Category: experimental
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Visual Poetics by Debora Alanna
“Visual Poetics” – an installation by Debora Alanna – will be showcased on Friday, the 26th of May, from 1:00 until 5:00 PM in room 314 at Concordia’s Visualization Studio, 1445 De Maissoneuve Blvd. W, Montreal. There will be projections and videos, and a live stream from VR via Mozilla Hubs. Visitors to the Visualization…
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VR Forward
The Black Bag Media Collective is thrilled to announce our latest project — VR Forward, a series of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality based performances, installations, streams, and presentations featuring work by some of the most innovative Canadian artists, and curated by JE Solo. This project will see new installations and performances for virtual spaces,…
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Another Historic First for BBMC Artists
BBMC artists, led by JE Solo, have been working with teams of programmers to create NPCs (Non-Player Characters) inside of NEOS VR who think using a quantum computer. This week, many months of work have been paying off as JE Solo tests the quantum programming of their NPC for the first time. JE Solo has…
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Meta-Creation Exhibition
After many months of research and development the BBMC are ready to premiere results from our Meta Creation in NEOS VR project. JE Solo has built an underwater environment to house their creation – a set of twin NPC (Non-Player Character) Whales that plays AI generated audio as they interact with users. JE’s exhibit opens…
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Meta Creation in NEOS VR
Meta Creation in NEOS VR is the latest project from the BBMC. BBMC artists are experimenting with the capabilities of NPCs (Non-Player Characters) in the social VR world of NEOS. The artists are creating NPCs that have the ability to create in their own right – essentially becoming autonomous virtual artists. JE Solo has been…
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JE Solo talks VR with CBC
In the following interview excerpt, JE Solo speaks with the CBC’s Heather Barrett about Virtual Reality, and the BBMC’s latest project – Meta Creation in NEOS VR. JE (Liz) Solo and Jeremy O. Turner have been working for months in the NEOS VR platform to develop NPCs (Non-Player Characters) that have the ability to create…
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Spinning Worlds in NEOSVR
Neos is an innovative metaverse engine designed for social VR applications and loaded with possibilities for creativity. Over the last months BBMC members have been exploring the platform, learning more about the complex interface, dreaming up new ideas and experimenting with streamed performance. We have also been designing a new studio space. The NEOS worlds…
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Requiem for MacGrid
macGRID has closed down. BBMC and the Odyssey project have been very grateful to enjoy access to online space on macGRID, multidisciplinary simulation research network and platform — a project of MacMaster University — and are sad to see it go the way of all virtual worlds. Odyssey members enjoyed access to space on the…
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Odyssey VR
Odyssey VR – a brand new project from the BBMC – launches next week on VR platforms everywhere. BBMC members are exploring new VR spaces as sites for creating and presenting performances and performance art work. We are also exploring and developing workflows for creating VR based machinima. All members of the Odyssey Group and…
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International Women’s Day at BBMC
The Odyssey Simulators are hosting special presentations on International Women’s Day with a program of online performances, installations and screenings. Featuring new work from our online collaborators including Colleen McLaughlin/Nebulosus Severine, Bibbe Hansen/Bibbe Oh, Fau Ferdinand, Humming Pera/Tina M Pearson, Liz Solo and more! A collaboration with Roles 4 Women. Schedule of International Women’s Day…