Echo of the Abyss
Understanding More-than-human Interconnectedness in the Deep Sea Through Virtual Reality Experiences
2024
Faculty
![VR scene with some brightly colored underwater plants, text in the center reads "Echo of the Abyss"](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-03/EchoOfTheAbyss.png?itok=_vQo-cbY)
Echo of the Abyss is a Virtual Reality (VR) experience that uses animal guides and immersive environments to cultivate a sense of kinship towards marine life. It emphasises the impact of design elements in creating a feeling of interconnectedness and in challenging mainstream perceptions of the deep sea, such as feelings of alienness and fear. Our approach offers design strategies aimed at increasing a feeling of safety and reflecting on the human and more-than-human bodies' relations in the environment.
In collaboration with: Yanick Trindade, Nuno Nunes, Valentina Nisi and the eGamesLab.
Researchers
Beatrice (Bea) Maggipinto, Jessica Hammer, Valentina Nisi, Nuno Nunes
Research Areas
Game Design,