Hi all,

As of this week I am beginning my journey to artistic VR. As part of my year and a half MA program on VR, I will document my projects on a weekly basis. This will serve two purposes: (1) evidence to my instructor that I am doing the required coursework and (2) provide a future reference for myself and other VR creators on our way to defining this new medium.

I choose the symbol of the Datura to accompany my endeavor. The obvious reason is my love for flowers and how they hold in their blossoming a universal truth of growth and fruition. The less obvious reason is how they too, like VR, hold both a great potential and a great danger. The Datura flower’s poison, in the best of cases, blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality. In the worst of cases, it can be lethal.

Join me on this tightrope between the planes of intoxication and sobriety so that we can begin to fully understand how VR can illuminate perception as it stands today and/or shape it for the future.