Shunrong Cao
In Search of Forgotten Daydreams: Performing with Biosignals to Generate Responsive Visualizations
This research project is a performance in an interactive installation that projects the live human biological signals into narrative visualizations. It aims to cultivate consciousness of the participants to daydream about the unlimited prospects for their bodies and the world. The objective of this master thesis is to explore the realm of art and technology in mixed realities by combining craftsmanship and narrative visualizations. It aims to unpack an immersive and interactive hybrid space for daydreaming and to influence everyday life experiences. The supportive theoretical frameworks examine how info visualizations and performance could merge into the immersive and interactive systems and to empower the boundless daydreams of the participants. This thesis project applies the practice-based research methodology with methods of research examining technology and materiality, literature review, case studies, and iterations of prototypes. The key findings include the sense of proprioception through interactions with this installation, and the duality, positive and negative sides, of narrations in daydreams.
Keywords: Daydreams, Biosignal Visualization, Performance, Interactivity, Mixed Realities, Hybridity, Multi-discipline, Duality
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