An Elegy for the Departed - an Interactive Virtual Reality+Physical Computing Typographic Performance
Quentin Bu, MDES graduate
January 5, 2023 - May 5, 2023

Written and programmed for EVL’s CAVE2 by UIC Masters of Design student Quentin Bu, “Elegy” is a highly experimental virtual… Read more

TRNQWRLD
Kyra Jones
March 1, 2019 - May 4, 2019

Kyra Jones, School of Design undergraduate student created a virtual reality environment for the CAVE2 “TRNQWRLD” under the supervision… Read more

Hummingbird: Collaborative Virtual Reality for Tele-Immersive Interactive Theater
Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Daria Tsoupikova, Lance Long, Sai Priya Jyothula, Jo Cattell (Goodman Theatre)
January 15, 2019 - Ongoing

Transforming Storytelling: Multiuser Virtual Reality Theater for Collaborative Tele-Immersive Interaction (aka “Hummignbird”) is a… Read more

Music Instruction in a Virtual/Augmented Environment
Shreyas Mohan
June 1, 2016 - August 15, 2016

This project’s purpose was to investigate the ability of virtual reality to teach music. An application was developed for the CAVE2™ and… Read more

Hearts and Minds: The Interrogations Project
Arthur Nishimoto, Daria Tsoupikova, Lance Long, - University of Illinois at Chicago; Roderick Coover, Mark Partridge - Temple University; Scott Rettberg - University of Bergen, Norway
August 16, 2014 - Ongoing

Hearts and Minds: The Interrogations Project is a 3D narrative experience made for the effective sensory environment of the EVL’s CAVE2™… Read more

Luxor
Daniel J. Sandin, Thomas A. DeFanti, Dick Ainsworth
April 30, 2011 - April 29, 2013

As a demonstration of cultural heritage, participants can view 360-degree panoramic images of Medinet Habu, the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III… Read more

StarTrek Enterprise
Arthur Nishimoto
January 1, 2011 - Ongoing

In an homage to “StarTrek,” EVL graduate student Arthur Nishimoto spent his spare time over the past two years creating a 3D virtual… Read more

Passing Place for Games
Daria Tsoupikova, University of Illinois at Chicago; Robert Kooima, Louisiana State University
August 1, 2007 - August 1, 2009

Passing “Place for Games” visualizes the world famous Kizhi site as high-resolution 3D environment. The goal of this project is to create… Read more

Passing Excellence
Daria Tsoupikova, Robert Kooima
June 1, 2006 - Ongoing

“Passing Excellence” is an artistic visualization research project centered on the world famous architectural ensemble Kizhi. The Kizhi… Read more

Food Court
Deb Lowman (1966-2018)
September 2, 1994 - April 4, 1995

The virtual reality environment Food Court, a circus attraction within a virtual tent of The Great Sandini Virtual Reality Circus, allowed… Read more