SinkInSync: Creating Interactive VR with Brainwave Data

Founded in 1983 as Toronto Community-Videotex, InterAccess is a non-profit gallery, educational facility, production studio, and festival dedicated to emerging practices in art and technology.InterAccess’s mission is to expand the cultural significance of art and technology by fostering and supporting the full cycle of art and artistic practice through education, production, and exhibition.InterAccess is a registered Canadian charity. Business #120341193RR0001

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Explore creating interactive and responsive VR environments leveraging brainwave data using Unity3D, Muse Headband, and Oculus VR Headset.

This virtual workshop will explore creating interactive and responsive VR environments leveraging brainwave data using Unity3D, Muse Headband, and Oculus VR Headset. Participants don’t have to have the Muse Headband or the VR Headset to participate. There are 2 parts to the 3-hour workshop - technical and design. In the technical part, participants will set up and run the Unity3D pipeline with the provided pre-recorded brainwave data, experiment with dynamic shader and VFX graphs responsive to data, and experience a live walkthrough of connecting real-time brainwave stream to the 3D environment. In the design part, participants will leverage the design-thinking framework to brainstorm future-facing use cases for a cross-person neurofeedback VR experience and design data mapping flows between broader biometric data types and VR elements. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will have created a 3D environment with dynamic visual elements responsive to data and obtained the knowledge and pipeline to independently implement neurofeedback VR experience with commercially-available tools.

<h3>Workshop Prerequisites </h3><ul><li>A reliable Internet connectio<a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>n</li><li><a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zoom desktop client</a> (latest version preferable, w/ working mic, speaker, chat, and screen sharing)<a href="https://zoom.us/signin" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a></li><li><a href="https://zoom.us/signin" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Registered Zoom account</a></li><li>Computer with Windows or Mac OS (latest version preferable)</li><li>Oculus VR Headset (optional)</li><li>Muse 2 Headband (optional)</li><li><a href="https://unity.com/download" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Unity</a></li><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/Download" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visual Studio Code</a> (or another code editor)</li><li>3-button mouse</li></ul>Interested participants without access to this equipment should email education@interaccess.org to inquire about renting equipment provided by InterAccess. Access to equipment is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis and is not guaranteed. Please make sure to prepare and test out this setup well before the workshop. If you run into any issues with installing or using this software, contact education@interaccess.org for troubleshooting advice.Important note: This workshop will be hosted on Zoom. For purposes of security, registrants will receive the Zoom link on the day of the workshop, via their registered email. You must have a registered Zoom account to participate.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: Please email education@interaccess.org to request a refund. We are unable to accommodate attendee cancellations or refunds less than 1 week prior to a workshop or event. InterAccess reserves the right to cancel or reschedule this workshop if necessary.

<h3>About the Facilitators</h3><a href="https://tiangewang.io" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tiange Wang</a> is a software designer at IDEO where she creates human-centered and data-driven experiences through interaction design, XR prototyping, data visualization and web/mobile development. She had the opportunity to craft user-friendly and culturally-sensitive experiences for clients across various industries in North America and Japan. As a creative technologist, Tiange designs for experiences that bridge the digital and physical worlds, including novel phygital interfaces, smart homes, educational games, unmanned retail, and spatial storytelling with extended realities and generative AI. Tiange holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley.Xin Feng is an independent creative technologist who currently works at Reality Labs VR team. She participates in several user-centered products from ideation to implementation for game developers and VR users. Prior to Meta, she worked at Tencent game studio, specializing in Houdini generative design for a 3A IP game. Her work was nominated by MUSE Creative Awards, Non Architecture. Xin is passionate about creative technology and design on individual well-being including health, cognition, emotion and social relationships, and interested in bridging physical and virtual worlds through XR and other new modalities.

Questions? If you have any questions about the workshop or require additional support, please contact us at education@interaccess.org.

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