Weinel, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5347-3897 (2019) Virtual hallucinations: projects in VJing, virtual reality and cyberculture. In: EVA London 2019: Electronic Visualisation & the Arts. Proceedings of a conference held in London 8th-11th July. Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC) Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2019) . BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Swindon; London, pp. 293-301. ISSN 1477-9358 (Print), 1477-9358 (Online) (doi:10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.57)

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Abstract

This paper discusses a variety of the author’s artistic projects exploring altered states of consciousness and computer art. First, the paper will provide a brief overview of previous creative works, which include compositions of electroacoustic music, interactive visualisations, and visual music films. These previous works use the concept of altered states of consciousness as a compositional principle, as explored in the author’s book Inner Sound: Altered States of Consciousness in Electronic Music and Audio-Visual Media (OUP 2018). Following this, a variety of the author’s recent creative work produced from 2016–2019 will be discussed. These works include: a series of paintings that incorporate computer graphics animations when viewed in augmented reality; VJ performances constructed using direct animation on 8mm film, computer graphics animations generated from code and audio-reactive effects; and Cyberdream VR, a virtual reality experience. These interrelated projects continue to develop the author’s artistic investigations into altered states, while also referencing work such as demo scene videos; cyberdelic imagery of the type seen on fliers from the 1990s rave-era; and the recent Internet-borne subculture vaporwave, which recontextualises the aesthetics of 1980s and 1990s ambient corporate music and utopian computer graphics to construct surrealistic dystopias.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	EVA London 2019: Electronic Visualisation & the Arts. Proceedings of a conference held in London 8th-11th July.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Altered states of consciousness, augmented reality, cyberculture, rave culture, vaporwave, virtual reality, VJing
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > M Music Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > Sound-Image Research Group Faculty of Engineering & Science
Related URLs:	http://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=... Publisher
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2022 13:06
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/34067

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