Showing posts with label performance technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label performance technology. Show all posts

Performance Technologies

Today was the supporting documentation hand-in date.

My supporting documentation has been handed-in and consisted of a written document, log book, photographs DVD and video DVD.

Performance Technologies

Dance Box @ Kinky was held in Level 1 of the Student's Union at DMU last night (Thursday 10pm-Friday 3am).
The event had a high attendance level and we recorded 75 different Dance Boxes for the Dance Box wall.
The Dance Box team made the event go as smoothly as possible and worked really well together. I thank them for all of their support.

Performance Technologies

I set up the system in the IOCT today, got it working and carried out a few test examples in The Dance Wall process.

I also went to Level 1 to carry out an on-site technical set-up. This raised a few questions about positioning equipment on the night, networking Macs together and linking projectors to the system so that they show The Dance Box Wall. Some of these issues have since been sorted and others will be discussed with the technical staff at Level 1 on Monday.

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Ian came in to the IOCT today to help me improve the speed of the processes involved in The Dance Box.

Performance Technologies

I've set up the event page for the Dance Box @ Kinky on 17th of April, 2008.

The Facebook event page aims to advertise the event and make people aware of what will be going on that night in Kinky.

Performance Technologies

Having carried out more research, aiming to place my work contextually I have also started work on the supporting documentation for the assignment.

Performance Technology

I've been working in Director, experimenting with screen sizes for the Dance Box screens. I've also been researching other work, placing my project contextually and understanding it's artistic standing.

Performance Technologies

Yesterday, I met with one of the module lecturers to discuss my project's development and to try to implement new Java Script to improve the efficiency of the Director program.

Performance Technologies

We heard one more project presentation today, followed by looking at how to document our work, keeping a record as you go along and using this to aid you in the final write-up.

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The Student Union (S.U.) have agreed to hosting my performance technology installation. The Dance Box will be in Level 1, Kinky on the 17th of April.

This follows a meeting I had with the organiser of events at the S.U. this morning and I'm really pleased that the S.U. are keen on the idea.

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Seminar presentation day!
Three of us presented our proposals for the assignment. I explained my Dance Box ideas and showed some contextual examples.

Performance Technologies

Today's lesson looked at possible issues with our individual projects and how these could be overcome. The lesson also covered networking and a practical networking performance session.

Performance Technologies

The lesson gave everyone the chance to discuss their ideas for the assignment. The aims of each project were considered, as well as the foreseeable difficulties and how these could be overcome.

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I've been working with the software Isadora, trying to create a workflow process which will be useful in my assignment. This will be continuing work, as I try to find the best way to create my desired outcome.

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I added to the module Wiki, writing about the Pepper's Ghost Technique.

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This lesson covered software tools which may be useful in the creation of our performance technology assignment pieces. There was also the opportunity to consider what might affect our assignments, followed by discussions about assignment ideas.

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The latest lesson covered Isadora, a graphic programming environment allowing "interactive control over digital media".

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Today's lesson presented another list of questions, seemingly unanswerable ones. For example, what is the link between the performer, the audience and the technology?

Exercise:
Put your arms out in front of you (Zombie style). Put your thumb up on your left-hand and poke your right-hand little finger out. Now swap, so that your left-hand little finger is poking out and your right-hand thumb is up. Keep swapping and see if you can do it!

Performance Technologies

Semester 2 Module
Module Leader: Dr Sophy Smith

This module discusses "what are performance technologies?" and then offers each student the chance to create their own piece (in whatever form) of performance technology.

Skills in practice:
Research, application and creation of performance technology