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Houseguest Presents “You Are Here” by Portland Immersive Media Group
Portland, Oregon — This May, Houseguest will activate Pioneer Courthouse Square with its fourth Artist in Residence of the 2016-2017 season. Portland Immersive Media Group (P.I.M.G.) will exhibit “You Are Here,” an immersive and interactive virtual reality experience and physical installation May 26-28, 2017. “You Are Here” will be free and open to the public, with viewing accessibility Friday 6pm-10pm, Saturday 11am-10pm, and Sunday 11am-6pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
During the weekend, visitors to Pioneer Courthouse Square will be able to interact with Virtual Reality (VR) through multiple experiences. Audiences will be able to traverse the physical and digital world through “Liminal Passage,” experience an idealized digital version of Pioneer Courthouse Square in VR, escape to anywhere in the world through Google Earth VR, and be transported by several experimental performances throughout the weekend. Join in throughout the weekend to hear from VR experts Kent Bye and Amber Case, and attend performances by Golden Retriever.
“YOU ARE HERE” – Schedule of Events
All events are at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon.
Friday
4PM-6PM – TGIF “VR Spa” treatments for Portland’s hard working folk
8PM-9PM – Commencement ceremony featuring music by Golden Retriever and movement artists exploring ‘motion capture.’
8-10PM – Pioneer Courthouse Square in High Fidelity
Saturday
3PM-4PM – Tech Talk: Kent Bye – “The Ultimate Potential of Virtual Reality”
4PM-5PM – Workshop: “Metafesto: Refiguring Social Media, Preparing for the Metaverse” w/ Matt Henderson
6PM-7PM – Performance: EMA + EMS with movement artists exploring motion capture.
7PM-8PM – Live DJs + VR lounge
8PM-10PM – Google Earth VR + Pioneer Courthouse Square in High Fidelity
Sunday
1PM-4PM – Pioneer Courthouse Square in High Fidelity
2PM-3PM – Tech Talk: “Calm Technology” with cyborg anthropologist Amber Case
3PM-4PM – Workshop: “Adventures in Anyland”
7PM-8PM – Down tempo dance party in virtual & real Pioneer Courthouse Square.