A-Volve

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Abstract

"A-Volve" makes it possible to interact with artificial creatures that live, mate and evolve in a water filled glass pool. Designing a shape and profile on a touch screen, visitors create virtual three dimensional creatures, that swim in the real water of the pool. The movement and behavior of each virtual creature is decided by its form. The fittest creature will survive longest and will be able to mate and reproduce. Predator creatures will hunt for prey creatures, trying to kill them. The creatures also react to the visitors hands in the water. One can catch a creature, protect it or help them to mate. By closely connecting the real natural space of the water to the unreal virtual living space of the creatures, "A-Volve" minimizes the borders between "real" and "unreal", creating a further step in the search of "Natural Interfaces" and "Real-Time Interaction".

Artists / Authors

• Christa  Sommerer › Biography
• Laurent Mignonneau › Biography

Cooperators

• Tom Dr. Ray, wissenschaftliche Beratung

Origination

Japan, 1994-1995

Partners / Sponsors

Bundesministerium fuer Unterricht und Kunst, Austria (Chicago Stipend)
NSCA National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Champaign/Urbana, IL, USA
NTT ICC InterCommunication Center Tokyo, Japan
ATR Advanced Telecommunications Research Center, Kyoto, Japan

URL

» http://www.iamas.ac.…ista/WORKS/index.html

Submission

Redaktion netzspannung.org, Jan 14, 2004

Category

• artistic production

Keywords

• Topics:
  • interface |
  • animation |
  • media art |
  • biotechnology |
  • augmented reality |
  • interactivity |
  • artificial life
• Formats:
  • installation |
  • projection |
  • interactive |
  • multi user
• Technology:
  • motion tracking |
  • optical tracking