William Davis wins OSU Library Creativity Award

$100 presented for first place

May 19, 2016

William Davis has been awarded the first place prize in the motion category of the inaugural Library Creativity Award competition Oklahoma State University. This award includes a $100 prize.

The competition is designed to encourage and reward the creative efforts of students at OSU by asking them to use techniques, skills and ideas learned in the classroom, on their own or at a Tech Tuesday at 2 program held in the Edmon Low Creative Studios.

Davis is a May 2016 graduate of OSU with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in both marketing and entrepreneurship.

Davis' project, a 360 degree video titled "Vapor Reality v0.3," as a way to explore the emerging field of virtual reality art. By utilizing software found in the Edmon Low Creative Studios, Davis was able to map out and devise a surreal landscape that surrounds the viewer.

"My goals were to give the viewer the control to view the subjects at their own pace and discretion in a setting inspired by psychedelic imagery," Davis said.

The Library Creativity Award was launched by the Tech Tuesday Committee of the Edmon Low Library.

"The award is designed to stimulate student interest in the Edmon Low Creative Studios and in the Library in general," said Jackie German, Tech Tuesday Committee chair. "Students can use any item found in the library for the award, regardless of department. Entries don't have to be created solely in the Creative Studios."

The Library Creativity Award is funded by the Clerico Family Chair for Library Excellence. For information about the award and Davis' achievements at the OSU Library, visit http://info.library.okstate.edu/creativityaward.

Video titled: Library Creativity Award: William Davis Vapor Reality v0.3

Story by William Davis, OSU Library communications intern

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/archived-news/summer-2016/william-davis-wins-osu-library-creativity-award

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