Garry Shepherd joined the Ideas Incubator in May 2000 to develop his latest project Cybafaerie*Land. This hybrid reality will combine a 360 degree immersive environment with interactive robots.

Garry will use his talents in sculpture, robotics, music composition, video art and digital media to complete this project. His previous work includes collaborating with Stelarc to create interactive video and robotic performances.

Garry also formed the Australian Virtual Orchestra while artist-in-residence at Optus. The orchestra was comprised of cable linked human and computer musicians with whom the viewers could interact during the multi-channel broadcast in March 1998.

At the Ideas Incubator Garry has created a CybaFaerie portal  website, www.cybafaeries.com, where humans can enter Cybafaerie*Land ¡s virtual domain. The history of Cybafaerie*Land and its faerie robots, called Cybafaeries, are found on the site as are their tales.

CybaFaerie Princess Fé-Oh (FAYor) pictured above left, a celebrity in CybaFaerie*Land, is from the futuristic faerie metropolis of Mel-Ben.

Functional robot versions of Fé-Oh riding her Wolfdragon robot, a former member of the palace royal guard, are also being made by Garry.

They will tour internationally when the Cybafaerie*Land interactive environment is completed.