Επιλογή in crisis

State
Developed collaboratively in the scope of the curriculum of the Greek-French Master, in the academic year 2013-2014 (2nd semester), by students and instructors, in Athens School of Fine Arts. Research was conducted in collaboration, also, with Vicki Tselepidou (lawyer and writer) and Adamantia Giannakoura (psychologist, PhD candidate at Harokopion University).

Concept
Eπιλογή in crisis artistically simulates a system in crisis as a structure of interconnected choices. Visitor-player is asked to enter the system and handle the crisis through making choices. The choices are possible only through visitor’s view direction. The system of choices is described based on a directed graph. An underlying measurement mechanism traces the movements of each visitor (e.g. choices, time of stay) which can, also, be processed off-line. Here you can see the trailer of the project. More details about the project and the study here.

Educational approach
Επιλογή in crisis is a hybrid work that lies between an artwork, a game and a measurement tool. Students of the Greek-French Master are trained to work collaboratively, combining elements from different spaces. My role in this project was to teach students how to define and implement the technological structure that handles the graph, the view-choice mechanism and the measurement tool.

Technology
Unity game engine, Oculus Rift DK1.

Actions and presentations
From the monologue of mass media to the dialogue of new media in the information society. The interactive narrative of digital games as a case study of crisis, Manthos Santorineos, Stavroula Zoi, Nefeli Dimitriadi, John Bardakos, Maria Velaora, Arguro Papathanasiou, Vicky Tselepidou, International Digital Storytelling Conference, Digital Storytelling in Times of Crisis, Athens, May 8-10, 2014 (http://dst.ntlab.gr/) (publication & vr demo & on-site experiment)

Presentation of Επιλογή in Crisis as research demo, to the ΙΕΕΕ VR2015 conference & exhibition, 23-27 March 2015, Arles, France (vr demo)

Presentation of the Epilogi in Crisis collaborative project to the MIDEN Festival 2014, in the scope of a tribute to Manthos Santorineos, 3-5 July 2014, Kalamata, Greece (vr demo & on-site experiment)

Επιλογή in crisis was selected for demonstration through the Oculus Rift site, while the DK1 was supported (no longer active). Here you can see a critique.

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