---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 09:54:56 -0400 From: artlist@artengine.ca To: artlist@artengine.ca Subject: PD/GEM workshop with Ben Bogart

Artengine is pleased to present a PureData/GEM workshop with Ben Bogart. Ben is an artist involved in the AID and Synthops-MARCEL projects and on the board of Interaccess. Please see his bio below.

Where : University of Ottawa, Visual Arts Department, 100 Laurier (room 205) When : July 15th 1-5 pm, July 16th 10-4 pm

Please contact Alexandre Castonguay for registration, acastonguay@artengine.ca.

Day 1:

During the first day we will cover a basic overview of what PD is and how it relates to MAX/MSP. We'll start with a survey of a few basic gui objects and internals including: message, print, slider, toggle, bang, numberbox, metro, counter and random. At this point we'll introduce Gem and a few of its basic objects and concepts for creating 3D forms, moving them in space, and texturing them. We'll finish off the day by connecting what we learn about PD in general to visual explorations in Gem.

Day 2:

The second day will start off with a refresher and Q&A around the content of the previous day. Attendees are encouraged to play around with pd/Gem as much as possible to make the best use of this Q&A period. Following questions we'll target the rest of the workshop around the focus of the attendees. Some possible topics include:

How to use PD as a module in another project How to use the network communication objects Using advanced Gem techniques (render order, layering etc..) Overview of $ variables in PD. Object oriented features such as abstractions and subpatches. Intro to graph on parent (GOP) abstractions. Intro to internal PD messages and GUI control (dynamic patching) Overview of pixelTANGO OR suggestions from the attendees.

This workshop will provide an overview of PD software and Gem in particular, but will also be targeted towards the needs of those who attend. Please bring your voice and your interests.

Bio :

Ben Bogart has recently completed his BFA in New Media from Ryerson University. He is embarking on a career as a emerging artist in the area of New Media installation. Ben has been involved in amateur digital imaging and multimedia practice for over ten years. Born in Vancouver BC in 1978 Ben spent one year at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design to study fine arts, when he transferred to Ryerson University to complete his degree. Ben has been a researcher at Synthops, an organization focused on the creation of art systems for network and stand-alone artworks, for the past three years. Synthops is a member of the MARCEL group, an international group of artists and researchers interested in the cultural and artistic potential of high-bandwidth networks. Ben concentrates on the development of responsive systems. These systems respond to the sensed environment to create symbolic and metaphorical structures.

http://www.ekran.org/ben/cv.html http://www.pure-data.iem.at

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