Doctoral thesis topic: Tobaro in VR. Technological, musical, and psychological issues in the piece Tobaro

Supervisor: Prof. Agata Zubel-Moc, PhD; Co-supervisor: Dr. Marcin Rupociński

Year of commencement of studies at the Doctoral School: 2019

Mid-term evaluation: 2022, positive result

Submission of doctoral dissertation: September 2023

Defense of doctoral dissertation: June 2024

Doctorate with distinction.

"This topic is a continuation of research conducted in my master's thesis. At that time, I analyzed the open-world phenomenon in music and how the game form manifested itself in the 20th and 21st centuries. In literature, the game phenomenon is not specifically addressed, and we approach it more broadly by examining graphic scores or interactive works—at least that was the case when I began working on my doctorate. However, the phenomenon is dynamic, and many centers around the world are creating works based on games, whether platform games, board games, or more complex ones such as sandbox or open-world games."

 

Artistic achievements:

• scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, 
• participation in the international project Music Master of Air, organized by the European Festivals Association and co-organized by the National Forum of Music, 
• performances at the festivals Saxå Kammermusikfestival, Klarafestival, Wonderfeel, Musica Electronica Nova, Musica Polonica Nova, Wratislavia Cantans, Sacrum Profanum

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