to the creative producer of Universal Studio’s Spiderman,

Technology has advanced to the point where realism in virtual reality is very achievable. However, in our obsession to reproduce the world and human experience in virtual space, we overlook the most important aspects of what makes us who we are—our reality. Yet, it isn’t enough just to trick the eye or fool the body and mind. One must capture the imagination in order to create truly compelling experiences. Mixed Reality (MR)) allows for the merging of our imagination with our physical self and virtual presence. With the additional convergence of entertainment simulation, artistic convention is playing an ever-growing importance in sparking the imagination to achieve compelling and effective simulations. This paper explores the artistic and technical research challenges of mixing these realities with the imagination based on the work at the Media Convergence Laboratory (MCL) presently being conducted at the at the University of Central Florida (UCF)