25–28/1/2025

Sat - Tue 11—20 h

Saturday Coffee with Vitar Drinković: Participatory Lab 'A Being You Love' – How Do We Perceive Reality?

Vitar Drinković presents his research at KONTEJNER: Participate in neuro and biofeedback measurements for a future VR game

Vitar Drinković presents his research at KONTEJNER: Participate in neuro and biofeedback measurements for a future VR game On Saturday, January 25th, at 11 a.m., Vitar Drinković will present his latest research, which will serve as the foundation for the development of an innovative VR game. Visitors will have a unique opportunity to take part in neuro and biofeedback measurements, the results of which will shape a game that explores the connection between psychological states and our perception of reality.

Inspired by the experience of losing a loved one and the grieving process, the author's idea is to establish a link between biological processes and their representation in a virtual environment through a conceptual artistic video game. One of the objectives is to demonstrate how our body reacts to virtual environments and to what extent the brain perceives virtual reality as “real” – whether the body distinguishes between virtual and physical reality. The result of the project will be a 3D computer game in virtual reality (VR) that responds to the psychophysiological state of the user. The player will transform their surroundings through their own reactions, actively shaping their reality.

The measurements will take place from January 26th to January 28th at KONTEJNER venue, and all interested participants can join between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Under the expert guidance of Vitar Drinković, visitors will directly contribute to the development of this exciting game and discover how psychological states can shape our reality.

To participate in the measurements, sign up via email at kontejner@kontejner.org and indicate the day that suits you.

Let’s start the year with new emotional insights and contribute to the creation of a completely different game!

Collaborators:

Igor Brkić – coding

Ana Stražičić – Unreal Engine

Ana Vodanović Kosić – neurofeedback therapist

The research and the production are part of the Realities in Transition European project.

Vitar Drinković (HR)

Vitar Drinković is a Croatian contemporary artist working in the fields of interactive installations, sculpture, extended reality (XR), computer game technologies, biofeedback, and new media technologies. His artistic practice explores perception, communication, and the relationship between the human body, technology, and virtual environments through participatory artworks. He graduated in Sculpture (2008) and Animation and New Media (2014) from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. He has presented more than twenty solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, the Die Angewandte Festival in Vienna, the Pixxelpoint Festival in Slovenia, Schaumbad in Graz, Lauba – The House for People and Art, and Klovićevi Dvori Gallery, as well as exhibitions and festivals in France, Austria, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and the United States. He was a Radoslav Putar Award finalist (2021), participated in international artist residencies in France and the Czech Republic, and regularly leads workshops in the fields of interactive art and new media. As an external lecturer, he taught at RIT Croatia and participated in educational programmes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.

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