A Walk In The Woods

An exhibition of photographs by artist Liz Milner featuring striking images of nearby woodland is augmented with a location sensitive digital soundscape, created in collaboration with local musician Armin Elsaesser. A CyberJacket is used in conjunction with an ultrasound positioning system to identify which photograph the user is taking an interest in. An associated soundtrack is played in headphones using spatialised sound orientated by using a head mounted compass.

The installation shows how localised spatial sound generated by a wearable computer can be used to provide a highly immersive experience.

Hosts

Hosts was conceived by Martin Rieser of Bath Spa University. It used five projection screens with ultrasonic tracking and occupied approximately half of Bath Abbey. Visitors to the Abbey wore a badge sized ultrasonic transmitter that triggered the presence of a variety of unfocused and evanescent video characters. Experiments were carried out using three different configurations that exposed the limitations of both the tracking technology and the use of Bluetooth communications.

[Video samples can be found at: http://www.martinrieser.com/Hosts.htm]

Come Closer

Come Closer is a combined research and art programme which has experimented with both head-mounted ultrasonic position sensing and tracking. It was designed by squidsoup to explore and challenge the sense of personal space and proximity to others. Participants become acutely aware of each other: aware of their presence in both physical and virtual space. They are encouraged to probe and investigate the boundaries that define personal space, to test them and to cross them.