Game Engines and the Gesamtkunstwerk

Expanded Spaces

The following documentation depicts the work Expanded Spaces (2021). While perhaps only an experimental stepping stone in this research project, in Expanded Spaces I critically explored how I could fuse sound with my game engine worlds. It was in this work I also began to consider how I could create a more spatial experience for viewers, using multi-channel screens to immerse them in these worlds. Below is first a rendered tri-channel version of the work, as well as installation documentation that showcases the placement of the screens.

Lobwein, G. (2021). Expanded Spaces. [Tri-channel installation, HD video, stereo-sound, infinite loop]. Render view.

Various renders from Expanded Spaces.

Documentation from the installation of Expanded Spaces.

Sound Composition Experimentation

The video below showcases some of the footage taken from the sessions between the two musicians and myself in Studio 110, QUT. Here, the LED screen in the space was used to display various game engine worlds, which the musicians could then respond to as I changed and altered the camera path. The outcomes of this experimentation were then showcased at a local music venue in Fortitude Valley which is documented briefly at the end of this video.

Lobwein, G. (2021). Expanded Spaces, sound composition documentation. [Video, 02:24 runtime].

(2021). Expanded Spaces, Snow World. [Three-channel installation, HD video, stereo-sound, infinite loop]. Render view.

(2021). Expanded Spaces, Village World. [Three-channel installation, HD video, stereo-sound, infinite loop]. Render view.

(2021). Expanded Spaces, Cave World. [Three-channel installation, HD video, stereo-sound, infinite loop]. Render view.

(2021). Expanded Spaces. [Three-channel installation, HD video, stereo-sound, infinite loop]. Installation view.

(2021). Expanded Spaces, Experimental Two-channel test. [Two-channel installation, HD video, stereo-sound, infinite loop]. Installation view.