VR.SHI | Cross-cultural project of visualzation of Russian and Chinese poetry in VR
Problem: Traditional forms of poetry and art are limited in their ability to fully immerse the audience in the meaning and emotions of the work. Additionally, there's a need for innovative methods of cultural exchange and language learning. Solution: VR.SHI offers a unique solution by combining poetry, visual art, and virtual reality. The project transforms poems into interactive 3D environments where each word becomes a visual art object reflecting its meaning and context. This creates a full immersion of the viewer into a "living, painted poem," allowing for a deeper understanding of its meaning and emotional content.
Cognitive technologies and Creative economy
A joint (cross-country) digital creative product (films, video games, animation, sound, graphics, digital design) created by companies from two or more BRICS+ countries
The exact duration of implementation is not specified, but considering the scale and technological complexity of the project, it can be assumed that full implementation may take from 6 months to 1 year.
The project is planned to be implemented in Russia and China as part of the cross-year of culture. It has the potential to expand to other countries.
VR.SHI differs from other approaches in the following ways: 1) Unique combination of poetry, visual art, and VR technologies. 2) Innovative method of cultural exchange between Russia and China. 3) Multifunctionality: educational tool, art therapy, entertainment. 4) Potential for creating a new international art movement (VYRS art genre) 5) Response to the creative challenge of artificial intelligence, demonstrating the power of human creativity. Project site with content: https://vyrs.art/premiere
Awards of Iris Pan: 2024 Red Dot Design Concept Award Winner / 2024 The ADC Annual Awards Winner / 2024 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Awards Finalist / 2024 Titan Innovation Awards Platinum Winner (Social Impact) / 2024 Titan Innovation Awards Gold Winner (User Experience Design) / 2024 DNA Paris Design Awards Honorable Mention / 2024 Indigo Design Award Gold Winner
X. Pan, "PoeceptibleVR: Reinterpreting Chinese Traditional Calligraphic Poetry in VR with Multiple Scales and Senses," 2019 IEEE Games, Entertainment, Media Conference (GEM), New Haven, CT, USA, 2019, pp. 1-12, doi: 10.1109/GEM.2019.8811533.
