sorry i think i misused the work external, i think abstraction is the word for this as we dont use any C extension but just PD objects.
altern(e)k dio:
hi all
For few days I have been working on this external set of patches that creates a layer over Gem to manipulate video. It is thought to be used by people that dont know but very basic PD. So be aware that it is very simple. This is just a first usable sketch we hope to improve later.
http://ixi-audio.net/content/download/ehu_external.zip
Let me contextualise where this idea comes from. This project started as a request from the University of the Basque Country, they run a 3 month long module about *basic* interactive systems. In this module students learn very different basic stuff about sensors and constructing installations, hacking mouses and keyboards mainly. Up to now they have never used computers, just a bit with Director.
Teachers from this department were very interested on exploring the possibilities opened by tools like PureData or MAX/MSP. They liked more PD because it is free software. However they were concern with the fact that the way the course is structured right now, they dont have enough time to introduce students properly to PureData.
At this point they came with the idea to develop a set of patches that would let students experiment with video manipulation in PD providing a very basic knowledge of PD. By basic knowledge i mean around just 4 hours long crash course on PD.
At the moment we have been developing some patches that are put together into this external. In the future we want to plug this with pduino as well as develop and improve all of it, the current version should be considered a first usable sketch.
we hope this might be interesting for other institutions or individuals. Any kind of feedback is more than welcome.
enrike