3. MEDIT | CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA INNOVATION AND DIGITAL CULTURE
From 2018 to 2019, I worked as a Pipeline Producer and Real-Time Engine Designer for MEDIT, the Centre of Excellence in Media Innovation and Digital Culture of the Tallinn University and the Baltic Film School. During my work there I worked mainly with producing new pipelines for working with real-time 3D engines, especially Unreal and Unity Engine. Creating innovative workflows for the centre’s projects, engaging with several researches, artists and professionals in the media field and pioneering the research and development in the Enactive Virtuality Group.
One of the main projects created was The State of Darkness, that can be seeing with more detail in the Artistic & Research Work category. Another big project was the research and development into the Enactive Avatar research work, pioneered by Pia Tikka and the NeuroCine group. During our explorations and projects created following this main experimental research, we were able to publish several papers and technical R&D outcomes, which have been published in different journals.
During my stay at MEDIT I also started the first steps for the startup I was going to found after my residency ended in the Centre. Gathering innovative concepts and new ideas with the goal to bring new technologies into the business and commercial world. Which happened by the foundation of Sense of Space, the startup I co-founded and worked with for the next five years.
Published publications and projects:
MOBTT90 "Enactive co-presence in narrative virtual reality - a triadic interaction model" (1.09.2017−31.03.2023); Principal Investigator: Pia Tikka; Tallinn University, Baltic Film, Media and Arts School; Financier: Estonian Research Council; Financing: 662 050 EUR.
Pardinho, Victor; Tikka, Pia (2023). Facing characters. A volumetric intelligence framework. In: Dieter Mersch, Anton Rey, Thomas Grunwald, Jörg Sternagel, Lorena Kegel, Miriam Loertscher (Ed.). Actor & Avatar. A Catalog. (129−134). Bielefeld, New York: Columbia University Press.
Tikka, Pia; Pardinho, V; Bastamow, T; Kosunen, I; Tikka, Eeva R; Gerolin,I (2018). The State of Darkness -VR experience. International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling 2018: ICIDS2018, Art Exhibition. Trinity College, Dublin: Science Gallery.
Tikka, P; Pardinho, V (2018). Enactive Avatar. In: Industry engagement event EEVR meet-up. Tartu University.