Project Number
- 71
Title
- CyberFin(tm)
Description
- Immersive location-based entertainment installation for underwater frolicking with digital dolphins.
Contact
- David Cole
Affiliation
- AquaThought Foundation
Address
- 22321 Susana Avenue
- Torrance, CA 90505
- +1.310.533.0274 x566
- +1.310.533.1727 fax
- Torrance, CA 90505
- 70515.1161@compuserve.com
WWW
Year
- 1994
Reference
- SIGGRAPH 94 Visual Proceedings
Project Details
- "CyberFin transports the user's point of perception into an underwater location populated with friendly and inquisitive dolphins. State-of-the-art virtual reality and neurotechnology are employed, making this a most engaging location-based entertainment (LBE) attraction."
- CyberFin is implemented on a VibraSonic ACV-8000 total sensory stimulation device. The participant lies on a liquid-crystal-filled mattress designed to distribute stress evenly against the body, closely approximating the feeling of floating in water. The user experiences a full-body hydrophone audio signal.
- CyperFin was created in partnership of the Cancun Convention Center and the AquaThought Foundation.
Sight
- graphics workstation, CRT-based stereo display
Sound
- VibraSonic hydrophonic device
Touch
- VibraSonic hydrophonic device
Smell
Taste
Other
Emergence
- 5 - Established, Finished
Intent
- 3 - Application (expression, enabler)
Primary
- 309 - entertainment
Secondary
- 103 - sense cue (vis,aud,tac/ff/mo,olf,tast)
Remarks
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