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History has rarely witnessed the emergence of a novel art medium with a distinctive set of stylistic conventions and technological affordances and constraints. Apparently, virtual reality (VR) is currently maturing as such an art medium. The VR field, which was established in several technological waves starting from the 1960s, is attracting a growing interest among artists who look for new forms of expression and storytelling. The current phase in VR history is a critical historical stage in which its set of idiosyncratic artistic devices is being developed and refined. The following account of the affordances of VR as an emerging art offers a neuroscientific perspective on the unique properties of this medium. It begins with a short technological and historical review of the field, which is followed by a theoretical discussion on the notions of presence and empathy in VR. Finally, I argue that the unique immersive potential of VR relies on its embodiment capabilities, which are assumingly mediated by its effect on peripersonal neurons that encode the space surrounding one's body. These modifications potentially facilitate perceptual and conceptual transformations, unprecedented i

Author

Gal Raz

Published

2019

Language

EN