Charlotte Davies

Ms. Davies was one of the speakers at Doors 3.

Charlotte Davies of SoftImage, Canada, received a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Victoria and studied philosophy, literature and anthropology at Bennington College. Among her creations is `Osmose', an immersive virtual reality installation involving Head Mounted Display technology and stereoscopic video projection. A poetic representation of nature, `Osmose' seeks to establish a visual, aural and interactive aesthetics that goes beyond conventional VR. A work-in-progress exploring the potential of immersive virtual space as a medium for visual/aural expression and kinaesthetic experience of philosophical ideas.

Since 1988, she has been director of visual research at Softimage.

Her presentations include:

• 1995: Osmose: Being in Immersive Virtual Space, Video Viewpoints, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
• 1993: Painting in Virtual Space: Towards an Alternative Aesthetic, Fourth International Symposium on Electronic Art, Minneapolis, USA
• 1992: An Artist's Introduction to Softimage, Third International Symposium on Electronic Art, Sydney, Australia.

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