Mario Canali
and Marcello Campione
(Italy)
"SATORI"
versión en español
Satori is a totally immersive virtual world (helmet and joystick) which consists of five spaces united by passageways. In Satori there is no ultimate goal to reach, no enemy to destroy, no invader to drive back, no task to be carried out but the exploration of space, following Ariadne's thread of individual curiosity in a personal search for meaning.
Equipment used: virtual reality helmets, joysticks, two interconnected workstations.
Mario Canali was born in 1952 and graduated with a degree in law. He started to paint in 1975. He worked for the video centre in the Arquitecture Department of the University of Milan. In 1985 he co-founded Correnti Magnetiche with the musician Riccardo Sinigaglia, and as a member produced numerous videos that have won the praise of national and international critics (Prix Ars Electronica, DigiArt, Imagina, Siggraph, Digigraph, Premio Immagine, Film Maker, Gabbiano d'Argento, Nastro d'Argento). Along with Stefano Roveda and Flavia Alman he founded Pigreco in 1991, a centre for electronic creations. In 1992 he starts his research in the field of virtual reality and interactive art.
Marcello Campione has a degree in Communications and works with CNR's Institute of Multimedia Technologies. In 1986 he was technical coordinator for several live performances (Tandem, Fantástico) in the RAI. His passion for electronics and new technologies has led him on a search for new methods of human-machine interaction. He joined Pigreco to develope virtual reality systems and research the possible synergy between creativity and technological applications.
