Towards Meaningful space

New Screen Media: Towards Meaningful space (2002) Annika Blunck

Annika talks about the whole concept of virtual reality and how much of an impact it has had on the general public, and in particular in the entertainment sector.

“The very nature of cinema has been and will be challenged by the technological combination of multimedia data, visualisation and manipulation allowing the spectator to become the author, director or even the protagonist. No longer are the audience reduced to passive viewing they have become an integral part in the experience their actions affecting the way in which the story unfolds”.

I thought that this was an interesting concept due to the fact that she talks about the way that the users are now a part of the film, they are no longer sitting watching it- they are now involved in it.

“The new combinations of image film and sound, elements make us familiar with and possess completely new features. The spectator is immersed in the projection. His movements influence the movements of the image, passivity transforms into activity. Through these techniques new patterns of actions are created those patterns nurture today’s action path of digital driven interactivity. The spectator has become actors, but now they are absorbed by immersion into the artificial world”.

This is the sort of philosophy that I would like to incorporate into my installation- I want user to feel like they are really involved, not simply just watching something happen, but for them to feel like they are immersed within the whole concept.