A-MAZE Artists Update 2023: Boundless – Worlds in Flux: Overcoming boundaries to virtual world integration in traditional heritage settings

Chen, Mei-Tsen; Gunn, Fion; Jiang, Shoran; Hulme-Beaman, Ardern; Hudson, Alan; Kendal, Maureen; Parvez, Nazia

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Author(s): Mei-Tsen Chen , Fion Gunn , Shoran Jiang , Ardern Hulme-Beaman , Alan Hudson , Maureen Kendal , Nazia Parvez

Publication date (Print): July 2023

Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2023 (EVA 2023)

Conference theme: Since 1990, the EVA London Conference has established itself as one of the United Kingdom’s most innovative and interdisciplinary conferences in the field of digital visualisation. The papers and abstracts in this volume cover areas such as the arts, culture, heritage, museums, music, performance, visual art, and visualisation, as well as related interdisciplinary areas, in combination with technology. The latest research and work by early career researchers, established scholars, practitioners, research students, and visual artists, can be found in this volume, published in full colour.

Conference date: 10–14 July 2023

Keywords: Digital collectibles, Immersive reality, Ethics, Aesthetics, User participation, Artist collectives, Ecology, Virtual Reality

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The A-Maze artists Collective has been developing a Virtual World Hub for artists and their audience-participants, reaching out to new audiences and to enable deep engagement. Artworks are created as experiences using innovative technology offering immersive and deep engagement. This paper describes how, building on previous development, A-Maze Artists Collective continue to develop ‘Boundless – Worlds in Flux – a Virtual Reality platform with a hub leading to different Artists’ spaces. During 2022, A-Maze has reached out to new audiences and deepened engagement through collaboration with museums and new user groups. There has been churn in the team and this year welcomes new artists, developers, art professionals and partnerships. This paper indicates recent challenges, methods, partners and insights on this development. The project has entered into a deeper level around overcoming boundaries including virtual world integration and implementation of the virtual world within traditional heritage settings. A schematic is indicated which feeds into development design and technical choices. Future development includes an analysis of web-hosted versus device-hosted downloadable applications offering digital interactivity and immersive experience to its users.

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Mei-Tsen Chen: http://www.chenmeitsen.com

Fion Gunn: https://www.fiongunn.org

Shoran Jiang: https://www.shoranjiang.com

Ardern Hulme-Beaman: https://twitter.com/ardern_hb

Alan Hudson: http://www.alanhudson.org

Maureen Kendal: http://www.dreamstudio.io

Nazia Parvez

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[1] H. Beaman (2023) Conceptual framework of digital infrastructure and interactive collaboration approaches based on UK NW photogrammetry hub project led by Hulme-Beaman, Framework in draft.

[2] Chen Mei-Tsen (2022) https://www.chenmeitsen.com (retrieved 28 Feb 2022).

[3] J. From, & F. Pettersson (2022). In Need of Development, Learning and Research?: On the Possibilities of a Common Point of Departure for Digital and Educational Development. Journal of Digital Social Research, 4(2), 47–65. https://doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v4i2.110

[4] T. Flynn (2022) Sketchfab Cultural Heritage Lead. personal communication.

[5] F. Gunn (2023) Gunn at VGM, University of Liverpool.

[6] F. Gunn, M. Kendal, M. Mulla (2020) An Exploration of How Artists Use Immersive Technologies to Promote Inclusivity. In: J. Weinel, J.P. Bowen, G. Diprose, and N. Lambert (eds), EVA London, Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2020).

[7] F. Gunn (2021) https://www.fiongunn.org/virtual-reality-works.html (retrieved February 18th 2022).

[8] F. Gunn, M. Kendal, B. Kass, M. Chen, A. Hudson (2022) A-Maze Artists-Update 2022, On the development of the ’Boundless-Worlds in Flux ’virtual world; In: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (2022) EVA London UK.

[9] M. Håkansson Lindqvist, & F. Pettersson (2019). Digitalization and school leadership: on the complexity of leading for digitalization in school. The international journal of information and learning technology, 36(3), 218–230.

[10] A. Hudson and M. Kendal (2011) On the Beach-A handbook for using 3D virtual digital platforms, Published by Electronic Visualisation and the Arts, EVA 2011,.

[11] A. Hudson (2022) http://www.newsynthetictheatre.co.uk (retrieved 14 January 2022).

[12] M. Kendal (2019) Cyber and You, Legend Publishing.

[13] M. Kendal (2021) https://dreamstudio.io/amaze_artists/ (retrieved 14 January 2023).

[14] M. Kendal, F. Gunnet al (2021) The Evolving Collaboration-AMazed! The A-Maze artists investigate immersive technology to create imagination and artifice, In: J. Weinel, J.P. Bowen, G. Diprose, and N. Lambert(eds), Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (2021) EVA London UK.

[15] M. Kendal, M. Mulla, Thomazi, E. Freitas (2019) How Artists Can Develop Their Artwork, Its Market and Deliver Their Creative Content for Virtual Reality Environments?, Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (2019) EVA London UK.

[16] Anders D. Olofsson, J. LindbergFransson Ola, Göran, & Hauge, Trond Eiliv (2015) Uptake and Use of Digital Technologies in Primary and Secondary Schools-a Thematic Review of Research. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 10, 103–121.

[17] Nazia Parvez (2012) https://www.artconnect.com/nazia-parvez/portfolio

[18] J. Wilks, A. Cutcher & S. Wilks (2012) Digital Technology in the Visual Arts Classroom: An [Un]Easy Partnership. Studies in Art Education, 54(1), 54–65, DOI: 10.1080/00393541.2012.11518879.

[19] VEC-Virtual Engineering Centre, University of Liverpool https://www.virtualengineeringcentre.com/ (retrieved 14 January 2023). https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/07/18/institute-of-irish-studies-first-artist-in-residence-fion-gunn-brings-exhibition-to-vgm/

[20] WorldsInFlux (2023) ‘Worldsinflux’, Virtual platform for artists and audiences. 2023 http://www.worldsinflux.com/ (retrieved 14 January 2023).

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