Patrick Pennefather
Biography
Colleague, co-instructor of Semester in Alternate Realities course, and collaborator on various projects.
Projects
Empowering Emerging Adults through Compassion and Enhanced Social Connection: Co-creating a Compassionate Connection Oasis VR Toolkit (ccOasisVR)
Emerging adulthood (18-25) is a critical developmental phase, a tumultuous transition marked by heightened distress, and, unfortunately, a decreased likelihood that Emerging Adults (EAs) will seek support. The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed the urge...
We are investigating and creating a new virtual reality (VR) experience, 'Awedyssey', for the promotion and enhancement of well-being. Today, digital technology pervasively intersects with our daily lives, and VR stands out as a digital tool capable of fostering positive emotion like awe, self-transcendence, and authentic social connection.
Connecting with nature is very important for our mental...
Embodied Telepresent Connection (ETC): Exploring Virtual Social Touch Through Pseudohaptics
ETC (Embodied Telepresent Connection) is an artistic VR project exploring ways of eliciting a feeling of embodied connection telepresently through pseudohaptics. This project emerged during the beginning of COVID-19-related lockdowns when our social interactions began to inhabit nearly exclusively virtual ...
Reality - Reimagined
Synedelica reimagines what is possible with immersive technology, providing a new perspective on reality. In this synesthetic mixed reality experience, visuals of the real world are modulated by sound, attuning immersants to the beauty hidden in the seemingly mundane. Synedelica shows the world in a new light, rekindling childlike wonder and encouraging exploration.
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SIRIUS (Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station) is a series of on-land isolation experiments modelling long-term spaceflight in order to assess the psychophysiological effects of isolation on a crew and prepare for long-duration spaceflights, such as a trip to Mars. An 8-month-long isolation study commenced in Moscow on Nov 4th, 2021, where a crew of 6 people (from Roscosm...
Extending Bodies to Stimulate Social Connection in an Immersive Installation
Body RemiXer connects bodies through movement. It is an experiential projection based Virtual Reality installation that explores novel forms of embodied interaction between multiple participants where their bodies mix into a shared embodied representation producing a playful interaction that aims to support the feeling o...
Can a bio-responsive generative art installation foster interpersonal synchronization and connection?
JeL is a bio-responsive, immersive, interactive, generative art installation designed to encourage physiological synchronization between the immersants. In this project, we will be exploring how novel forms of interaction can be included in immersive technology to foster the feeling of connection...
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Introduction
Over the past five years, we have seen awareness and creation of Virtual, Mixed, and Augmented Reality (VR/MR/AR or, the ‘immersive realit...
Do you get enough “awe” in your life? In our busy day-to-day lives, we often take our experiences for granted. While we have the technology to connect with one another, like smart phones, we don’t necessarily get outside with nature, or stargaze. Such activities may consist of common awe-inspiring moments, and we now understand that feeling awe is associated with all sorts of social and well...
Publications
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Pennefather, Patrick, Patrick Rizzotti, John Desnoyers-Stewart, Katerina Stepanova, Bernhard Riecke, Leonid Danenkov, Vladislav Ryzhov, Julie-anne Saroyan, William Beltran, and Riya Chak. 2020. “A Fun Palace: A Mixed Reality Event Through the Looking Glass of Cybernetics.” Cybernetics and Human Knowing 27 (2): 61–80.
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Sirius. (2021, October 1). [Curated & peer-reviewed Virtual Reality Exhibition]. V-Unframed, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
https://www.alliancefrancaise.ca/v-unframed/the-artworks/sirius/
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Riecke, Bernhard E., and Patrick Pennefather. 2019. “A Fun Palace: Cybernetics, Feed(Loops)Back and Mixed Reality.” Invited Keynote presented at the Acting Cybernetically: 2019 Conference of the American Society for Cybernetics, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June.
http://asc-cybernetics.org/2019/.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Bernhard E. Riecke, and Patrick Pennefather. 2020. “Body RemiXer: Extending Bodies to Stimulate Social Connection in an Immersive Installation.”
Leonardo 53 (4): 394–400.
https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01925.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Noah Miller, Patrick Pennefather, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2022. “Synedelica.” Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition. V-Unframed, Center for Digital Media (CDM), Vancouver, BC, Canada, Center for Digital Media (CDM), Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1.
https://www.alliancefrancaise.ca/v-unframed/.
