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10 WHAT ARE YOU READING?

12 HOW WAS IT MADE?

14 DAY IN THE LAB
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Birdly allows users to embody a flying bird.

DEMO HOUR

1. Birdly

Birdly is an installation that explores the experience of a bird in flight. It tries to capture the mediated flying experience with several methods. Unlike a common flight simulator, you do not control a machine—you embody a bird. To evoke this embodiment, we rely mainly on the sensory-motor coupling. The participant can control the simulator with his hands and arms, which directly correlate to the wings and primary feathers of a bird. The scenery is perceived in the first-person perspective of a bird. To intensify the embodiment, we include additional sonic, olfactory, tactile, and wind feedback.

http://birdly.zhdk.ch https://vimeo.com/91069214

https://vimeo.com/104858339

Max Rheiner, Zurich University of the Arts

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At SIGGRAPH 2014, the Emerging Technologies venue presented installations stemming from several fields, including displays, input devices, collaborative environments, robotics, haptics, and simulators.

Of the 26 displayed installations at the conference (Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 10–14, 2014), we have selected the following four that highlight today’s trends in technology and usage innovation.

Thierry Frey, SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies Chair