Reimagining Virtual and Reality: Exploring New Ways to Inhabit Digital Spaces

What is it about?

Our research explores a new way of living within virtual environments where the laws of gravity, orientation, scale, and movement are completely flexible. We present a study that reimagines how people exist in virtual reality, creating a dynamic and immersive experience—the study experiments with altering the traditional rules of inhabiting virtual space using a real-time game engine. Inspired by Escher's lithograph of Relativity, the research introduces new laws of virtual relativity, allowing for omnidirectional flying, customized gravity, local scaling, and unique ways of sharing space with others. We present how people inhabit virtual spaces and challenge the current norms of virtual reality experiences.

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Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Our novel approach to inhabiting virtual environments offers a fresh perspective on the potential of virtual reality experiences. By reimagining the traditional concepts of gravity, orientation, scale, and movement within virtual spaces, our study opens up new possibilities for immersive and dynamic virtual reality interactions. We drew inspiration from Escher's Relativity lithograph and introduced innovative concepts that challenge and expand the current norms of virtual reality experiences. Ultimately, our work impacts virtual reality technology and design fundamentally, offering new ways for users to engage and interact within virtual environments.

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