Might interest someone in the area.
We are organizing the seventh edition of Live Performers Meeting: International encounter of live video performers, visual artists and vj meeting, dedicated to live audiovideo performances. From 28th to 31st of May 2009, at Brancaleone in Rome (subscriptions still open until 10th May).
The first day is dedicated to Digital Freedoms and among the other workshops and presentations (i will make a brief presentation of C::NTR::L) we have a Pd workshop hold by Husk - member of Estereotips (http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net/2009/en/artists/dett_5580.htm).
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PureData for beginners (fee 40 euro - 3 hours a day / 4 days)
Workshop's aim is to give the basic knowledge about this powerful tool
for interactive audio/video creation. This time we will work on video
size, learning GEM library and his connection with external devices. We
will work on practice examples and at the end every participants will
made her/his video tool. Workshop will be a tree hours for day meeting,
during LPM, with a small fee for participating. Personal notebook it's
needed.
Program:
DAY 1*:
Historical introduction
Puredata introduction presenting some relevant project
DAY 2:
How to use it: basic programming concepts
From the basis: Gui and Configuration
Make Image Move: GEM library introduction
DAY 3:
In depth: using GEM in a interactive way
Lego's game: collective building sharing data structures
DAY 4:
Sharing data: network communication (udp and OSC protocol)
Control the data controller: how to use external devices**
My first patch: every one work on her/his project
*every class session will be about 3 hours except first day (about 2 hours)
**Bring
with you your Ipod touch/iPhone, your NintendoDs with homework
bootloader, your wiimote, your gamePad, your Arduino, or what you thik
useful!
MORE INFOS:
http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
FIRST ARTISTS IN THE PROGRAM:
http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net/2009/en/artists/
cheers
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Marco Donnarumma aka The !S.A.D!
Multimedia Artist, Live Performer
Roma, IT
LAB: http://www.thesaddj.com | http://www.flxer.net
EVENT: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net