2014–2016 · University of Oregon
Metaverses / Seecular
Visiting Scholar · Artist in Residence · Quantum & Neuroscience Collaboration
Metaverses/Seecular (2014–2016) was an interdisciplinary art–science research collaboration at the Institute of Neuroscience and Materials Science, University of Oregon. Hannes Bend worked there as a visiting scholar and artist in residence, developing visualization environments together with physicists, neuroscientists and computer scientists.
The project connected nanoscale electron microscopy, attention and meditation research, and immersive visualization into a single working programme. Its applied outcome was mYndful — the VR biofeedback modules — and its methodological outcome was the 2016 AAAI symposium paper documenting the approach.
Collaborators
- ·Benjamín Alemán Laboratory (Quantum and Nanoscale Physics), University of Oregon
- ·Dr. Michael Posner — Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences, University of Oregon
- ·Matt Larsen (Computer Science)
- ·David Miller (Physics)
- ·Cooper Boydston (Physics)
- ·Ben McMorran (Physics)
- ·Nancy Kelley
- ·Richard Taylor
- ·Kahli Burke
- ·Jordan Pierce
Research components
- ·EEG study: "Correlation between Visual Stimuli and Brain States" (lab of Edward Vogel)
- ·fMRI study: "Neural Mechanisms of Multiple Meditation Techniques within Practitioners" — Lewis Center for Neuroimaging
- ·Development of "Seecular" visualization environments informed by neuroscience and physics
- ·Early human–machine interface and biofeedback exploration
- Dates
- 2014–2016
- Institution
- University of Oregon — Institute of Neuroscience and Materials Science
- Role of Hannes Bend
- Visiting scholar and artist in residence; project lead for Metaverses/Seecular
- Methods
- Electron microscopy imagery, EEG, fMRI, immersive visualization, biofeedback prototyping
- Applied outcome
- mYndful VR biofeedback modules
- Positioning
- This research informed the later development of bioadaptive interfaces and human-centered AI environments; the studies were exploratory and are not a diagnosis, with no clinical outcome claimed.