CSCI E11• Digital Multimedia Art • Spring 04 2004-05-13T01:44:16Z tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2004, Roy Turbulence.org 2004-05-13T01:44:16Z 2004-05-12T21:44:16-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.56 2004-05-13T01:44:16Z Here's a followup link from iKatun's talk tonight: Turbulence.org... Roy csci@roypardi.com turb_logo_08.gif

Here's a followup link from iKatun's talk tonight:

Turbulence.org

]]> Susan MacPhee: Spring 2004-05-06T14:09:39Z 2004-05-06T10:09:39-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.55 2004-05-06T14:09:39Z Here is a project by our very own Susan MacPhee... Roy csci@roypardi.com mcphee.jpg

Here is a project by our very own Susan MacPhee

]]> Next Week: iKatun 2004-05-06T14:03:51Z 2004-05-06T10:03:51-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.54 2004-05-06T14:03:51Z iKatun will be coming to class next week to show and discuss their work. You can see some of their projects on their web site... Roy csci@roypardi.com ikatun.gif

iKatun will be coming to class next week to show and discuss their work. You can see some of their projects on their web site

]]> Tuutorials 2004-05-04T15:37:46Z 2004-05-04T11:37:46-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.53 2004-05-04T15:37:46Z I've collected some links to tutorials based on the tech requests last week. Tomorrow in class we will provide one on one help with these and/or your final projects. Some of the Flash tutorials requires FlashMX 2004. If you haven't... Roy csci@roypardi.com I've collected some links to tutorials based on the tech requests last week. Tomorrow in class we will provide one on one help with these and/or your final projects.

Some of the Flash tutorials requires FlashMX 2004. If you haven't already installed the trial version of Flash 2004 on your development machine (and used up your 30 day trial), you might consider it if you need a Flash 2004 fearture.

There were a couple of hardware/software requests - like digitizing sound which we can go over in class or the lab.


---- Director ----
External Files, Linked Files, CastLibs
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=926
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=227
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=439

Image Manipulation
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=851
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=857
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=840

Lists, Random Order
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=293
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=814
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=913
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=820

----- FLASH ------
Loading Bitmaps & MovieClips
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/applications/jpeg_slideshow_xml/
http://www.webqs.com/experiment.php?id=9
http://www.samspublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=29304&seqNum=1

Actionscript Tweens
Flash 5
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/03/27/index3a.html?tw=multimedia

Flash MX2004
http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials/advanced/Tween-Easing_Classes_Documented/index.shtml
http://www.yayhooray.com/thread/24683.html
http://whatdoiknow.org/archives/001474.shtml

Text Forrmatting
http://actionscript-toolbox.com/flashmx_createtext.php
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scripting/A_little-estudiow-7956/index.php

Create MovieClips Dynamically
http://actionscript-toolbox.com/flashmx_drawingtools.php

Arrays
http://actionscript-toolbox.com/arrayobject.php
http://www.actionscripts.co.uk/tutorials/poab/poab02/array_tute_one.htm
http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials/intermediate/Arrays/index.shtml

]]> Open Studio Info 2004-04-29T13:18:27Z 2004-04-29T09:18:27-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.52 2004-04-29T13:18:27Z Thanks to everyone for going through that exercise last night- I've read a few of the descriptions so far and they look great! We will be going over the tech requests and either addressing the questions in class next week... Roy csci@roypardi.com Thanks to everyone for going through that exercise last night- I've read a few of the descriptions so far and they look great! We will be going over the tech requests and either addressing the questions in class next week if they are general enough or contacting you directly.

Here is the open studio information. My studio is at site #58 on the map.

Somerville Open Studios site

Vernon Street site

]]> Project Description Document 2004-04-28T19:34:23Z 2004-04-28T15:34:23-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.51 2004-04-28T19:34:23Z We will be using this Project Description document tonight... Roy csci@roypardi.com We will be using this Project Description document tonight

]]> Game Links 2004-04-22T05:00:47Z 2004-04-22T01:00:47-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.50 2004-04-22T05:00:47Z Roy csci@roypardi.com Here are some of the links cited tonight:

Game Theory & Culture

GameStudies.org

Grandtextauto.org

Game-culture.com


Henry Jenkins

http://web.mit.edu/21fms/www/faculty/henry3/games&narrative.html

http://web.mit.edu/21fms/www/faculty/henry3/index.html


Scott McCloud Understanding
Comics


Natalie Bookchin

http://www.calarts.edu/~bookchin/games/

http://action-tank.org/



Cecilia Pearce

http://www.cpandfriends.com/writing/first-person.html

http://www.cpandfriends.com/writing/computers-graphics.htm


Video Game History


Artist Game MODS/Sites

http://www.opensorcery.net/

http://untitled-game.org/

http://switch.sjsu.edu/CrackingtheMaze/

http://www.nullpointer.co.uk/-/home.htm


Game Programming

Game Programming Techniques and Info

Game Developer Magazine

Gamastutra.com

]]> Follow up Links 2004-04-15T14:09:21Z 2004-04-15T10:09:21-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.46 2004-04-15T14:09:21Z Some followup links from last night: DATA info-aesthetics - Lev Manovich http://www.manovich.net/IA/index.html Jason Salvalon http://www.salavon.com/work.shtml Jennifer and Kevin McCoy http://www.mccoyspace.com fliker http://www.fliker.com/%20 txtKit http://www.txtkit.sw.ofcd.com/ GENERATIVE http://www.generative.net/ http://www.philipgalanter.com/pages/acad/generative%20art/links/idx_top.html IMAGING LINGO http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/director/articles/imaging_lingo.html FLASH DRAWING API http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/precision_drawing.html COMPUTER VISION (web cam input) Free... Roy csci@roypardi.com Some followup links from last night:

