BIOS

Kurzbeschreibung

This project shows a custom built apparatus, which consists of a helmet with 16 electrodes (sensors) that get attached to the spectator’s head, HMD (head mounted display), EEG device and a computer. The HMD shows images that are synthesized from the impulses, generated from spectator’s brain reaction to the images shown a moment before – thus creating a feedback loop.

The contemporary industry propagates continuous scientific advancements that rely on procedures, which often are hidden to consumers – and not only because of their complexity. It seems that this is a common custom to manifest this knowledge (often not thoroughly proven) – as hard facts. The BIOS project is a slightly ironic comment on the above-mentioned processes. It combines successive rational science with the functional (martial) aesthetics. BIOS tries to emphasise the subtle difference between the ‘serious’ scientific analysis and semantic absurdity.

KünstlerInnen / AutorInnen

• Thomas Tirel, KHM
• Sven Hahne, KHM
• Norman Muller, KHM
• Jaanis Garancs, KHM

Entstehung

Deutschland, 2002

Partner / Sponsoren

Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln /
Academy of Media Arts (KHM), Cologne

Eingabe des Beitrags

jg@khm.de, 03.12.2002

Kategorie

• künstlerische Arbeit

Schlagworte

• Themen:
  • Visual Effects |
  • Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion HCI |
  • Biofeedback |
  • Medienkunst |
  • Virtuelle Realität
• Formate:
  • Virtuelles Environment |
  • Installation |
  • 3D
• Technik:
  • Biometrie |
  • VRML |
  • Midi

Ergänzungen zur Schlagwortliste

• EEG |
• visual cortex