[ISEA2015] Paper: Mirjana Prpa, Bernhard E. Riecke & Svetozar Miucin – State.scape: a brain as an experience generator

Abstract (Short paper)

Keywords: EEG, brain-computer interfaces (BCI), Neurofeedback Art, Virtual Environment, Installation, Affective States, Emotiv EPOC.

State.Scape is an interactive installation in which audiovisuals are generated from users affective states (engagement, excitement, and meditation). The installation relies on a brain-computer interface based virtual environment and sonification, which both served as a platform for the exploration of users’ affective states. In this paper, we describe the aims, the system design, and the procedure for interacting with the artifacts and present the user experience gathered during interviews with the participants. Furthermore, we discuss the impact that this environment has on future real-world applications in altering affective states and its potential in meditation practice.

Mirjana Prpa, Bernhard E. Riecke, Svetozar Miucin, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

  • Mirjana Prpa is a PhD candidate at the School of Interactive Arts Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, and a virtual realty enthusiast. She received a Master Degree in architecture from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and has worked mainly on ephemeral designs for performance art projects including projects for theaters and open public spaces. Her current research is in user personalized environments that are created based on user’s emotional states.
  • Bernhard E. Riecke is an assistant professor at SIAT, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, and associate member of the SFU cognitive Science Program. He is one of the leading experts on self-motion illusion and its implementation in immersive Virtual Reality, regard to natural embodied spatial perception, cognition, and behavior. Rieckes scholarship  is exemplified by more than 70 peer reviewed papers/book chapters, including four best  paper awards (ACM IEEE conferences).
  • Svetozar Miucin is a PhD student in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, CA). Aside from his main research path, which is currently oriented to improving memory behaviour of complex software systems, he is interested in the places where computing science meets areas like interactive arts, neuroscience and social studies.

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