Seeing and feeling in VR: bodily perception in the gaps between layered realities

Lisa May Thomas; David Glowacki

doi:10.1080/14794713.2018.1499387

Seeing and feeling in VR: bodily perception in the gaps between layered realities

Lisa May Thomas, David Glowacki

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Abstract

This essay explores the layering of perceptual information across the real and the virtual that occurs when bodies cohabit virtual environments using new commodity-priced virtual reality technologies. Specifically, we take an embodied somatic and dance perspective to better understand and characterise the perceptual gaps between how bodies are seen and how they are felt in virtual environments. Our discussion derives from observations and analysis of participant feedback obtained from a series of workshops run in July 2018 using a new multi-person VR framework. This research has opened up a fascinating fundamental question: can we harness VR’s potential to awaken new modes of perception that enable people to better know their body?

Original language	English
Number of pages	23
Journal	International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media
Early online date	17 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2018.1499387
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 17 Jul 2018

Bibliographical note

Special Issue: VR and Performance

Keywords

Somatic; sensory; embodiment; virtual reality; VR; touch; vision; practice-asResearch; performance; technology

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