During the COVID-19 pandemic, electronic information played a crucial role in conveying emotions despite physical separation, though current technology still struggles to transmit feelings accurately. This exhibition presented three works imagining a future where emotions are shared more effectively. “Imageflowing” captured physical data such as breathing and heart rate, allowing viewers to experience a photographer’s emotions. “Advanced Warfare” synchronized game pieces and lights remotely, enabling players to sense each other’s emotional shifts. “Wear Eiyou” visualized nutritional intake through a wearable accessory, transforming body data into a tool for communication. These works explored innovative ways to connect emotionally and physically.
Exhibition
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design PLAY Project, “PLAY Exhibition 2021”, PLACE M (Shinjuku, Tokyo), 2021.12.20-26
Publication
Qianqian Mu, George Chernyshov, Ziyue Wang, Danny Hynds, Dingding Zheng, Kouta Minamizawa, Dunya Chen, Atsuro Ueki, Masa Inakage, and Kai Kunze. 2022. ImageFlowing-Enhance Emotional Expression by Reproducing the Vital Signs of the Photographer. In ACM SIGGRAPH 2022 Emerging Technologies (SIGGRAPH ’22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 5, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532721.3535565
Collaborators
Ericsson, Unbuilt Ventures, “Imageflowing” JST Moonshot R&D “Cybernetic being” Project (Grant number JPMJMS2013)
Project Website
https://play2021exhibition.studio.site/
