Jenny Ji Hyun Kim

Virtual Reality

Flow Island: Spatio-Auditory Land Inspired by NFT Artworks

[2022]

Virtual Reality, ETH Zurich

Reference NFT

Unity Created Land

Landscape Design

Creating Waterfalls

ABSTRACT

Flow Island provides an interactive experiences based on several audio-visual NFT artworks by mint rain. As the player navigated through the ‘flow island’, they were transported to various 3D environments, each designed in reference to these NFT artworks. In these environments, when viewed from certain perspectives, the corresponding frame from the NFT became visible, and the background music seamlessly transitioned to match the artwork’s audio.

Plane Model Created using Unity

Reference Plane

CONTRIBUTIONS

This project was a collaborative effort with NFT artist mint rain. My role focused on designing and sculpting the landscape’s various elements, such as waterfalls, rivers, snow-capped mountains, and beaches, using Unity. Additionally, I utilized Blender to craft an aircraft, taking inspiration from the film ‘Porco Rosso’. Mint rain, on the other hand, was responsible for creating the auditory experience of the project.

MOTIVATION

I chose to work on this project to develop my skills in creating Virtual Reality environments. The primary goal was to enhance my proficiency with Unity and Blender, essential tools for VR development.

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