A manifesto for slow immersion (2023)
Physical Artefact
Abba, T., & Clark, S. A manifesto for slow immersion. [Print]. Online

Conceived as an answer to the question - how can we curate complex relationships in immersive narratives? This manifesto was presented at ZIPSCENE in Prague (Nov 2023) and distributed to attendees.

Digital commons and architecture's self-image (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Banou, S. (2023, October). Digital commons and architecture's self-image. Presented at AHRA International Conference 2023: Situated Ecologies of Care, Portsmouth

The research frames an emerging visual culture of display and observation that relies on the staging of architecture and the city not ‘as’ but ‘for’ the image. This does not concern strictly the building as visual object (Jencks 2006; Brigden 2019),... Read More about Digital commons and architecture's self-image.

Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - An outline of the risks (2023)
Report
McIntosh, V. (2023). Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - An outline of the risks. London: NSPCC

Given the rapid growth of new technologies, including immersive environments, the current generation of extended reality products – Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) – and the clear shift towards the development of the metaverse, resear... Read More about Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - An outline of the risks.

Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - Key concepts (2023)
Report
McIntosh, V. (2023). Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - Key concepts. London: NSPCC

Given the rapid growth of new technologies, including immersive environments, the current generation of extended reality products – Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) – and the clear shift towards the development of the metaverse, resear... Read More about Child safeguarding and immersive technologies - Key concepts.

Augmented reality as a thirdspace: Simultaneous experience of the physical and virtual (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Eagle, R. (2023). Augmented reality as a thirdspace: Simultaneous experience of the physical and virtual. In D. Villa, & F. Zuccoli (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Images and Imagination (355-363). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25906-7_39

With the proliferation of devices that display augmented reality (AR), now is the time for scholars and practitioners to evaluate and engage critically with emerging applications of the medium. AR mediates the way users see their bodies, hear their e... Read More about Augmented reality as a thirdspace: Simultaneous experience of the physical and virtual.