Immerse in dreams and emotions
- Presence is the psychological sense of “being there”, of actually being immersed in and surrounded by the environment (Mathivanan, 2017).
Overview
From my point of view, presence means immersion. This word makes me think of immersing in dreams and emotions with music, sound and visuals.
This idea is inspired by Tarkovsky’s film, Mirror. In the scene where the mother washes her hair in the bathroom, the soundscape does not match the moving image, creating dissonance and a mysterious dream-like feeling.
Regarding what we discussed in the class, Jingqi’s idea of being in between reality and the virtual world, as well as the idea from Ruojing, who talked about getting tired in reality and escaping from reality to a relaxing place, can be combined with my idea of immersing in emotions. Integrating my idea of doing an immersive environment, I think we can create a visual virtual component by using unity to design two spaces with two opposite emotions through music and sound, immersing people in these emotions. The first space can represent reality, and in this space, we might have some negative emotions in several scenarios in real life, such as depression, anger, pressure, etc. After entering a portal, audiences can reach the second space, a dreamlike place with soft, gentle sounds and music. In this space, the background in the visual could be empty (just pure white), and at the centre, there is a piano playing music.
Software
- Unity
- Wwise
- VR
Sound Design
- Interactive Audio
- Emotions
Visuals:
- Abstract Images
