Nicole Stenger
A French-born American artist working in virtual reality and Internet movies, Stenger created Angels, the first VR movie, whilst as a Research Fellow at MIT.
One of the first artists to explore the artistic virtual reality medium, her works have been featured in the SIGGRAPH Art Show, the FILE Festival, the JavaMuseum, the Cartier Art Foundation and are part of the Archive of Digital Art (ADA). In 2013, she was included in the "Contemporary women artists on the web" collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C.
3a. Angels, ("Les Recontres Angeliques"), 1989-1992
Video documentation of Angels, the first immersive ‘Virtual Reality movie,’ a real-time interactive experience. Music composed by Diane Thome.
3b. Photograph of Nicole Stenger
Nicole Stenger wearing the Dataglove and high-resolution VR goggles that were used to make and access the original version of Angels. These were two of the VR technologies developed by Jaron Lanier who originally coined the term ‘Virtual Reality in 1987.