Ars Electronica Festival · 2004
Augmented Fish Reality
by Ken Rinaldo
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2004
Ken Rinaldo's “Augmented Fish Reality” was honoured with an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica 2004, category Interactive Art.
Augmented Fish Reality is an interactive installation of five rolling robotic fish-bowl sculptures designed to explore inter-species and transspecies communication. These sculptures allow Siamese fighting fish to use intelligent hardware and software to move their robotic bowls themselves.
About Ken Rinaldo
Ken Rinaldo (USA), born 1958, is an artist and theorist who creates interactive multimedia installations that blur the boundaries between the organic and inorganic. Ken studied biology as a teen, ballet in New York City until the age of 20.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.