An interactive cinema in Bath, by Martin Reiser

check out this link to a very cool installation for an interactive cinema earlier this year in bath, by martin reiser. visitors are tracked, and "followed" by interactive "hosts". very cool. here is some of his text:

"Vertical screens are placed at strategic opposite points of the space. A visitor triggers the presence of a variety of unfocused and evanescent video characters through the use of positional detection devices (Chirpers) and interpretative software. Individual characters appear at random and smile, beckon or otherwise indicate that the visitor[s] should follow them and pass onwards from screen to screen, keeping pace with the visitor[s]. These "hosts" will be of a wide range of ages, gender, social types and races, but will always appear singly to the participant.

A 3D audio landscape of footsteps, acapella tonal voices and breathing sounds will accompany the visitor between the screens and form a tangible changing audio landscape. The artist will work with a group of singers, musicians and sound designers in Bristol/Bath on this aspect of the piece.

If a visitor stands for more than a few seconds in front of a particular screen, the figure will turn in the direction of the viewer and return the visitor[s] stare. The video sprite will look the visitor up and down, or turn away in distraction and then speak a series of poetic aphorisms, also seen as animated text on the screen."