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Not sure where this belongs, feel free to move if/as the topic develops
from the guest blog at Boing Boing:
Free NYC workshop on "Keystroke" collaborative digital video jamming software
Heads up, New York geeks. On Monday, September 23rd, a free workshop will be offered from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. on realtime video collaboration using "KeyStroke." Takes place at CAVE, 58 Grand St., Williamsburg, (718) 388-6780. RSVP required: smoriya@cavegallery.com.
Event is "open to anyone with an interest in incorporating realtime digital content into their work, or anyone wishing to learn more about current trends in interactive performance." Bring your laptop or a CD if you want to take a copy of the software home with you.
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"KeyStroke is a free application for macintosh computers that enables video and audio mixing in realtime using any combination of 'prepared media' (video, sound, text and image clips) as well as 'live media' (dv camera, webcam, internet streams, audio inputs, typing text on the keyboard, etc.).
It is particularly interesting in conjunction with dance or movement since it has the ability to capture live video into a buffer allowing you to apply filters and transformations on the fly without having to render anything in advance.
Likewise, its ability to sync with audio and support for numerous external controllers (wacom tablets, joysticks, cell phones, midi devices, etc.) make it an attractive tool for VJing and audio/visual installations."
This sounds a lot like something my cousin was messing with when she got her masters in Industrial Design. If it is the same software, or something similiar, it's deffinetly cool.
The system she had set up was a combination of sound and film. The user strapped on a snowboard and depending on thier leg movements they could change what was shown on two screens in front of them. They also wore two gloves, and through moving thier hands and fingers could change the music that was playing, or trigger accent sounds.
Which reminds me of games like Frequency and REZ. Only more so. |
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