The Visit VR. An immersive experience to counteract stigma about dementia.

Authors

Volker Kuchelmeister, UNSW University of New South Wales SydneyFollow
Jill Bennett, UNSWFollow
Gail Kenning, UNSWFollow
Natasha Ginnivan, UNSWFollow
Melissa Neidorf, UNSWFollow

Document Type

Research Abstract

Abstract

The Visit is an interactive 6-dof real-time Virtual Reality experience, developed from an interdisciplinary research project conducted by artists and psychologists working with women living with dementia. Visitors are invited to sit with Viv, a life-sized, realistic and responsive character whose dialogue is created largely from verbatim interviews, drawing us into a world of perceptual uncertainty, while at the same time confounding stereotypes and confronting fears about dementia. The characterisation has scientific validity but also the qualities of a rich, emotion-driven film narrative. The point of the work is to draw the viewer into the emotional/perceptual world of Viv.

Recommended Citation

Kuchelmeister, Volker; Bennett, Jill; Kenning, Gail; Ginnivan, Natasha; and Neidorf, Melissa (2020) "The Visit VR. An immersive experience to counteract stigma about dementia.," Frameless: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://repository.rit.edu/frameless/vol3/iss1/6