DATA
info-aesthetics - Lev Manovich
http://www.manovich.net/IA/index.html

Jason Salvalon
http://www.salavon.com/work.shtml

Jennifer and Kevin McCoy
http://www.mccoyspace.com

fliker
http://www.fliker.com/%20

txtKit
http://www.txtkit.sw.ofcd.com/

GENERATIVE
http://www.generative.net/
http://www.philipgalanter.com/pages/acad/generative%20art/links/idx_top.html

IMAGING LINGO
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/director/articles/imaging_lingo.html

FLASH DRAWING API
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/precision_drawing.html

COMPUTER VISION (web cam input)
Free Web Cam Xtra
http://webcamxtra.sourceforge.net/

Toy Sight Demo
http://toysight.com/

]]> Final Project Assignment Posted 2004-04-14T20:29:48Z 2004-04-14T16:29:48-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.44 2004-04-14T20:29:48Z The project description for the final project has been posted in the "Projects" section.... Roy csci@roypardi.com The project description for the final project has been posted in the "Projects" section.

]]> Waking Life: Vector Conversion Options 2004-04-08T15:06:40Z 2004-04-08T11:06:40-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.43 2004-04-08T15:06:40Z Ok, so the question last night about vector rotoscoping got me curious about what non-commercial solutions are out here. Here is what seems the most competent commerical solution plus some examples of the "Waking Life" effect. Flix Pro For background,... Roy csci@roypardi.com Ok, so the question last night about vector rotoscoping got me curious about what non-commercial solutions are out here. Here is what seems the most competent commerical solution plus some examples of the "Waking Life" effect.

Flix Pro

For background, here is a tutorial on bitmap to vector conversion within Flash:
Trace Bitmap Also see the section on optimizing the trace bitmap function: Optimization

This method works well for single bitmaps but for bitmap sequences, the problem is that there is no optimization to reduce duplicate data between frames. This results in much larger files with more complex vector data.

Other vector conversion options are available in Adobe Illustrator and Streamline, and Macromedia Freehand. None of these tool offer sequence optimization however.

So far I haven't found an open source (or easy) solution. It may be possible to cobble something together using several open source packages. Here are some links:

http://www.openswf.org/

http://ming.sourceforge.net/

http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/index.html

]]> Circuit Bending 2004-04-08T06:16:09Z 2004-04-08T02:16:09-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.42 2004-04-08T06:16:09Z Nice article on a circuit bending festival in NYC in the NYTimes (registration required) Circuit Bending Circuit bending is a kind of hacking of electronic toys and devices to take advantage of their sound making potential. It's fun and safe... Roy csci@roypardi.com Nice article on a circuit bending festival in NYC in the NYTimes (registration required)
Circuit Bending

Circuit bending is a kind of hacking of electronic toys and devices to take advantage of their sound making potential. It's fun and safe (assuming you are fooling with low voltage circuits!).

Lots of info here: Reed Ghazala and here Bill T Miller

]]> Programming for the Genuis Impaired 2004-04-03T00:16:50Z 2004-04-02T19:16:50-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.41 2004-04-03T00:16:50Z I came across this little "tutorial" which recounts some of the basic ideas about programming we discussed early on. It pretty much summarizes the tasks we face when "programming" anythng as complicated as making a peanut butter sandwich. Lingo... Roy csci@roypardi.com TUT-PGI-PeanutButter.jpg

I came across this little "tutorial" which recounts some of the basic ideas about programming we discussed early on. It pretty much summarizes the tasks we face when "programming" anythng as complicated as making a peanut butter sandwich. Lingo and Actionscript are high level scripting languages so we get a lot "for free" - but they don't solve the problems of logic and sequencing that are part of any program.

I think I will use the exercise next semester (though with something other than peanut butter...)
Programming for the Genuis Impaired

]]> Last weekend: Son et Lumière 2004-04-02T19:03:05Z 2004-04-02T14:03:05-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.40 2004-04-02T19:03:05Z It's the last weekend for the Son et Lumière exhibit at the List Visual Arts Center at MIT Son et Lumière Exhibition of seven artists who work with the basic elements of sound and/or light to create immersive experiences that... Roy csci@roypardi.com It's the last weekend for the Son et Lumière exhibit at the List Visual Arts Center at MIT

Son et Lumière
Exhibition of seven artists who work with the basic elements of sound and/or light to create immersive experiences that dazzle the senses and stimulate the mind. Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Bruce Bemis, Michael Mittelman, Ben Rubin and Mark Hansen, and Jessica Rylan create large-scale installations that use LED screens, film projections, hidden cameras, sub-sonic and directional speakers, and simple light bulbs. In each, the elements are recoded in some way, so that the viewer encounters the unexpected.

Son et Lumière

]]> Flash Sound Object 2004-03-30T03:24:02Z 2004-03-29T22:24:02-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.39 2004-03-30T03:24:02Z I came across this little tutorial that expands upon the sound object tutoiral that Jordan presented last week. The site looks like it contains a number of other useful Flash tutorials. Actionscript Toolbox... Roy csci@roypardi.com I came across this little tutorial that expands upon the sound object tutoiral that Jordan presented last week. The site looks like it contains a number of other useful Flash tutorials.

Actionscript Toolbox

]]> Spring Break! 2004-03-29T19:48:09Z 2004-03-29T14:48:09-05:00 tag:www.roypardi.com,2004:/classes/csci_e11//5.38 2004-03-29T19:48:09Z Just a reminder that there is no class this week. We will be available on the forums if you have questions. See you in Cancun!!! (yea..)... Roy csci@roypardi.com pool.jpg

Just a reminder that there is no class this week. We will be available on the forums if you have questions.

See you in Cancun!!! (yea..)

]]>