[ISEA2019] Paper: Hyun Jean Lee, Wonjean Lee, Hyungsin Kim & Jeong Han Kim — VR for Toegye’s Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning: Experiential Space-Time based on the Concept of Eastern Philosophy

Abstract

Keywords: Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning, Virtual Reality, Philo- sophical Space-time, Experience Design, Mindfulness

In this paper, we describe a virtual reality project that creates an experience of Toegye’s “Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning.” First, we introduce Toegye’s “Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning.” Then, we present the VR design process and the current implementation stage of the first diagram of the book called the “Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate.” Ultimately, people today are able to experience a similar environment, one in which the king transformed the self into the original good nature. The space-time experience in this VR will provide the users with an opportunity for self-reflection, like looking at themselves in a mirror.

  • Hyun Jean Lee is a video and multimedia artist and media theorist whose research focuses on media history and aesthetics in the relationship between art and media technology. Lee earned a Ph.D. in Digital Media program at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, USA. At Georgia Tech, she also researched emerging physical sensing and computer-interaction technologies across media arts, entertainment, and educational domains. After earning a BFA in Painting from Seoul National University in Korea, Lee, supported by a Fulbright scholarship and a Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council, received her MPS degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. Currently she is both an associate professor of Media Art at the Graduate School of Communication and Arts and a director of X-Media Art and Research Center, at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Wonjean Lee is a researcher in Comparative Philosophy between Eastern and Western thought. She received her doctorate in Korean Confucianism, especially Toegye Yi-Hwang’s philosophy, at Sungkwunkwan University in Korea. Lee seeks to trace the true nature of the idea of Korean philosophy, as differentiated from Chinese philosophy and Western philosophy. She is also interested in conveying the core of Neo-Confucian Classics to the public in easier and more intuitive ways by collaborating with other disciplinary researchers. In the various articles, she has investigated Neo-Confucians iconography, which was used in order to articulate the philosophical and conceptual concepts in the Joseon Dynasty. After earning a BA from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea, Lee, received her Master’s degree from the Department of Western Philosophy at Seoul National University and X-cultural Studies at Kookmin University. She is currently working as a researcher at the X-Media Art and Research Center in ICONS, at Yonsei University and teaches at Sejong University.
  • Hyungsin Kim is a researcher in the field of Human Centered Computing. Her research interests lie in the intersection of virtual reality technology, media arts, and wellness. She seeks to empower users by designing software to influence the way people think, learn, and act. She is interested in understanding both human beings and the interaction design of computing technologies. She holds a Ph.D. from the Georgia Tech College of Computing, USA. In her dissertation, she investigated the effectiveness of computing technologies to enhance the dementia-screening process by presenting the design, implementation, and evaluation of the ClockMe System. She is currently working as a researcher at the X-Media Art and Research Center at ICONS and teaches media art students at Yonsei University.
  • Jeong Han Kim is a media artist working in the area of “Emergent Mind of City”, which is based on convergence between cognitive science and media art. Nowadays, he explores the Big-data mining and visualization for “Collective Emotion” of cities. Kim earned his Ph.D. in cognitive science at Seoul National University, Korea, and his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation Asian Cultural Council,he participated in the artist residence program offered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in New York City. He was also a Fulbright visiting scholar in DXARTS at the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S. during his 2014-15 sabbatical year. His works have been featured at the “Infosphere” at ZKM, the 7th International Media Art Biennial Media City in Seoul in 2012, at Whitebox in New York City, and in other selected group exhibitions. He is a professor at Seoul Women’s University and a director of the B-MADE(Body-Mind Arts & Design Education) Center.

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