FLOSS away technical constraints
Videotage FLOSS in Media Workshop: Introductory talk this Sunday
Speakers: Annie Wan and Kam Wong
Presented by Videotage
The limit of media art should not be the software license or functionalities created by software designers. Pure Data and free libre and open source software allow your tailor your own software to match the requirements of your own art piece.
Kam Wong will join Annie Wan to tell you more about Pure Data and how it facilitates creativity.
FLOSS in Media: An Introduction
Speakers: Kam Wong (Assistant Professor of School of Creative Media, City University) and Annie Wan (Instructor of FLOSS in Media Work Shop)
Date: 5 June 2005 (Sunday), 2pm
Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
About the Woorkshop
FLOSS stands for free libre and open source software. Pure data, an excellent example of the FLOSS idea, is a programming language that can be used in a wide variety of multimedia creation. In the workshop series presented by Videotage, Annie Wan will touch on interactive installation, VJ performance, audio synthesis & analysis, motion detection and tangible media. You will be working on your own creative project, and you will have a chance to present your work in the party on 27 Aug.
No prerequisite or programming experience required.
About the Instructor
Annie Wan is a young international artist specializes in audiovisual art and interactive art development, Her recent works have been shown in Sweden, Latvia, Germany, France, Norway, Singapore and Iceland. She will be a PhD candidate with scholarship and Top Scholar Award in DXARTS, University of Washington, Seattle. Check out www.slimboyfatboyslim.org for more information about Annie.
Schedule
Workshop 1 - Pure Data & Media Art: 10-25 June 2005
Workshop 2 - Introduction to Artistic Operation System: 15-30 June 2005
Workshop 3 - Digital Dreams in Practice: 5-19 August 2005
(Workshops are conducted on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons)
Student performance and jam night: 27 August 2005
Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
$980 per workshop, $2800 for 3 workshops
Enquiries: (852) 2573 1869 or info@videotage.org.hk
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Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village
63 Ma Tau Kok Road
To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852 2573 1869
Fax: 852 2503 5978
E-mail: info@videotage.org.hk
http://www.videotage.org.hk/
