Gaia Journeys: a museum-based immersive performance exploration of the Earth

Autor:	L. Gaston, Greg Downing, D. Neafus, Ka Chun Yu, K. Williams
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Multimedia Violin technique Fulldome High resolution Sound system Musical Virtual reality computer.software_genre Computer Science Applications Visual arts Planetarium Geography General Earth and Planetary Sciences computer Software
Zdroj:	International Journal of Digital Earth. 2:44-58
ISSN:	1753-8955 1753-8947
Popis:	Gaia Journeys is a collaborative multimedia musical and virtual reality art performance conceived by author Williams, with the aid of staff at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Inspired by astronauts who spoke of seeing a border-less world from orbit, Gaia Journeys’ chief goal was to deliver this experience to museum audiences via photo-realistic virtual depictions of the Earth (from orbit as well as via spherical photographic panoramas taken from the ground) choreographed to live musical accompaniment. Gaia Journeys took place in the high resolution digital ‘fulldome’ Gates Planetarium, with Williams playing the violin and keyboards, enhancing a previously recorded backing track, while visuals were generated with SCISS AB's Uniview. The eight tracks of audio were three-dimensionally spatialised to the 16.4 sound system of the Gates Planetarium, providing an immersive sound experience to match the visuals. The audience feedback was generally positive, with great interest in repeat or similar...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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