Saṃsāra
Saṃsāra
Saṃsāra, a virtual narrative by Hsin-Chien Huang, begins in the near future when the Earth's resources have depleted due to human greed. Fighting for natural resources leads to catastrophic wars and global destruction forcing the remaining population to leave Earth and find a new home. Will this long quest for a new home be a loop in space and time? Without spiritual evolution, is progress and evolution nothing more than a Möbius strip that leads nowhere? Using the concept of embodied cognition, Saṃsāra uses virtual reality and interactivity to create the experience of transforming one's body into different beings while promoting empathy and a holistic view of our shared existence.
Images taken from Saṃsāra VR installation in Moody Center for the Arts Media Lab