Folding virtual space
embodied exercise in virtual space

A virtual experience based on neuroscience research, where the user folds the virtual space independently from the digital code, only using their perceived virtual embodiment.

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Based on the procedures of a neuroscience experiment conducted at the neuroscience lab at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, the participating audience members are transferring their perceived embodiment into virtual bodies in virtual reality.







The VR headset renders an invisible body . The participants see a ball touching moving in the virtual sapce. When it reaches the area, where they would normally see their body, they feel a touch at the corresponding spot on their body. The participant is receiving conflicting mulitsensory information. They feel the touches they see on a virtual body. Within 2 minutes, they accept the invisible body as their own embodiment.

The virtual space seems to bend, create a fold, where light beams do not penetrate. The body, thus, remains out of sight, but is still felt by the participant. The fold is entirely defined by the participant’s embodiment. Its position, scale, form, orientation are all resulting from the percevied embodiment.  The code defining the virtual space does not change. The participant’s perceived embodiment overrules the code.