mYnd/metaverses at The University of Oregon

2014-2016

Neuroscience research, art, and development of Virtual Reality heart rate biofeedback project

Visiting scholar and artist-in-residence at the Institute of Neuroscience and Quantum and Nanoscale Physics Alemán Lab, University of Oregon

Research between 2014 and 2016 was conducted with Dr. Michael Posner, Heidemarie Laurent, Irida Mance, Ed Vogel and his lab (now University of Chicago), Benjamín Alemàn, Benjamin McMorran among many others.

VR heart rate biofeedback project with guided meditations and nanoscale microscopy. Research between 2014 and 2016 was conducted with Dr. Michael Posner, Heidemarie Laurent, Irida Mance, Ed Vogel and his lab (now University of Chicago), Benjamin McMorran among many others.

*mYndful* – VR heart rate biofeedback project with guided meditations and nanoscale microscopy

“Mindful Technologies – research and developments in science and arts” presentation and paper won “Best Presentation Award” in the panel “Well-Being Computing: AI meets Health and Happiness Science” at the AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) Spring Symposia Stanford University 2016

Presentations of research and VR biofeedback at Harvard University’s CHA (Center for Mindfulness and Compassion) 2018; Science of Consciousness 2016 conference, University of Arizona; “a2ru GroundWorks” Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities National Conference, Virginia Tech 2015 among many others.

*Nanoscape* might be the first transfer of nanoscale microscopy into VR.

The images of the nanoscale (billionth of a meter) were transferred over into VR 360° images.

Nanoscale microscopy (billionth of a meter) images were taken at CAMCOR at The University of Oregon over weeks. It takes almost one hour per image, and to generate a 360° image, ideally hundreds of images are necessary.

VR visual environment changes in-sync with the user’s heart rate (averaged).

“Unpleasant” imagery appears with faster heart rate, motivating the user to breathe calmer or relax. So more “pleasant” images (in-sync with slower heart rate) emerge again.