This project combines the ancient printmaking technique suminagashi with the modern technology virtual reality. Participants were invited to "walk through" the zero-gravity space. The floating suminagashi balls are interactive and bounce off the participant as they interrupt the space. The virtual environment also contains four dome-shaped suminagashi waterfalls that participants can stand under for a meditative experience.

solo academic project

materials / software used:

• Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints

• Blender

• Adobe Photoshop

• Meta Quest 3

• suminagashi prints

Panoramic images of the virtual environment, captured while in VR

features:

• immersive soundscape

• joystick controls

• physics-based interactions

• decal materials ripple across the various surfaces

Recording of the perspective of someone navigating Send Bloodwork

Suminagashi prints drying