Working Title
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This work is intended to work on chrome browser, with optimal viewing on an andriod device.This code is designed to work ONLY on mobile devices and tablets with a gyroscope.WebGL supported browser required
This work is for one of the three Virtual Reality(VR) headsets that are arranged on a plinth/table, with each of the power cables to the VR headsets coming out of a bible located in the base of the table. Each of the VR headsets contain an individual experience relating to methods of connecting to divine.
- See: virtual space with fixed point audio
The virtual space is a desert, with mountains in the distance with the sun above. This space is highly symbolic referencing christian imagery with the intention of creating a contemplative space. The audio component is embeded with alpha waves, which are intended to increase a persons capacity for concetration and contemplation.
Rationale and research
What is it about
"growing emphasis on meditation in eastern religions. Transcendental meditation, as it is often called, is not biblical meditation...
Biblical Meditation means “the act of focusing one’s thoughts: to ponder, think on, muse.” Meditation consists of reflective thinking or contemplation, usually on a specific subject to discern its meaning or significance or a plan of action...
Some synonyms would be contemplation, reflection, rumination, deep thinking, or remembering in the sense of keeping or calling something to mind for the purpose of consideration, reflection, or meditation.
The goal of Christian meditation is to internalize and personalize the Scripture so that its truth can affect how we think, our attitudes, and how we live, our actions." (Keathley 2004)
Therefore the intention in this work is to present the viewer with a constructed environment embedded with christian symbolism, and to allow them to contemplate the meaning of the imagery. With particular empasis on salt, sky, heavens(vortex), vastness and disance and the 'sun' (which you cannot actually see as it is concealed behind clouds
What is my personal revelation/experience
Personal prayer is a daily persuit for me. But I dont often have the opportunity to lock myself away for private prayer. Often I need to engage with the inner place to contemplate and connect to the divine.
Quotes from the bible which relate to the work
Mathew 6:6 (BLB)
But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 5:13 (ESV)
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.;
Job 37:21 (KJB)
And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
Asset production
List of assets:
The following assets are located in the /js of the above list
Assets Images and objects
The environment presented in the virtual reality space was constructed and manipulated with photoshop and exported as .jpeg format.
Assets sounds
The audio asset is an osilation of alpha waves, edited in software package fruityloops and exported as an .mp3 file. "This frequency range bridges the gap between our conscious thinking and subconscious mind. In other words, alpha is the frequency range between beta and theta. It helps us calm down when necessary and promotes feelings of deep relaxation. If we become stressed, a phenomenon called “alpha blocking” may occur which involves excessive beta activity and very little alpha."(Mental health daily 2014)
Theory of the code
The code for this project was written for web based platforms. Code languages used for this application were WebGL, HTML, javascript, css and jquery. NOTE: As of 2017 security limitations to accessing microphone and camera were established. Purchase of an SSL certificate for the host server were required. Audio playback has now been restricted to requiring user input before audio streaming takes place, this was bypassed through initiating the audio playback on clicking the 'fullscreen' button on the application.
To realise this artwork required gaining access to the devices gyroscope and using the z,x,y axis variablse to manipulate a graphical environment dependant apon a the participants interaction. The base code for this project was based of a open source code accessing gyroscopic data and moving visual objects (http://artworkprocesscode.blogspot.com/2016/04/stereoscopic-content-movement-using.html ) application of stereoscopic vision (http://artworkprocesscode.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/sterioscopic-image-viewer-for-google.html) and a fullscreener code (http://artworkprocesscode.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/how-to-fullscreen-webpage-with-html.html)
A key to the success of this work is that the code run in dual iframes. Allowing for independant processing of the data as opposed to attempting to access dual processing of spacial data which would cause considerable delay in rendering.
Additionally the audio component is running on the mobile device independant of the VR visual. And audio file is installed on the device and played through the devices player. This saves considerably on data transfer to initialise the program.
Build versions: excluding base code development.
NOTE: Code is reference in individual files and annotated throughout the code files. Please download and refer to individual files for more detail.
1. Visual asset added to environment, single view 360 gyroscopic environment tested and working.
2.implimentation of iframe embedding
3. fullscreener code added (fullscreener.js and index.html)
4. gyro readout and standard controls removed from gui. Auto gyro initilisation implimented
References
Keathley, J. Hampton 2004. "Biblical Meditation" Bible.org. Accessed 1 June 2017. URL:https://bible.org/article/biblical-meditation
Mental health daily. 2014 "5 Types of brain wave frequencies" Mental health daily. Accessed 2 May 2017. URL:http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2014/04/15/5-types-of-brain-waves-frequencies-gamma-beta-alpha-theta-delta/
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