NGV 'If Only...'

Working in collaboration with the RMIT Centre for Game Design Research and M@STUDIO Architects, the 'If Only...' virtual reality installation was designed to complement the 2016 NGV Architecture Commission “Haven’t you always wanted…?” by M@STUDIO Architects on display in the NGV gardens.

A screenshot of the experience from the interior section of the environment.

Utilising the HTV Vive the project enables visitors to redesign the architecture in virtual reality. In a digital world set within a hyper-real version of the NGV Garden, visitors are invited to select new colours, materials and surfaces for the architecture. This world simulates the passing of a whole day in only three minutes: colours shift, planets loom large, day rapidly turns to night and the backdrop of virtual Melbourne morphs into a scene of peace and solitude, surrounded by trees and the starry night sky. Each change made to the structure results in shifting light and shadow patterns – highlighting the potential of virtual reality as a tool for design and architecture.

2pt were responsible for 3d modelling, interaction design, technical art and programming.

A screenshot of the experience from the exterior section of the environment.A screenshot of the experience from the exterior section of the environment.A screenshot of the experience from the exterior section of the environment.A screenshot of the experience from the exterior section of the environment at night time.
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