»Fly Simulator« 
Light Box
Light Box
© 2018, Laurent Mignonneau and Christa Sommerer
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Information
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»Fly Simulator«, 2018 - 2018
Co-Workers & Funding:
Commissioned by Speculum Artiumrepresented by the Anita Beckers Galerie Frankfurt, Germany at Ars Electronica 2018
http://www.interface.ufg.ac.at/christa-laurent/WORKS/artworks/FlySimulator/FlySimulator.html
Technology
Hardware
1 VR Headset1 Computer
1 Monitor screen
1 seat
Installation Requirements / Space
1 room (4 x 4 meters Min.)Interface
VR HeadsetSoftware
Fly simulator bringing the user in the sky to fly together with thousands of 3D fliesFlight navigation solely made from user’s head movements
Descriptions & Essays
Christa Sommerer 20-11-2020
Fly Simulator
VR installation
©2018, Laurent Mignonneau and Christa Sommerer
Fly Simulator is a VR software specifically developed for Ars Electronica 2018 and Speculum Artium in Trbovlje. It is a simulation of a few thousand flies that organize themselves into swarms, creating interesting patterns when users wear the 3D head set.
The user's head position influences the swarming of the flies which fly over an endless landscape of clouds. Like in a dream the user feels immersed in a strange non Cartesian world where she loses orientation and feels like she has become a fly herself.
In addition to the virtual experience, various iterations of real fly products are offered as well, such as: a fly perfume, a fly salt, fly T-shirts, and various prints with fly motives.
Christa Sommerer: Fly Simulator, 20-11-2020, in: Archive of Digital Art Fly Simulator
VR installation
©2018, Laurent Mignonneau and Christa Sommerer
Fly Simulator is a VR software specifically developed for Ars Electronica 2018 and Speculum Artium in Trbovlje. It is a simulation of a few thousand flies that organize themselves into swarms, creating interesting patterns when users wear the 3D head set.
The user's head position influences the swarming of the flies which fly over an endless landscape of clouds. Like in a dream the user feels immersed in a strange non Cartesian world where she loses orientation and feels like she has become a fly herself.
In addition to the virtual experience, various iterations of real fly products are offered as well, such as: a fly perfume, a fly salt, fly T-shirts, and various prints with fly motives.
Literature
Exhibitions & Events
2019
Exhibition :