ACMI Conversations: Art, Science and Tech in VR

ACMI Stories & Ideas

From the surface of the sun to the depths of the prehistoric seas and the earth's orbit, VR continues to open portals onto worlds we could never physically inhabit. What potential does this technology hold for expanding the realms of human experience? Erth's Scott Wright (Prehistoric VR), artist Jessie Hughes (Soul Of Sol – La Palma) and astrophysicist Professor Alan Duffy (Swinburne Uni) discussed art, tech and science in their latest VR works. Copyright acknowledgements: Clips Played Title: Mars 2030 Copyright: Mars 2030 was created by FUSION in collaboration with NASA and is powered by Nvidia GeForce Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prpQB0nlRV8 Purchase / Experience: http://store.steampowered.com/app/510850/Mars_2030/ Title: the Blu: Whale Encounter | 3D 360 VR Copyright: Transport Wevr Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUpkVa4UkMg Purchase / Experience: https://www.transportvr.com/theblu-series Title: Tree VR – Seedling Copyright: Rainforest Alliance Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERffRXjTAqM Purchase / Experience: https://www.treeofficial.com/ Title: Soul of Sol | Inspiration | NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K) Copyright: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Link played: https://vimeo.com/167370549 Title: Soul of Sol | La Palma Copyright: Jessie Hughes Link played: https://vimeo.com/167207800 Title: Soul of Sol | Artist Residency Copyright: Jessie Hughes Link played: https://vimeo.com/167368978 Images Shown Prehistoric VR, Erth http://erth.com.au/ Sci VR,http://www.scivr.com.au/