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Inside softimage 3d1/31/2024 ![]() For readers who understand the technology used to create immersive virtual art and to experience it, I invite them to skip the sections where I discuss this for those who do not, I begin with the following introduction. On my own website, I have provided links to data mentioned in the book that could not be included here. On the website, one can also see the real-time images an immersant sees during immersion and video clips of flythroughs of Osmose and Ephémère. Since immersive virtual art is a relatively new phenomenon that many people have not yet experienced, I invite uninitiated readers to take the time to log on to Char Davies' website at, where they can familiarize themselves in more detail with the type of equipment that is used to experience this art and see what the installations look like when the work is exhibited in public venues such as art galleries or museums. In the case of immersive virtual art, one finds oneself inside a mesmerizing spatiality that one also 'swims in,' where images float toward and through the imrnersant, and the immersant floats toward and through them, in what could be thought of as an interactive spatial ballet. In the ocean, divers float between flora and fauna, with fish swimming toward them and vice versa. In fact, her experience of scuba diving was Char Davies' inspiration for creating the body vest, a novel interface between viewer and computer which measures bodily responses and allows immersants to control their journeys within the artwork itself. Immersive virtual art is an emerging technological art form that, in effect, immerses participants in virtual space in the same way as scuba divers immerse themselves in water to explore another world. In this book I concentrate not only on the aesthetics of Davies' digital art but also on the phenomenon of the spatiality in which not only the art forms but we, the participants, float. Never before in history have artists presented their art in immersive virtual environments, and never again will viewing 2D art be the same. This book is about the impact of Canadian artist Char Davies' immersive virtual art and the powerful dynamics encountered by people when they experience it. Introduction What Is Immersive Virtual Art? This original study is an important exposition of two of Char Davies' acclaimed projects and an exploration of the impact of digital virtual art on our world views. By donning a head-mounted display unit and a body vest to monitor breathing and balance, participants are immersed in three-dimensional virtual space where they interact with abstract images of nature while manoeuvring in an artificial spatial environment.emĬhar Davies' Immersive Virtual Art and the Essence of Spatiality explores spatiality through a broad range of disciplines, including philosophy, mythology, biology, and visual studies, in order to familiarize the reader with virtual-reality art - how it differs from traditional artistic media and why immersive virtual art promises to expand our imaginative horizons. ![]() ![]() Davies, originally a painter, turned to technology in an effort to create the effect of osmosis between self and world. Ln this first book-length study of the internationally renowned Canadian artist Char Davies, Laurie McRobert examines the digital installations Osmose and Ephémère in the context of Davies' artistic and conceptual inspirations. ![]()
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