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Rara Avis (Eduardo Kac., 1996)

installation,interaction,virtual

A telepresence-based creation in which local and remote participants visit an aviary with 30 birds from the point of view of a telerobotic macaw that they can partially control by taking its place.

The participant arrived outside the aviary, where he could observe the behaviour of 30 birds together with a larger, immobile macaw, different from the rest, which only moved its head. In front of the aviary was a virtual reality helmet that the participant was invited to put on, and was then transported into the aviary from the point of view of the macaw, which had cameras in its eyes. The telerobot’s head movement also responded in real time to the participant’s movement. Visitors could also connect to the online experience and access the macaw’s point of view. They could, in turn, make sounds into a microphone, which were emitted by the telerobot and could therefore affect the birds’ behaviour.

Installed from 28 June to 24 August 1996 at the Nexus Contemporary Art Center in Atlanta (USA) and online as part of the Olympic Arts Festival.

http://www.ekac.org/raraavis.html
Giannachi, Gabriella (2004). Teatros virtuales: una introducción, pp. 81-89. Routledge
Participant with helmet outside the aviary.
Perspective of the robotic macaw.

Source : http://www.ekac.org/raraavis.html

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