The Immersion Project
The debate on whether children re-enact violence when exposed to violent video games rages on and 39-year old Robbie Cooper has made this the basis of his art project entitled “Immersion”. He records the facial expressions of children ages 9-12 as they play games such as Call of Duty, Halo 3, Tekken, GTA 4, and Star Wars Battlefront in order, for us the viewer, to see how one can become so involved and immersed in a virtual world.
“You look them in the eye and they’re really transported. That’s what I like about having them looking directly into the camera. We’re not used to seeing that look directed at us – as if someone’s looking right through you,” Cooper commented. Link! (via Daily Telegraph)
