Ars Electronica Festival · 2001
Floating Eye
by Hiroo Iwata
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2001
“Floating Eye” by Hiroo Iwata received a Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2001. Hiroo Iwata has 1 more work in this atlas.
Floating Eye is an interactive installation that separates vision from the body. The participant can only see a wide-angle image floating in the air. The wide-angle image is captured by a convex mirror and a video camera. The camera is equipped with a wireless transmitter. The camera-head is attached to an airship.
About Hiroo Iwata
Hiroo Iwata (JP), born 1957, is associate professor at the Institute of Engineering Mechanics and Systems at the University of Tsukuba, where he teaches human interface and conducts research projects on virtual reality. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.
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