Bowen Li

New Media Artist, Interaction Designer
Bowen explores the boundaries between what we see and how we feel, in an edge-breaking ridiculous way out of daily rules. His work include still images, Mixing Reality, tangible interaction interfaces and related research. Recent investigations explore physicality feelings in the Mixing Realities.

In addition to his research and artwork, Bowen is active in collaborating with engineers, artists, community artisans.
Bowen explores the boundaries between what we see and how we feel, in an edge-breaking ridiculous way out of daily rules. His work include still images, Mixing Reality, tangible interaction interfaces and related research. Recent investigations explore physicality feelings in the Mixing Realities.

In addition to his research and artwork, Bowen is active in collaborating with engineers, artists, community artisans.
Thesis Faculty
Sven TravisLoretta WolozinKyle LiAndrew Zornoza

We Are One

We Are One

We Are One is an interactive XR game that two players (one in the physical world and a second using a HTC VIVE) act as a virtual body to find a way out of a maze. The two players need to communicate about the environment, about how to move, and the gestures they need to make to pass danger. How will we reply to the world when two realities merge into one? Players feel the limitations of their body and communication skills. The experience explores embodied cognition and presence in the XR environment, and the possibility of collaboration in a different reality. 

In the gameplay, one player sees the virtual world content and moves his/her body to control the upper limb of the virtual avatar. The other player uses the controllers to move the lower limbs of the avatar.

TO SEE THE FULL DOCUMENT AND RESEARCH: https://bowenli.me/weareone