Bad Trip: Navigate My Mind from KwanAlan on Vimeo.
Bad Trip is a videogame installation that enables people to navigate the author’s mind using a game controller.
“Gravity – 3D Sketching” by Daniela Paredes Fuentes, Pierre Paslier, Oluwaseyi Sosanya, Guillaume Couche (2013)
Gravity – 3D Sketching from GravitySketch on Vimeo.
Gravity is a tool for creatives to quickly sketch their ideas in 3D space using immersive augmented reality.
“Dysonomia” by Dawn of Midi (2013)
Dawn of Midi creates an entirely immersive performance that is almost entirely auditory. The slowly progressing piece has an almost hypnotic quality, and the electronic-inspired, yet fully acoustic, sounds are intriguing. The piece allows the mind to stay active while seemingly floating through a trance-like space.
“Urteile, Residenztheater” by Christine Umpfenbach (2014)
The abstract and somewhat ambiguous oddity adds a level of intrigue to the show, keeping the audience engaged and inquisitive throughout the show and making it a truly immersive experience.
“The Sound of Ice Melting” by Paul Kos (1970)
Photo of the original 1970 installation
The Sound of Ice Melting is a conceptual installation piece that Kos likened to an audio/visual version of the Zen koan “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” I like this piece mostly for the simple materials and the way it forces you to pay attention to something small that generally goes unnoticed. It was the inspiration for a piece I did last year where I made headphones out of ice.
“Hans was Heiri” by Martin Zimmerman and Dimitri de Perrot (2013)
The inventive use of space in this production not only adds an element of surprise and wonder to the show, but it is also incredibly effective in impressing the show’s meaning, its experience, upon the audience.
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