Title: Cognomen Artist: Brenda Allen From the artist: Two interactive sculptures I call Cognomen Cognomen are meant to serve as a new form of avatar. They are a way for us to view aspects of a person's psyche from an uncommon vantage point. They are based on interviews that record the hidden imagery, sounds, structure and function of an individual's interior life. The information from these interviews is then translated into 3D models to be explored and interacted with by others. I am submitting two complete Cognomen, one of an Artist/ Restauranteur and the other, a Shamanic Practitioner. They can both be accessed from the same start screen. More Cognomen, based on other individuals, are in production. These Cognomen were made in Unity, Maya and Zbrush. I have included a link to a beta version of the project on Kongregate http://www.kongregate.com/games/hawklee/cognomen-project?acomplete=cognoo. The web is not their intended format and as such they are not optimized and may be a little slow in loading. Cognomen are intended for a large screen and to be immersive. I have also attached a link to a Vimeo video of them https://vimeo.com/74486246, though it is somewhat low resolution. As one stand alone app, these Cognomen could easily be installed at the festival. All that is needed is a computer and podium, a large monitor headphones a mouse and keyboard. All of which I can provide if needed. Please let me know if there is any further information you require. Thank you for taking the time to consider my work and for the providing this opportunity .

• published: 20 Sep 2013
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