\section{Example of Vicarious Soliloquy: DEFCON 7}
An example of the Vicarious Soliloquy genre was my Keynote Address at
DEFCON~7.

Perhaps it's incorrect to say ``I was invited to give the Keynote Address
at DEFCON~7''.  Instead, it would be more correct to say that
``The audience of DEFCON~7 was invited to my Keynote Address'',
or maybe ``The audience of DEFCON~7 was invited to be my
soliloquy'' (as opposed to watching my soliloquy, as might be the case
in traditional cinematography in which the audience experiences a
second or third person viewpoint).

Figure~\ref{fig:defcon7title} depicts how the audience was, in effect,
able to be me, rather than see me,
in the sense that a first--person perspective was offered by the
apparatus of the invention serving as the existential document camera.
\begin{figure}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/title1.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0153}
            {3in}{defcon7/title2.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0227}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/title3.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1030}
            {3in}{defcon7/title4.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 2065}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/title5.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 2225}
            {3in}{defcon7/title6.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 2246}
  \caption{Downsampled frames taken from a
           Vicarios Soliloquy motion picture sequence.  Vicarious Soliloquy
           is a new cinematographic genre characterized
           by a true first--person perspective.  Rather than see me,
           I give the audience the opportunity to ``be me''.  The existential
           aspect of the apparatus of the invention puts the audience, in
           effect, inside my head to share a first person perspective.
           I presented the Keynote Address of DEFCON~7 as a lecture
           to myself, which I gave while walking around, while writing on a
           notepad.  The apparatus of my invention causes the eye itself to,
           in effect, function much like a document camera.
          }
  \label{fig:defcon7title}
\end{figure}
This capability adds a new dimension to videoconferencing.

In addition to writing on the notepad, I also looked at
(and therefore showed the audience) as well as annotated
copies of some of the historial pictures of the apparatus of my invention
(Fig~\ref{fig:defcon7annotation}).
\begin{figure}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/annotate0_117.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0117}
            {3in}{defcon7/annotate1_103.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1103}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/annotate1_121.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1121}
            {3in}{defcon7/annotate1_125.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1125}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/annotate1_148.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1148}
            {3in}{defcon7/annotate1_189.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1189}
  \caption{Looking at copies of a picture of an
           historic WearComp apparatus, the audience also sees this same
           video from my right eye.
           Annotating copies of the picture,
           I present a lecture to myself that others experience
           vicariously.
          }
  \label{fig:defcon7annotation}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Realitap: I am a luddite cyborg}
During the Question and Answer period after my Keynote Address
at DEFCON~7 (July 1999), someone asked why I use paper, pens, and pencils
to give my lectures.  I replied ``I'm a luddite'', to which the audience
responded with understanding laughter.  I went on to explain how modern
technology has stolen away the humanistic aspects of our daily lives ---
such simple pleasures as the tactile feel of chalk, or pencil---on---paper.
I articulated my love of reality, (I don't like to watch TV or see movies ---
I prefer reality instead), and how I was simply sharing my love of reality,
through EyeTap.

\subsection{See me or be me?}
In conjunction with my DEFCON~7 Keynote, an audience member asked me
if I had a mirror I could look into (e.g. wondered what I looked like).
I found a beamsplitter (a transparent material with a thin optical
coating on it), which I held up in front of
myself (Fig~\ref{fig:defcon7mirror}), showing one of my older units that
I still often wear.
\begin{figure}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/mirror1.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0030}
            {3in}{defcon7/mirror2.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 1060}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/mirror3.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0128}
            {3in}{defcon7/mirror4.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0220}
  \figlrmymy{3in}{defcon7/mirror5.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 0240}
            {3in}{defcon7/mirror6.eps,width=2.9in}{Frame 2147}
  \caption{Not expecting to be seen by anyone, I wore one of my messy
           old experimental rigs containing some parts more than 10 or 15 years
           old.  Having worn it so many years, it's become quite comfortable,
           like an old pair of Levi's.  But then someone in the audience asked
           if I had a mirror, e.g. what did I look like.
           I was able to find a beamsplitter with an aluminum coating,
           which I held up in front of myself so that the audience could
           both ``be me'' and see me at the same time.
          }
  \label{fig:defcon7mirror}
\end{figure}

\section{What's needed to receive my Vicarious Soliloquy}
For someone to receive a lecture that I present in the Vicarious
Soliloquy genre,
the setup is simple.  Put three computers in a lecture hall.
Real computers! (No viruses, please.)
By that, I mean something like GNUX (GNU + Linux), along with
someone who's well versed in GNUX (e.g. so that I can remotely talk
to that person using various UNIX tools and that person will ``speak my
language'').

One computer goes to the big screen projector and runs a Web broswer that's
pointed to my right eye (e.g. visits my EyeTap site).
A second computer runs sfspeaker (SpeakFreely) and is connected to the PA
system, and is responsive to the microphone array of my apparatus.
A third computer runs sfmike and is set up so that I can hear the audience,
their reactions to my lecture, and such.  The third system sends the
sound back to me, so that I can get audience feedback without
acoustic feedback
(e.g. I can hear the audience without getting the screech or squealing
sound of positive feedback run amok).

It's actually quite simple, for anyone with a reasonable degree of
UNIX competence, to facilitate such a talk and connection to my apparatus.
%It can also easily be done with two telephones
%to replace the two sound computers, or with one speakerphone that has
%really good echo cancellation.

