Esse trabalho traz questões estéticas da dança e da linguagem cinematográfica focalizando os registros audiovisuais de um espetáculo. O desenvolvimento da relação entre essas duas formas de arte vão desde os registros iniciados por Edson até as modernas videodanças ou videoclipes. Kontakthof, coreografado e dirigido por Pina Bausch e dançado por três elencos de idades e formações diferenciadas e registrados de formas muito distintas em cinco filmes, é usado para se discutir a importância dos registros audiovisuais enquanto memória, explorando aproximações e distinções entre o documentário e a documentação num cenário em que cinema e dança geram conhecimento do presente e do passado. Por fim, esta pesquisa destaca uma mesma cena dessa coreografia, encontrada nos filmes Pina de Wim Wenders e Un jour Pina m`a demande de Chantal Akerman e no registro da peça integral, analisando-a a partir dos diferentes olhares e estratégias. Conclui-se, então, que o registro, com sua aparente aspiração de objetividade, abre espaço para a explicitação da subjetividade tal qual os outros filmes, resgatando essa forma de audiovisual do exílio ao qual, normalmente, é encerrado nas discussões sobre o universo cinematográfico / This thesis aims to offer reflections about the relationships between dance and cinema focusing on the audiovisual records of the Kontakthof choreography, conceived and directed by Pina Bausch. The Kontakthof piece is danced by three casts varying in age and dance background and it was registered by five filmmakers who used very distinct cinematographical principles. It discusses the importance of records and movies as memory and simultaneously explores the meta questions of how art, cinema and dance generate knowledge about the present and the past. This is accomplished by focusing on one scene that appears in \"Pina\" from Win Wenders, \"One Day Pina Has Asked Me\" from Chantal Ackerman and in the documentation itself of the whole Kontaktof piece This scene is then analyzed bringing forth the three different perspectives that generated them. This thesis points out that the registry itself, with its outward intention of being a vessel for memory, becomes an attentive, receptive space, wherein its subjectivity can be ultimately revealed. This inquiry, in turn, allows this form of registry to be rescued from the cinematographical exile that it had been condemned in the past.

Esse trabalho traz questões estéticas da dança e da linguagem cinematográfica focalizando os registros audiovisuais de um espetáculo. O desenvolvimento da relação entre essas duas formas de arte vão desde os registros iniciados por Edson até as modernas videodanças ou videoclipes. Kontakthof, coreografado e dirigido por Pina Bausch e dançado por três elencos de idades e formações diferenciadas e registrados de formas muito distintas em cinco filmes, é usado para se discutir a importância dos registros audiovisuais enquanto memória, explorando aproximações e distinções entre o documentário e a documentação num cenário em que cinema e dança geram conhecimento do presente e do passado. Por fim, esta pesquisa destaca uma mesma cena dessa coreografia, encontrada nos filmes Pina de Wim Wenders e Un jour Pina m`a demande de Chantal Akerman e no registro da peça integral, analisando-a a partir dos diferentes olhares e estratégias. Conclui-se, então, que o registro, com sua aparente aspiração de objetividade, abre espaço para a explicitação da subjetividade tal qual os outros filmes, resgatando essa forma de audiovisual do exílio ao qual, normalmente, é encerrado nas discussões sobre o universo cinematográfico / This thesis aims to offer reflections about the relationships between dance and cinema focusing on the audiovisual records of the Kontakthof choreography, conceived and directed by Pina Bausch. The Kontakthof piece is danced by three casts varying in age and dance background and it was registered by five filmmakers who used very distinct cinematographical principles. It discusses the importance of records and movies as memory and simultaneously explores the meta questions of how art, cinema and dance generate knowledge about the present and the past. This is accomplished by focusing on one scene that appears in \"Pina\" from Win Wenders, \"One Day Pina Has Asked Me\" from Chantal Ackerman and in the documentation itself of the whole Kontaktof piece This scene is then analyzed bringing forth the three different perspectives that generated them. This thesis points out that the registry itself, with its outward intention of being a vessel for memory, becomes an attentive, receptive space, wherein its subjectivity can be ultimately revealed. This inquiry, in turn, allows this form of registry to be rescued from the cinematographical exile that it had been condemned in the past.

Meditation is a practice that promotes improvements in physical and mental health, according to previous studies. The proven benefits, such as relaxation and stress reduction, have attracted people's interest in initiating training. However, practice demands discipline, time, and dedication. Despite the diversity of techniques available for training, beginners may find it difficult to concentrate during the learning phase of meditation. Technological advances have enabled the emergence of devices that offer guided meditation for users. In that sense, designers engaged with creating products that become tools to enrich the personal experience of users. Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the tools adopted for this purpose. The use of VR to stimulate meditative practice has been a topic of research in the field of technological media. However, research focuses on the practice known as Mindfulness. Also, researchers focus their attention on 3D graphics design. Therefore, this study explored the possibility of designing immersive technologies for the practice of guided meditation. More specifically, to investigate the effects of using 360-degrees Virtual Reality videos supporting the practice of Relaxation Response meditation exercise, developed by Dr. Herbert Benson, and Contemplative Inquiry presented by Robert Butera. Furthermore, the study aimed to explore if technology improves the meditation experience. Adopting the theoretical approaches of Positive Technology and Research through Design, the Aurora and Pandora prototypes were designed to explore the themes. The results indicate that guided meditation presented through immersive videos can provoke desirable emotional responses in people who practice meditation, such as calm and relaxation. However, undesirable physical effects were observed in the participants. The discomfort of vision, stress, and irritation were examples. Also, the experiments showed that it was possible to improve the experience of meditative practices.