The City Reimagined through Virtual Reality
Jul 21, 2025
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Dr Ross Adrian Williams is a composer and sound designer whose work spans theatre, film, animation, dance, museum installations, 360° video, and virtual reality (VR). His contributions to award-winning abstract, documentary, animated, and narrative films have been showcased at prestigious global platforms, including the Venice Biennale and Busan International Short Film Festival.
Dr Williams’ interdisciplinary research collaborations have yielded novel insights across diverse fields, combining artistic and scientific disciplines. His projects include exploring volcanic infrasound to enhance volcanic event detection and investigating the cognitive impact of sound on visual memory in narrative films. His work equips students with the skills to navigate Vietnam’s burgeoning creative and digital industries, fostering innovation in storytelling and sensory design.
At the 2024 Electronic Visualization in Arts and Culture (EVA) Conference in London, a premier venue for examining the convergence of technology, art, and culture, Dr. Ross Adrian Williams presented his latest co-authored research, Performing the City in Cine VR (with Erika Raidel and Benjamin Seide). The paper explores how Cinematic Virtual Reality (Cine VR) serves as a medium for performative interaction with urban environments, focusing on Singapore’s architectural and sonic landscapes.
The project creates a 360° audiovisual immersion, using performative acts to probe the connections between memory, physicality, and urban spaces. By presenting the city as a psychogeographic narrative, the study investigates how sound, movement, and spatial design enhance storytelling in immersive media. Dr. Williams’ contribution highlights how digital tools like Cine VR uncover new dimensions of urban experience, challenging conventional depictions of place.
His research enriches the dialogue on immersive storytelling and digital heritage, positioning VR as a transformative medium for reimagining engagement with modern cities. Through innovative narrative and acoustic approaches, Dr. Williams’ work provides fresh insights into how urban identities are formed, experienced, and remembered, paving the way for new creative and scholarly explorations.
📌 Read more about his research here: https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/EVA2024.50
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