Project Number
- 75
Title
- Human/Dolphin Virtual Reality World Concept
Description
- Immersive virtual environment for underwater exploration with a dolphin.
Contact
- Paras Kaul
Affiliation
- Human Performance Institute
Address
- Technologies in Art
- 11406 Loma Linda Drive
- P.O. Box 2000
- Loma Linda, CA 92354
- +1.909.799.6190
- 11406 Loma Linda Drive
WWW
Year
- 1994
Reference
- SIGGRAPH 94 Visual Proceedings
Project Details
- "The Human/Dolphin Virtual Reality World Concept is a vision of a world - a computer-generated simulation of an environment - where humans can experience a visual and auditory perceptive space with a dolphin."
- "The virtual environment is an underwater, multi-dimensional, experiential environment for one participant at a time." Using body-attached electrodes to communicate neurologically, visitors experience "the technical advancement of the research and the phenomenon of communication with another intelligent species."
Sight
- IBM 486, Macintosh Quadra 660AV, BioMuse, IBVA with MIDI interface
Sound
- amplified audio
Touch
- electrode sensors
Smell
Taste
Other
Emergence
- 5 - Established, Finished
Intent
- 3 - Application (expression, enabler)
Primary
- 307 - art / commentary
Secondary
- 207 - bio-feedback / bio-control
Remarks
- Implementation details undocumented.
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