Avatar Machine Travels to Japan; Almost Beat Up by Greasers

It’s been almost a year since I last heard about this, but it seems the guy who created an “Avatar Machine” machine is back. Marc Owens created this bizarre suit with a camera strapped behind it to conduct a psychological experiment on how people change their behavior when they feel detached from their own bodies. The goggles over his eyes display the camera’s view to mimic the perspective of a third-person video game. Recently, Owens decided to travel to Japan with the suit to walk the streets and, well, pretty much just hassle anyone who wandered by. The video takes a turn for the hilarious though when he’s accosted by some tough Japanese greaser-looking dudes. I’m not really sure though if this experiment proves that people feeling detached from their bodies behave differently or if Owens was just an annoying idiot to begin with.

(Fun Fact: This video is ten times more hilarious with “Greased Lighting” playing in the background.)

Via BoingBoing