Flight of the Sea Swallow: A Crossreality Telematic Performance

Flight of the Sea Swallow is a cross-reality telematic performance project developed by the multimedia group blackhole-factory. Live data from distributed heat, light and movement sensors is visualised within the virtual and real-world performance spaces, with the aim of increasing tele-presence for performers and audiences. This article describes the background of the project, as well as its design and implementation over several iterative performances.