We’ll Do it Live: How Real-Time is Changing Visuals

1. W ’ l l Do i t Li v e :
e
Re a l Ti me a n d Mo t i o n
PE TER K IRN
createdigitalmotion.com
createdigitalmusic.com

2. Cr e a t e Di g i t a l … S t u f f ?
music |motion
vs.
music
motion

3. Re n d e r i n
g

4. W r ds
o
Production Perform ance
• Workflow • Live
• “ Pro” • Toys, Play
• Industry • Real-time
• Publish • Jam
• Export • Improvisation
• Distribution • Ephemeral
• Content • Party

5. Th e t wo c u l t u r e s
Composition, improvisation

6. Te c h n o l o g y : W a t ’ s i n a
h
knob?

7. Li v e Vi s u a l s : Th e

8. L ive visual
advances
are preceded
by projection
advances.

9. S CENES :
Color organ
Futurists
A cid tests
Warhol
Nam Jun Paik

10. i nt e r a c t i v i t y
:
My r o n Kr u e g e r

11. mo t i o n i s

13. Da wn o f Mo d e r n Vi s u a l i s m
• L ive remix / mash-up
• E mergency B roadcast Network, Coldcut
• Demoscene (code)
• Circuit bending, DIY electronics (wires)
• Interactive scene (patching)
• V J/club scene
• Games + 3D

17. To d a y ’ s t o o l s : VJ a p p s
• E arly predecessors: V JA M M , M otion Dive
• V idvox vdmx (M ac)
• Resolume A venue 3
• A rkaos GrandV J
• L ivid Union
• M odul8

18. generator
signal
control

21. Ha r d wa r e : a t r a n s i t i o n ?
• E dirol V -4 / V -8
• V ixid, http:/ vixid.noisepages.com
/
• E ffects units
• The end of TV out
• A DIY future?

24. To d a y ’ s t o o l s : DI Y a p p s
• Onyx V J (F lash/ IR)
A
• M ax/ S P/
M Jitter (commercial)
• A pple Quartz Composer
• Pd/GEM / pidip
• Processing (processing.org)
• vvvv (free-ish)

25. wiring
generative
interactive

26. action
painting?

28. Th e f u t u r e
• Projection + surface
• 3D
• Data
• Convergence

30. V isualization

31. S creens, speakers, space
and the M agic L antern

32. p e t e r @ r e a t e d i g i t a l mo t i o n . c o m
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