IMMERSIVE SANDBOX

The future of storytelling is one of immersion. Extended reality, or XR, is a collective term that refers to immersive technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. Immersive technology enables a user to experience “seeing and doing”. From touch systems to spatial computing apps, and brain-computer interfaces, immersive technology has developed exponentially and advances in extended reality have already changed the way we work, live and play; and this progressive field is just getting started. The blurring of barriers between innovative content and reality has become a layered yet cohesive creation. From the extensive history and prehistory to contemporary times; extended reality (XR) and its overlapping virtual, augmented and mixed reality domains appears to have reached critical mass.

In this studio, students researched, developed and produced film and video work that explore the idea of Extended Reality through focusing on novel and immersive forms of cinematic experiences.

 

We acknowledge the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. We respectfully acknowledge their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. We also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business