This project involves iteratively refining a participative Unity-based installation where users experience an immersive Pūrākau narrative with a motion capture suit and VR headset.
The project will require facilitating workshops where rangatahi and kaumatua contribute stories to include in the Virtual Reality scene. The project will be co-advised by a PhD candidate Maya Gibson (Ngāti Apa) as well as her PhD co-supervisors Daniel Wilson (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao) and Tahua O’Leary from the Whangārei region, both in Computer Science at UOA.
The practical goal would be to refine the development of a complete immersive scene experience. The research goal would be to understand how the application affects identity, embodiment, and subjective experience. Over the year, we would customise the application based on stakeholder feedback.
This project is connected to three others that focus on: 1) the foundational visual and audio effects within the installation, 2) an embodied AI agent, and 3) mixed reality responsive arduino controls.
Undergraduate
developing an immersive Pūrākau installation with responsive audio and visual effects to physical movement
user study interviewing participants and facilitating workshops
SOFTENG350, SOFTENG702,
preferred that at least one team member whakapapa Māori
HCI Lab (303.521, Lab)