I had the opportunity to try the new software that Arvid Engström and his team at the Interactive Institute / Mobile Life Centre has developed to be able to VJ with live video streams from cellphone cameras over what is commonly known as the Turbo 3G net.
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Share
Wouldn’t it have been awesome if there were a couple of Shares in Sweden? Share is a network of meeting places for audio-visual jams. They are all over the world with strongest representation in North America and Europe. Share has tips for how to quickly set up your own Share, if someone would like it.
VJ & Video mash up contest
There was just a message on VJ Forums regarding a VJ & video mash up contest that is being held by the Tilt Festival i Perpignan, France.
Respect Your VJ
This is a manifest that is directed to people who are hiering VJs so that they could get as much as possible out of the performance and at the same time keep their VJ happy.
Epileptic Strobe – a newmodule for Modul8
Last weekend I threw together a strobe module for Modul8. This is probably the first Modul8 module that comes with a warning label.
Mal Au Pixel 2009
The next edition of the french Mal Au Pixel festival is being held in St-Ouen on may 29 – june. The program will be nailed sometime by the end of february, so there is still time to apply. Mal Au Pixel is part of the Pixelache network.
VJ bookings
The Swedish VJ Union is not a booking agency. To book a VJ or a VJ Crew that is a member of the union, please contact each artist through their profile pages.
Rocky strip about VJ-ing
I just found this (probably old?) comic strip on Rocky’s MySpace page where Mange just started doing video art but Klasse disses him stone cold. It’s couple of good puns in this strip. (Rocky is a swedish cartoon by Martin Kellerman).
Multitouch for Mac/Win/Linux
The Beta, or tbeta as it’s also called is a open source / cross platform program for video tracking and multi touch. It takes a video stream and sends out tracking and touch events. The program also communicate with software that handles the TUIO and OSC protocols.
The 10 most innovativeconcert visuals of 2008
The blog Accent Feed lists the 10 most innovative concert visuals of 2008. A must read blog, btw!