersion Spatial immersion
Immersion & Associated Concepts in Video Games by Nyssa Harkness on Prezi Citation Query Rules of play: game design fundamentals Multimodal human computer interaction: A survey by Alejandro Jaimes, Nicu Sebe , 2005 "... In this paper we review the major approaches to Multimodal Human Computer Interaction, giving an overview of the field from a computer vision perspective. In particular, we focus on body, gesture, gaze, and affective interaction (facial expression recognition and emotion in audio). Abstract - Cited by 75 (2 self) - Add to MetaCart In this paper we review the major approaches to Multimodal Human Computer Interaction, giving an overview of the field from a computer vision perspective. Jogging the distance by Florian ‘floyd Mueller, Darren Edge, Frank Vetere, Martin R. "... Abstract - Cited by 66 (16 self) - Add to MetaCart Exertion games require investing physical effort. Fundamental components of the gameplay experience: Analysing immersion by Laura Ermi, Frans Mäyrä - In DIGRA. "... Abstract - Cited by 62 (1 self) - Add to MetaCart An Experiment in Automatic Game Design "... "... "... "... by José P.
Total Sensory Immersion | How To Practice We want to help you practice better. Our newsfeed will keep you up to date with regular advice. Free personal help is available in our practice clinic and new news and offers can be found in our newsletter. Are we all blind, unfeeling and without emotion? Of course not! Why then do a lot of musicians only use their hearing sense when practising? Sight What can you see? Touch Playing your instrument is NOT a purely mechanical process. Moving Standing absolutely still may be the way you play. Emotion How does your music make you feel inside? Taste & Smell Are there any smells or tastes evoked by your playing? Hearing Learn to listen in many ways. Spend some time to work through each of these senses. Related posts: