OBSIDIAN


Obsidian,
A minor planet
A rogue planet captured by AXP 1e-11’s gravitational well 
Basaltic. Melanated. Noir 
A virtual world inhabited by symbiont and avatar, the I.N.A 
homage to Octavia Butler’s protagonist in her oeuvre Fledgling


 OBSIDIAN metaverse | multiplayer prototype hosted on social VR site VRChat
a project by nirma madhoo  |  jason stapleton  |  kiara gounder  |  ponz
Multiplayer Real-time VR on Oculus Quest 2 | AR installation |  Physical installation with 3D Printed Fashion Artefacts
launched at Melbourne Fashion Festival | R3vision | MARS Gallery, March 2021
Above Left: Game view capture from VRC edited to the sound design for the project | Right: The avatar wears an open-source dress by McQueen SS21 which was digitised for the performing I.N.A, and projected on basaltic monoliths
Below: Virtual camera filming inside Unity | OBSIDIAN 2.0  prototype with @spiritparticle's virtual-kinetic sculpture sketches based on Anthony Howe's sculptures seen at Iris van Herpen's Omniverse show