Approaches to immersion and interaction in virtual procedural and orchestrated space

This paper outlines approaches to immersion and interaction in w[i]nd (Rawlinson, 2020), an audiovisual composition and installation in a first-person screen-based Virtual Environment (VE) for Mac and PC. Users explore a photorealistic space containing images, models and spatial audio through first person motion controlled by keyboard and mouse. Object position, movement, underlying algorithmic parameters and spatial triggers are used as a mechanic to influence the sonic density and character of the experience. Among other things, the work explores open sonic form, timbre and character in non-linear interactive experiences and
contributes to research into the use of sound and sounding objects as an approach to presence and immersion, navigation and interaction in VEs.