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Charged Utopia VR: Exploring Embodied Sense-making in the Virtual Space

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Rosa van der Veen,

Jeroen Peeters,

Ambra TrottoAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 292 - 298

https://doi.org/10.1145/3173225.3173286

Published: 18 March 2018 Publication History

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This paper reports on preliminary results of a design research project that explores how spaces in virtual reality may be designed to build on qualities of embodied sensemaking. The project forms a basis for the exploration of an ethical dimension to interactions in virtual reality. This publication focuses on identifying qualities of embodied sense-making in an existing physical space, the interactive exhibition Charged Utopia. These qualities are transposed into a virtual interactive space. The translation of the qualities is done through the three main themes: Physical Movement, Resistance and Ambiguity. We present the design research process to describe how these themes were identified and transposed. We conclude with reflections that sketch ways in which we might capitalise on the opportunities offered by a virtual space, while respecting human skills in embodied sensemaking.

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Smit DHengeveld BMurer MTscheligi M(2022)Hybrid Design Tools for Participatory, Embodied Sensemaking: An Applied FrameworkProceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3490149.3501332(1-10)Online publication date: 13-Feb-2022
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van der Horst SPeeters JKaltenbrunner MMurer MWolf KOakley I(2021)What's Going Ön?Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3430524.3446068(1-14)Online publication date: 14-Feb-2021
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Charged Utopia VR: Exploring Embodied Sense-making in the Virtual Space
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Virtual reality
  2. Interaction design

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TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

March 2018

763 pages

ISBN:9781450355681

DOI:10.1145/3173225

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
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Stockholm University, Sweden
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Martin Jonsson
Södertörn University, Sweden
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Carleton University, Canada
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Jakob Tholander
Stockholm University, Sweden

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Balasubramanian HMorrison CGrayson MMakhataeva ZMarques RGable TPerez DCutrell E(2023)Enable Blind Users’ Experience in 3D Virtual Environments: The Scene Weaver PrototypeExtended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544549.3583909(1-4)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544549.3583909
Smit DHengeveld BMurer MTscheligi M(2022)Hybrid Design Tools for Participatory, Embodied Sensemaking: An Applied FrameworkProceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3490149.3501332(1-10)Online publication date: 13-Feb-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3490149.3501332
van der Horst SPeeters JKaltenbrunner MMurer MWolf KOakley I(2021)What's Going Ön?Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3430524.3446068(1-14)Online publication date: 14-Feb-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3430524.3446068

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