Presentation
Dreaming of Butterflies: Embodying Zhuangzi’s Philosophy through a Mixed Reality Installation
SessionEmbodied Sensing
DescriptionWhile extended reality (XR) has increasingly been used for narrative immersion and cultural visualization, few projects have explored its potential to embody eastern metaphysical thoughts through spatial interactions. In our work \textit{Dreaming of Butterflies}, we address this gap by transforming Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi's classic parable, the Butterfly Dream, into an interactive XR journey that invites participants to experience the boundaries between illusion and reality, self and other. By merging embodied interaction, stylized visual language, and Daoist cosmology, the experience demonstrates how XR can serve as a medium for metaphysical reflection and poetic experience, offering a novel framework for spatializing philosophical thought in immersive art.
Event Type
Art Papers
TimeMonday, 15 December 20252:36pm - 2:48pm HKT
LocationMeeting Room S222, Level 2
