A downloadable VR experience for Windows


Dis_place

Dis_place is an innovative, immersive VR dance experience created by Displace Studio - digital dance artist Kerryn Wise and creative technologist Ben Neal.

Originally made as part of a live performance at the People’s Hall in Nottingham, a Georgian building with a rich history, Dis_place is a response to the site - highlighting the memories and histories revealed by the decaying building's features.


Displace Studio

Exploring the intersection of dance, film, physical theatre and digital technology, Displace produce bold, boundary-pushing work that dances between the darkness and the light - reality and fantasy - creating deep, interpersonal, immersive experiences that encourage audiences to step into, behind, and around the edges of illusion.

Works often take the form of intimate, dreamlike journeys through uncertain places rich in symbolism and metaphor in which curious behaviours are encountered.

Displace Studio Website

Kerryn Wise

As a dance practitioner Kerryn has always been fascinated by the intersections between technology and the live moving body, the juxtaposition of flesh and visceral movement with notions of digital intimacy.

www.kerrynwise.co.uk

Ben Neal

Ben Neal (Psicon Lab) is an Arts-focused, freelance Creative Technologist, digital artist, programmer, games/gadget builder and educator.

www.psiconlab.co.uk

Download

Download
Dis_place1.7.zip 1 GB

Install instructions

Suitable for Meta Quest (via Link cable or AirLink), HTC Vive / Cosmos and other headsets (using Steam VR) .

Download and extract the .zip file.

Double click the Dis_place.exe application to play.

Press a button to begin once loaded.

Press the M key at any time to switch SDK (eg from Oculus to SteamVR). 

To run on a flatscreen monitor press the M key and choose "VRSimulator", then use the mouse to look around and the W, A, S, D keys to walk.

Please be aware that the VR experience is preceded by an introductory video. You can skip this by pressing the M key and choosing "Skip Video".

Development log

Comments

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The technology is evidently not perfect, but in my opinion it just adds to the charm. I liked this experience, though the introductory video was a little confusing (It appeared behind me and I only saw black until I realized)