ViRus is a Virtual Reality experience visualising the effects Covid-19 has on the human body. The goal was to educate people about the virus from a new perspective.
COVID-19 is a very topical issue that affects everyone. Information about the disease can be found everywhere on the internet and in the news. The information about the symptoms and how it affects the body contain medical and scientific words. People who do not have background knowledge in biology, physiology and anatomy may find it difficult to understand how it works. This installation will give visual support for understanding the
effects and symptoms of the virus on the body together with data visualisations that relate to the symptoms.
A human body is shown with a variety of organs visible. Each of these organs would then be shown in both a healthy and ill state, with voiceovers and animations showing and telling the effects the virus has on that specific organ. Furthermore, supplemental information was visualised in graphs and plots, showing data that would help gain a better understanding as to why certain organs might be more affected by the virus, depending on the age of the person.
All the models, animations and coding were made specifically for this project. This project was created in April 2020 with a group of 10 other students. It could therefore be that the data used is outdated.
Elsi Muller 