THE HUMAN CHAMELEON X CREATIVE VICTORIA
DIGITAL FASHION + AUGMENTED REALITY
Kristine Walker has been selected by Creative Victoria to explore what digital technology can do for fashion. The Human Chameleon has been given an unprecedented opportunity to explore digital technology (in particular augmented reality) and experiment with new ways to make millinery really come to life!
“Rather than just having millinery exist as a fun and interesting headpiece, it now also has a digital second life… It exists in it’s own 3D world!”
HEADPIECE THAT COMES TO LIFE USING AR TECHNOLOGY: Under The Seaweed Headpiece
DIGITAL FASHION INCUBATOR
Creative Victoria teamed up with Ignition Immersive, a leading AR and VR studio, to transform The Human Chameleon’s real 3D millinery designs, into living digital designs using augmented reality.
What is Augmented Reality? “An enhanced image or environment as viewed on a screen or other display, produced by overlaying computer-generated images, sounds, or other data on a real-world environment.” - Dictionary.com
“AR is, it’s the magic that can take my creations and put them into their own magical world. It’s not just a story in my head anymore, now there’s also a story on my head as well!”
creative collaboration + pr enquiries
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HAT THAT COMES TO LIFE USING AR TECHNOLOGY: Cleo Chameleon Cap
DIGITAL FASHION COLLECTION
The Human Chameleon has designed a capsule collection, inspired by millinery included in the project and the emerging reality that is digital fashion.
I’ve always felt like my designs exist somewhere between the fashion and costume worlds but now I’ve been part of this project, I can see them existing in digital worlds as well.
- Kristine Walker aka The Human Chameleon
MELBOURNE FASHION WEEK : Fashion's New Reality
The outcomes of this project were featured at Melbourne International Games Week 2021 (MIGW), as part of Creative Victoria’s Creative Exchange: Fashion’s New Reality. This free event was held on Friday 8th October at 2pm - 3.30pm AEST.
“I’ve always wanted to make a chameleon that magically changed colours but there’s only so much I can engineer when making something by hand. It may have been possible to create this illusion by using certain materials or electronic elements but… using AR means that the chameleon doesn’t just change colour but she exists in a world that also transforms around her.”
This free Melbourne International Games Week 2021 event was co-presented by Creative Victoria and ACMI.
MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL : GATEWAYS TO THE METAVERSE
The panel discussion explored the synergies found between technologists and designers, and shed light on the emerging metaverse frontier that offers new creative and commercial opportunities.
This free event was held as part of Melbourne Fashion Festival and presented by Creative Victoria.
