Titel

CYBERSURFER

Datum

2021

Material & Technik

Blender, Unity , Oculus Quest 2, Skateboardinterface

Beschreibung

I begin with a memory. The memory of a sunset surf session in Portugal. The vastness makes the distant seem bigger. The curved horizon cuts the view in half. You surf towards the sunset but you never get closer.
I have abstracted exactly this memory and converted it into a digital format. You surf in a cyberspace that is based only on the core elements of my memory and embodies my memory in a reduced and abstract way. The interaction is also a memory. The memory is the feeling of floating over the water on a surfboard. I have also isolated this and packaged it in an interface, which is an old Skateboard with a controller on the nose, that let you experience the feeling of surfing again. You navigate through the entire space on this interface. With this combination of physical and digital space, the abstract space feels familiar, even though it can only exist virtually. Motion sickness can also be curbed, as a natural feeling is experienced.