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Birdly is a full body flight simulator and virtual reality machine in which you embody a bird, the Red Kite, with sensory-motor coupling.
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Visualized through Oculus Rift, soar through the virtual landscape of San Francisco with a 3D model from PLW modelworks, heightened by sonic, olfactoric, and wind feedback along your flight path.
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A guest at the opening is flying over virtual San Francisco.
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A guest capturing the flying experience.
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Flapping your wings will make you rise– and avoids collisions with skyscrapers.
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What is a Birdly?
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The opening of Birdly gave people the opportunity to win a flight with the full body flight simulator.
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The Birdly team from the Zurich University of the Arts are talking to the attendees about their project.
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Flying Birdly is an intense experience.
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Spread your wings and fly!
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What is a Birdly?
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On screens, attendees can observe what Birdly flyers see.
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Fabian Troxler is part of the Birdly team and a MA Design/Interaction Student at ZHdK.
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Attendees can choose their route and fly over parts of San Francisco they usually travel by bus or bycicle.
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During five minutes you can immerse yourself in feeling like a bird.
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What is a Birdly?
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Flying over the Transamerica Pyramid...
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... and Coit Tower
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Max Rheiner, Head of the project and Lecturer BA/MA Interaction Design at ZHdK talks about Birdly.
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What does flying like a bird feel like?
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What is a Birdly?
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Birdly gives you sonic, olfactory, and wind feedback.
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A thrilling experience.
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What is a Birdly?
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Also our young attendees dared a flight...
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The Oculus Rift fits all.
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... and loved it!
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Testing the portable Google maps 3D gadget.
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What is a Birdly?
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Max Rheiner talks to attendees.
