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BETWEEN WORLDS: 2019

MEDIUM

360-degree panoramic digital video + soundtrack

 

SOFTWARE/DEVICE 

 Photoshop/After Effects/HTC Vive

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/ART/VIDEO EDITOR

Yijia Ren

MUSIC

Yiru Zhong

DURATION

Duration: 1 min 44 seconds

 

DATE OF COMPLETION

May 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4QkG6nnRoM.

The primitive inspiration of this piece is the concept of a Chinese term called “Xin Xiang”, translated literally as “the scene of the heart(mind)”, which may also be referred to as the “spiritual world”. The “Spiritual world” exists in everyone’s mind as a formation of memories, dreams, meditations and illusions, a combination of realistic and unrealistic, a reflection of emotions, attachment, and aspiration...

Between Worlds: 2019 invites audiences to enter an excerpt from the artist’s "spiritual world" formed by solemn landscapes and mysterious scenes.

Trapped into the center of the virtual world, the audience will be immersed in an artistic, dreamlike memory by watching the change of the scenes along with the music.

The purpose of this project is to provide an immersive experience of being in an imaginary world inspired from the “spiritual world” as art therapy for people who are looking for a mind relaxation free them up temporarily from the real world.

*The Youtube video has been compressed down to a lower size for submission so it may cause pixelation. Please select the highest resolution manually. The video is designed to be viewed through VR devices. The use of a VR headset is strongly recommended if possible. Notice it may cause mild discomfort for people who have acrophobia.

 PANORAMA SCREENSHOTS

Screenshots of three major scenes from the video.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3oGgAA
 

BETWEEN WORLDS: 2019   
THE CONCEPT ART

MEDIUM

 360-degree Panoramic

Digital Image

 

SOFTWARE/DEVICE 

 Photoshop/HTC Vive

 

ORIGINAL SIZE

2000 x 1000 px (unfolded)

300 dpi 

 

DATE OF COMPLETION

March 2018

The 360-degree panoramic digital art as the concept art created for the virtual environment. The art depicts a distorted, eccentric surreal world in traditional oil-painting strokes.

 

 

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ybKoox

WORK IN PROGRESS
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