Workshop: “On the Edge of Reality”
“On the Edge of Reality” – Virtual Reality Painting Workshop
NOVAS DATAS
31 january, 1 and 2 february 2024, 3-6 pm | AEP room | Free attendance, open to the Fernando Pessoa University community, registration required.
Instructor: Mariia Plekhova
Mariia Plekhova is an artist based in Italy and Cyprus, currently an Erasmus student at UFP. More info: https://mariiaplekhova.com/about
Synopsis: “On the edge of reality” aims to engage students from University Fernando Pessoa in creative activities and introduce them to Virtual Reality technologies through a VR painting workshop and a virtual exhibition of the created artworks. The project also includes an online voting component to select artworks for an exhibition.
Contents:
- Creation of an artwork using virtual reality headsets.
- Participants can work individually or in groups.
- Publication of artworks on the spatial.io platform, which allows viewing three-dimensional creations from any device.
- Voting for created artworks using Google Forms.
- Exhibition of printed works in a hybrid format.
Duration:
9 hours (3 days x 3 hours each)
Methodology:
Short-term, practical course, using the AEP room.
Taught In English.
No previous skills required.