Nocturnal Fugue / Jiabao Li (CN), Matt McCorkle (US), Amber Botao Hu (CN)/Photo: Birgit Cakir
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Nocturnal Fugue

Jiabao Li (CN), Matt McCorkle (US), Amber Botao Hu (CN)

Ars Electronica Center, Deep Space 8K
Sat 7. Sep 2024 15:00 – 15:30

Becoming Bat with EchoVision

“What is it like to be a bat?”—Experience the world of bats in Nocturnal Fugue, where bat vocalizations transform into evocative spatial music set to digital recreations of their habitats. Echolocate like a bat in EchoVision, a custom bat-shaped mixed reality mask that adjusts visual feedback based on your voice. Screaming allows you to navigate your surroundings even in total darkness.

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Language: EN
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  • Botau Amber Hu

    CN

    Botao Amber Hu is a researcher, designer and creative technologist. He invented the HoloKit, an open-source Mixed Reality toolkit that turns your iPhone into an affordable optical see-through AR wearable. He founded and leads Reality Design Lab, an interdisciplinary research and design lab that focuses on the intersection of speculative design, spatial computing and programmable cryptography. He also serves as a guest lecturer teaching Mixed Reality Design at the China Academy of Art. His primary focus is on developing intercorporeal interactions within co-located mixed reality, advancing democratized education of mixed reality design, and exploring blockchain as a substrate for artificial life.

  • Jiabao Li (CN)/Photo: vog.photo

    Jiabao Li

    CN

    Jiabao Li is an interdisciplinary artist, assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, founding director of Ecocentric Future Lab and a Harvard graduate. Her works address climate change, interspecies co-creation, humane technology and perceptions. In Jiabao’s TED Talk, she uncovered how technology mediates the way we perceive reality. She is the recipient of numerous awards including Forbes China 30 Under 30 and the Outstanding Professor Award at MoMA. Her work has been exhibited internationally—at MoMA, Venice Architecture Biennale, Ars Electronica, Exploratorium, Today Art Museum Biennial, SIGGRAPH, Milan and Dubai Design Week, ISEA and Museum of Design.

  • Photo: Matt McCorkle

    Matt McCorkle

    US

    Matt McCorkle is an Emmy-nominated artist working at the intersection of sound, art technology, the natural world and mental health. Using augmented audio, foley, forensic audio isolation, spatial audio processing, virtual reality and game engines, his work seeks to help people experience the world in new ways.

  • Photo: Teresa Nichta

    Merlin Tuttle

    US

    Dr. Merlin Tuttle is widely recognized as the godfather of modern bat conservation. He is a resident of Austin, Texas and an internationally known leader in research, conservation and photography of bats. His photos and research have been featured in five National Geographic articles, the journal Science, and many other leading publications. He founded Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation (MTBC), where he is currently and solely active. Merlin Tuttle Day (also his birthday) is August 26, proclaimed by Mayor Steve Adler in 2021! Thanks to Merlin’s life-long and continued dedication, Austin is a world leader in demonstrating that bats make invaluable and safe neighbors. Through Tuttle’s personal efforts, many of our planet’s most important bat colonies are now protected, including the world famous colony of approximately 1.5 million Brazilian free-tailed bats in Austin, Texas.