‘A Swarm of Sound’

Audiovisual Immersion in Björk’s VR Video ‘Family’

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ID21789217
AuthorsZack Bresler (0000-0003-0861-7323, corresponding author), Stan Hawkins (corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume16
Issue1
Pages29-52
Publication date2022-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMusic, Sound, and the Moving Image (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1753-0768 • E-ISSN: 1753-0776
PublisherLiverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3828/msmi.2022.2
OpenAlexW4285499266
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

This article explores the idea of audiovisual immersion through the portal of the virtual reality music video. Our focus falls on a close reading of Björk’s video, ‘Family’, which addresses questions of immersion in relation to user-experience, staging, and technological innovation. This article draws on the authors’ responses to the video by considering the implications of VR immersion in a new generation of music video productions. As part of the methodology on offer, a model for music analysis is devised for conceptualising virtual audiovisual space (VAVS) and the inextricable relationships between production and compositional design

Human–computer interaction · Multimedia · Video production · Virtual reality · Virtual space · Cinema and Media Studies · Computer Science · Mathematics · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts · Artificial Intelligence

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