Transforming reality: an artistic exploration of interactive virtual environments

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dc.contributor.authorNikolova, Anna Petkova
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts
dc.contributor.supervisorSirbu, Daniela
dc.contributor.supervisorChong, Lance
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T16:57:26Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T16:57:26Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractMy study combines emergent digital art theory and practice with established interaction design theory, converging in virtual environment creation. The artistic exploration aims to investigate interactive environments as an evolving form of narrative to tell a story primarily through the use of visual interactive media. Through free navigation and interactable objects I offer the viewers to follow from a first-person perspective the transformation of the virtual reconstruction of my student dormitory room into a science fiction lab in a parallel world. This venture is further informed by observing and examining the concept of isolation and the near future sub-genre of science fiction as inspiration for world building while considering our relationship with technology and the virtual space, and seeking reconnection with nature. The development of the project aims to address these old concerns in a new interactive manner which puts introspections as an experience that can be accessed by others.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6114
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0357en_US
dc.proquest.subject0389en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New Mediaen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of New Mediaen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFine Artsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts)en_US
dc.subjectvirtual environmentsen_US
dc.subjectvisual storytellingen_US
dc.subjectdigital narrativeen_US
dc.subjectComputer arten_US
dc.subjectVirtual reality--Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectInteractive art--Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectSocial isolation in art--Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectScience fiction in art--Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectNew media art--21st century--Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectHuman-computer interactionen_US
dc.subjectDigital storytellingen_US
dc.subjectArt and technology--21st century--Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectArt, Modern--21st centuryen_US
dc.subjectIsolation (Philosophy)en_US
dc.subjectIntrospectionen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleTransforming reality: an artistic exploration of interactive virtual environmentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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