RESEARCH DIRECTION 1:
Art and virtual reality towards the investigation of innovative experimental tools for humanities and life sciences
Acrophobia: an artistic virtual reality experience
This is an artistic project, in progress, that investigates the experience of acrophobia in a virtual reality environment.
The current phase is based on a narrative driven succession of different triggers for the certain phobia. The user is immersed through the Oculus Rift HMD and is exposed at different levels of the virtual experience of acrophobia. The project development is based on a theoretical research in acrophobia.
The narrative elements were developed using 3ds Max and Unity game engine.
The next phase of this project is the adaptation to a new version that can be used as an experimentation tool. This tool can be used by scientists/specialists from fields that investigate the use of VR against anxiety disorders, such as specific phobias (acrophobia, claustrophobia etc).
This work was developed in the scope of the Master Thesis of Konstantina Vetsiou, under the supervision of Prof. Manthos Santorineos (Athens School of Fine Arts) and Prof. Alain Lioret (Paris-8 University).
Επιλογή in Crisis
RESEARCH DIRECTION 2: New perspectives of reality under the prism of virtual reality
Related projects
Body, bacteria, life-cycle
The inside of the body and its organs are investigated as a gamespace, not only while the body is alive, but also when it dies and bacteria change its structure.
Ongoing work involves the development of bacterial structures based on algorithmic simulation of artificial life.
The ultimate objective of this research is to establish a multi-disciplinary research for the production of entertainment or educational games. Towards this end, collaborations are necessary with relevant fields (e.g. laboratories that develop games and virtual reality applications), as well as complementary fields (e.g. medicine, biology).
This work is being developed in the scope of the Master Thesis of Christina Oikonomou, under the supervision of Prof. Manthos Santorineos (Athens School of Fine Arts), Prof. Alain Lioret (Paris-8 University), and Dr. Stavroula Zoi (Athens School of Fine Arts).
