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GMU:Immersive Essays/Kristin Jakubek (view source)
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The decision was made to anchor the viewer on the treatment chair | The decision was made to anchor the viewer on the treatment chair and allow the action to unwind around the user while seated. From a technical point of view this makes sense as it will decrease the risk of nausea, from being move from point A to point B, or accidents when users walk around with VR glasses. Conceptually this also aligns with the actual Ketamine-infusion-therapy experience. | ||
Additionally audio plays a crucial role both for a video essay - as these videos are usually narrated with personal commentary or the author‘s line of argumentation/statement - and, because one of the effects of Ketamine are the increased stimulating effect of any noise. | Additionally audio plays a crucial role both for a video essay - as these videos are usually narrated with personal commentary or the author‘s line of argumentation/statement - and, because one of the effects of Ketamine are the increased stimulating effect of any noise. | ||
One patient said her experience was guided by the soothing music that was played from headphones during her treatment, the sound shaped the visual and bodily experience. | One patient said her experience was guided by the soothing music that was played from headphones during her treatment, the sound shaped the visual and bodily experience. | ||
''„A beautiful soundscapes that drove how I felt throughout that whole experience. It just felt like I was floating in this beautiful, enchanting, musical world.“ - Bridget, writer and producer at ‚What‘s Working‘ - source: ‚Ketamine Treatment for Depression: What It‘s Actually Like [Episode 2]‘) This is why all following media in the scene is accompanied by Ana Roxanne's track - 'Immortality'. | |||
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