7: virtual art

intro: three starting points

Camillo Theatre of Memory
Panorama’s and Diorama’s
Aby Warburg’s Denkraum

Barker's panorama in London (1793).
Barker’s panorama in London (1793).

history of virtual reality

Morton Heilig, Sensorama
Ivan Sutherland, Sword of Damocles and ‘Ultimate Display’
Myron Krueger’s Videoplace
The CAVE
Scott Fisher and NASA
Second Life

Morton Heilig's "Sensorama".
Morton Heilig’s “Sensorama”.
Myron Krueger's "Videoplace".
Myron Krueger’s “Videoplace”.
Dan Sandin in the CAVE II at EVL as seen in 2017.
Dan Sandin in the CAVE II at EVL as seen in 2017.
Scott Fisher in his virtual reality at NASA.
Scott Fisher in his virtual reality at NASA.

some examples of interactive virtual art projects

Monika Fleischmann / Wolfgang Strauss / Art+Com
Berlin Cyber City
Home of the Brain

An image from "Home of the Brain" by Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss.
An image from “Home of the Brain” by Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss.

Jeffrey Shaw
Legible City

View of Shaw's "Legible City".
View of Shaw’s “Legible City”.

Maurice Benayoun
World Skin

Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau
Interactive Plant Growing
A-Volve

Charlotte Davies
Osmosis

A view inside "Osmosis" by Charlotte Davies.
A view inside “Osmosis” by Charlotte Davies.

Joost Rekveld