TY - CONF TI - Body RemiXer: : Extending Bodies to Stimulate Social Connection in an Immersive Installation AU - Desnoyers-Stewart, John AU - Stepanova, Ekaterina R. AU - Riecke, Bernhard E. AU - Pennefather, Patrick T2 - Siggraph 2020 Full Art Paper AB - Body RemiXer is a mixed reality installation that connects immersants across the virtual/actual divide through emergent tactility and abstract embodiment. Using a virtual reality headset, Kinect, and projections, it explores the potential of immersive technology to create co-present experiences that foster intercorporeal relationships between immersants wearing a headset and those using the projections. Immersants’ bodies are at the center of the installation, activated as a site for social exchange. Body RemiXer has been exhibited at an art festival and several smaller events. Observations during these exhibits revealed Body RemiXer’s capacity to disrupt social norms and stimulate new connections. C1 - Washington, DC, US DA - 2020/07// PY - 2020 PB - ACM KW - Riecke KW - Riecke_2020 KW - bernhard-riecke KW - body-remixer KW - conferencePaper KW - john-desnoyers-stewart KW - katerina-stepanova KW - patrick-pennefather ER -