Patrick Pennefather

Bio:

• Patrick is an award-winning sound designer and composer for live and mediated productions having worked on over 250 productions in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia including SIGGRAPH. He meddles in mixed reality as curator, creator, teacher and investigator. He is co-appointed at UBC’s Theatre & Film program in Design & Production and at the Master of Digital Media Program where he has collaborated with companies, researchers and non-profits engaging audiences in new ways with emerging technologies. Keywords: mixed reality, audience experience, spatial audio, project-based learning.

Art Papers Jury Member:

• SIGGRAPH 2020: Think Beyond

Writings and Presentations:

• Title: Body RemiXer: Extending Bodies to Stimulate Social Connection in an Immersive Installation
  Writing Type: Paper
  Author(s):
  • John Desnoyers Stewart
  • Ekaterina R. Stepanova
  • Bernhard E. Riecke
  • Patrick Pennefather
  
  Exhibition: SIGGRAPH 2020: Think Beyond
  Abstract Summary:

  “Body RemiXer” is a mixed reality installation that connects immersants using a virtual reality headset, Kinect, and projections. It explores the potential of immersive technology to create co-present experiences that foster intercorporeality between immersants. Observations during public exhibitions revealed “Body RemiXer’s” capacity to disrupt social norms and stimulate new connections.

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  Role(s):

  
  
  • Art Papers Jury Member
  • Author