This blog explores the evolving relationship between human awareness and digital creation, documenting experiments in extended reality, AI-assisted creativity, and the philosophical implications of our increasingly hybrid existence.
Through field notes, artistic projects, and critical analysis, Melissa invites readers to join her exploration of what it means to be human in an age of rapid technological transformation.
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About Melissa
Melissa Warner is a multidisciplinary researcher, educator, technologist, and artist inspired by the intersection of neuroscience, contemplative science, extended reality, and psychedelic-therapy.
As a Research Fellow at The Intangible Realities Laboratory and Swinburne University, her research explores how altered states such as psychedelics, meditation and virtual reality can foster wisdom and well-being.
In her role as Secretary of the research charity Psychedelic Research in Science and Medicine (PRISM), Melissa has supported Australia’s first clinical trials of psilocybin and MDMA.
She serves as Director of Cyberdelic Nexus and PATHS XR, where she creates immersive virtual reality experiences designed to inspire personal insight.
A meditation teacher at Signs of Life Psychology, Melissa supports individuals on their contemplative path, by deepening connection with heart-mind. Melissa is a founding partner of Anam Cara, Centre for Contemplative and Psychedelic Therapies designing and teaching short and extended programs informed by ethical clinical practice and harm reduction.