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\"Human   \"Robot<\/p>\n

Rara Avis<\/a> is an interactive telepresence work in which local and remote
\nparticipants experienced a large aviary with 30 birds from the point of
\nview of a telerobotic macaw….<\/p>\n

In Rara Avis, the participant saw a very large aviary as soon as he
\nor she walked into the room. In front of this aviary the participant saw
\na virtual reality headset. Inside the aviary the viewer noticed a strong
\ncontrast between the thirty flying birds (zebra finches, which were very
\nsmall and mostly gray) and the large tropical macaw, which was perched
\nand immobile. This macaw, like any other, has a long saber-shaped tail,
\na curved powerful bill, and brilliant plumage. Upon observing the behavior
\nof the birds, the viewer noticed that the macaw — the most commanding
\nbird in the aviary — appeared motionless. Only its head moved. This tropical
\nbird was in fact a telerobot. Since the macaw’s eyes were on the front
\nof the head, as is the case of an owl, the telerobot was called a Macowl…<\/p>\n

…. While wearing the headset, the viewer …. now perceived the
\naviary from the point of view of the Macowl and was able to observe himself
\nor herself in this situation from the point of view of the macaw. The tropical
\nbird’s eyes are two CCD cameras. When the viewer, now a participant, moved
\nhis or her head to left and right, the head of the telerobotic Macowl moved
\naccordingly, enabling the participant to see the whole space of the aviary
\nfrom the Macowl’s point of view…. Through the Net, remote participants observed the
\ngallery space from the point of view of the telerobotic Macowl…. [and] used their microphones to trigger the vocal apparatus of the telerobotic macaw heard in the gallery. The
\nbody of telerobotic Macowl was shared in real time by local participants
\nand Internet participants worldwide. Sounds in the space, usually a combination
\nof human and bird voices, traveled back to remote participants on the Internet. <\/p>\n

Excerpted from: Eduardo Kac, “Ornitorrinco and Rara Avis: Telepresence Art on the Internet<\/a>“, Leonardo, Vol. 29, N. 5, 1996, pp. 389-400.<\/p>\n

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