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Quesnel, Denise, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Ivan Aguilar, Alexandra Kitson, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2017. “AWE.” Invited Virtual Reality Exhibition. SPLASH, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Quesnel, Denise, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Ivan Aguilar, Alexandra Kitson, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2017. “AWE.” Invited Virtual Reality Exhibition. TEDxEastVan, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Quesnel, Denise, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Ivan Aguilar, Alexandra Kitson, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2017. “AWE.” Invited Virtual Reality Exhibition. TEDxSFU, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Rajwinder, Ricky, Robert Michels, Elene Wanner, Jonathan Lee, Patrick Pennefather, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2019. “Rising Waters.” Virtual Reality Exhibition. How to Stay Afloat: Tackling the Oceans & Climate Change, Burnaby BC, Canada, Burnaby BC, Canada, March 15.
https://www.evensi.ca/climate-change-oceans-pecha-kucha-halpern-centre/297537642.
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Aguilar, Alex, Oliver Aung, Leo Danenkov, et al. 2019. “VR4Good Demos and Presentation.” VR4Good Virtual Reality exhibits and presentations. Emerging Media BC Community of Practice Meeting, SFU Surrey, BC, Canada, SFU Surrey, BC, Canada, April 12.
https://emcop.ca/about/.
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Rajwinder, Ricky, Robert Michels, Elene Wanner, Jonathan Lee, Patrick Pennefather, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2019. “Rising Waters.” Virtual Reality Exhibition. FCAT Undergraduate Conference, Surrey City Hall, BC, Canada, Surrey City Hall, BC, Canada.
https://www.sfu.ca/fcat/events/ugc.html.
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Aguilar, Alex, Nick MacKay, Oliver Aung, et al. 2019. “The Pitch of Red.” Virtual Reality exhibit. FCAT Undergraduate Conference, Surrey City Hall, BC, Canada, Surrey City Hall, BC, Canada.
https://www.sfu.ca/fcat/events/ugc.html.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Noah Miller, Patrick Pennefather, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2023. “Synedelica.” Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition. Burn in the Forest 2023, Merrit, BC, Canada, Merrit, BC, Canada, April 20.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Noah Miller, Patrick Pennefather, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2023. “Synedelica.” Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition. Intangible Realities Lab Virtual Reality Exhibit, Santiago de Compostella, Spain, Santiago de Compostella, Spain, April 20.
www.intangiblerealitieslab.org.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Noah Miller, Patrick Pennefather, and Bernhard E. Riecke. 2023. “Synedelica.” Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition. Otherwolrd, Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada, Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada.
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Miller, Noah, John Desnoyers-Stewart, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, et al. 2023. “Awedyssey.” Curated Mixed Reality Exhibition. Cosmic Nights: Humans in Space, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, November 23.
https://events.sfu.ca/event/37966-cosmic-nights-humans-in-space.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Ekaterina R Stepanova, Pinyao Liu, et al. 2023. “Embodied Telepresent Connection (ETC): Exploring Virtual Social Touch Through Pseudohaptics.” Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition. Intangible Realities Lab Virtual Reality Exhibit, Santiago de Compostella, Spain, Santiago de Compostella, Spain, April 20.
www.intangiblerealitieslab.org.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Bernhard E. Riecke, and Patrick Pennefather. 2022. “Body RemiXer Virtualization for Recto VRso 2022.” Curated Virtual Reality Archival Work. Recto VRso 2022, Laval, France, Laval, France, April 12.
rectovrso.laval-virtual.com/en/virtual-edition-2020/.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Bernhard E. Riecke, and Patrick Pennefather. 2020. “Body RemiXer Virtualization for Recto VRso 2020.” Curated Virtual Reality Archival Work. Recto VRso 2020, Online, Online.
rectovrso.laval-virtual.com/en/virtual-edition-2020/.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Bernhard E. Riecke, and Patrick Pennefather. 2021. “Body RemiXer Virtualization for Recto VRso 2021.” Curated Virtual Reality Archival Work. FIAV - Festival International d’Art Vidéo de Casablanca, Laval, France, Laval, France, November 23.
https://www.fiav.ma/assets/pdf/installations/6.pdf.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, John, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Bernhard E. Riecke, and Patrick Pennefather. 2020. “Body RemiXer [Online].” Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition. Recto VRso Vancouver 2020, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October.
https://www.alliancefrancaise.ca/rectovrso2020/.
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Miller, Noah, John Desnoyers-Stewart, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, et al. 2021. “Sirius.” Curated & peer-reviewed Virtual Reality Exhibition. V-Unframed, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1.
https://www.alliancefrancaise.ca/v-unframed/the-artworks/sirius/.
