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 of connection and self-transcendence. Body RemiXer is both an artistic installation and a research platform for investigation the notions of relation of our bodies with our sense of “self”.
Desnoyers-Stewart, J., Stepanova, E. R., Riecke, B. E., & Pennefather, P. (2020, July). Body RemiXer: : Extending Bodies to Stimulate Social Connection in an Immersive Installation. Siggraph 2020 Full Art Paper, Washington, DC, US. (Download)
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Desnoyers-Stewart, J., Stepanova, E. R., Riecke, B. E., & Pennefather, P. (2020, April). Body RemiXer [Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition]. Recto VRsa: Intenational Art and Virtual Reality Festival, Laval, France. https://rectovrso.laval-virtual.com/en/home/
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Desnoyers-Stewart, J., Stepanova, E. R., & Riecke, B. E. (2019, September 30). Body RemiXer [Invited Virtual Reality Exhibition]. Help my Grandma Day Launch, Surrey, BC, Canada.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, J., Stepanova, E. R., & Riecke, B. E. (2019, November 7). Body RemiXer [Curated Virtual Reality Exhibition]. 2019 Provincial Summit on Aging, Richmond, BC, Canada.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, J. (2019, November 2). Abstract Embodiment for Social Connection in VR [Invited Talk]. VR/AR Global Summit 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Desnoyers-Stewart, J., Stepanova, E. R., & Riecke, B. E. (2019, June 25). Body RemiXer [Curated & peer-reviewed Virtual Reality Exhibition]. Fun Palace Carnival of Mixed Realities, Center for Digital Media (CDM), Vancouver, BC, Canada. https://thecdm.ca/events/2019–06-25/the-fun-palace-carnival-mixed-realities