Master of Design (MDes)

Isolated System

Asad Aftab

See it On Campus: Level 2

Look for the spinning VR headset near the AGP!

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Introduction

“Isolated System” is an immersive digital media exhibit that features works centred around stereo 3D photography, Cinematic VR & Short Films. This exhibit is a culmination of my two-year graduate research into immersive experiences & forms the basis of creating the new field of practice of “Spatial Cinematography”.

Artist Statement

“Isolated System” examines our relationship with space, time & how we relive our memories & dreams. It poses the viewer with the question, “What does it really mean to be immersed in a moment in time?”

Exhibition Trailer

This exhibition features 9 video pieces, of which 6 are VR & 3 are traditional cinematic shorts. It also features a 17-picture stereo 3D photo series titled “Dreams in Stereo.”

“Dreams in Stereo” – Lake Moraine
“Dreams in Stereo” – Colosseo
“Dreams in Stereo” – Piazza San Marco

Asad Aftab

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Asad Aftab is an award-winning media artist, filmmaker, and immersive experience designer based in Vancouver, whose work explores the intersection of spatial storytelling and emerging technologies.
With a background in industrial and interaction design, Asad brings a systems-level understanding of form, space, and user experience to his creative practice.
A Master of Interaction Design Graduate at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, his research focuses on reimagining the tools and frameworks used to create immersive media, with the goal of making VR storytelling more accessible, both in its production and experience.
Asad is currently producing his debut Cinematic VR short Film which will be screened at next years Venice Biennale at the Venice Immersive Island as part of one of twelve projects selected worldwide for the Biennale College Cinema – Immersive section.
He is currently a Teaching Fellow at Emily Carr University in 3D Modelling for Mixed Realities, and a Researcher at the Basically Good Media Lab.

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