Artists utilizing Virtual and Augmented Reality platforms as workspaces create unique laboratories for experimentation, innovative sites for performance, and new places of contact. With technology quickly advancing, and online platforms ever rising and falling, Virtual Reality is volatile territory. Artists intrepidly navigate the boundaries of these virtual spaces, seeking to expand beyond them as they create new and…
Category: social VR
Starring You in the Role of the Fourth Rider
We have launched a new world in VRC! Starring You in the Role of the Fourth Rider is a unique world, built by TWKTemplar of BEEVR, that interprets L. X. Beckett‘s poem “Starring You in the Role of the Fourth Rider” as an immersive experience. This VR world brings the images and themes of the poem to…
Peripheral Visions Exhibit
Coming on Saturday February 19th at 12 NOON SLT – the premiere of Peripheral Vision – About what is out of focus. An exhibit by Fau Ferdinand and Penumbra Carter. Join us Exhibit A on Odyssey for the opening event. The artists will be in attendance. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Odyssey/29/47/24 AI and I by Fau Ferdinand In different…
Whale Watching in VR
JE Solo has been working extensively in NEOS VR over the last few years. Their the under world installation that features Artificially Intelligent twin whales who sing. These underwater creatures compose their own unique songs in real time based on their interpretations of an original composition by JE Solo. This project is part of the…
North in NEOS VR
This year, Odyssey artists have been intrepidly exploring new frontiers in VR and beyond. Most recently, artists are making breakthroughs in the social VR world of NEOS VR. Norman Lowrey/North Zipper, of Avatar Orchestra Metaverse, and a long-standing Odyssey artist, has brought his singing masks into NEOS VR – to mesmerizing effect! To get a…
Documentation of CICN1 & CICN2 on Odyssey
The following videos document Jeremy Owen Turner’s creations, CICN1 and CICN2, recently exhibited on Odyssey in NEOS VR. In the first video Jeremy is interviewed by fellow artist JE Solo, about their Meta Creation in NEOS VR collaboration. In the second video, artists drop by Jeremy’s sim to visit with his artworks. CICN1 and CICN2…
METACREATION in NEOS VR Exhibit
The Odyssey sims in NEOS VR are proud to present the results of this year’s research and creation project – Meta-Creation in NEOS VR. Exhibitions of the artist’s work are coming up this week! Dr. Jeremy Turner will present his intelligent NPCs – named CICN 1 and CICN 2 – on December 28th and December…
Odyssey in NEOS VR
Odyssey has been branching out over the last couple of years and exploring the newest VR worlds. Our current concentration is on the virtual world of NEOS VR. We have multiple sims running in NEOS, both as studio and exhibition spaces. Our latest project is supporting the development and presentation of the new installation, Meta…
Social VR World Breakdown
BBMC and Odyssey-based artists have been examining new 3D social VR spaces and assessing their potential as sites for performance and presentation. Exploring these new 3D worlds is part of a year-long project called VR Forward. There are 2D VR based artists who have found ways to seamlessly translate their practice into 3D VR, (such…