FLOSS workshop phase 2 - create your own media art piece!

June 27, 2005

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What is FLOSS?
 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.

It allows you tailor your own software to match the requirements of your own art piece. 
 
About the workshop
The workshop series presented by Videotage include 3 modules:
Pure Data & Media Art - June 2005 
Intro to Artistic Operation System - July 2005 
Digital Dreams in Practice - August 2005
The second module, Intro to Artistic Operation System, will focus on basic Linux operation, commands and open source softwares available only on Linux, such as
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<li class="style13">FreeJ - perform on video livesets as a freejay</li>
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<li class="style13">TerminatorX and GDam - SoundTracker and perform with live audio </li>
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Works by Annie Wan 
  
What will I be doing?
You will be shown the basic operation of Linux and creative possibilities by using Pure Data. You will also have a chance to develop your own media art piece with the support of the instructor and Videotage. Students will have a chance to perform their pieces on the 27 August party. 
 
Who should attend? 
The students on the first module include designers, students, and artists. Anyone interested in learning Linux and developing their own media art piece, with or without prior experience, will find the workshop useful. 
 
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 <a href="http://emma.ideoconcepts.com/emma/rdr,4108,0,2442353.html">www.slimboyfatboyslim.org </a> for more information about Annie.
 
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Annie Wan in performance 


Class information 
Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong 
Date and time:
15 July (7-10pm), 16 July (2-5pm), 22 July (7-10pm), 23 July (2-5pm), 30 July (2-5pm) 
Fee: HK$980
Number of seats: 12
 
Enrollment and enquiries 
Simply email to <a href="mailto:[email protected]%20">[email protected]</a> or call (852) 2573 1869 for enrollment or enquiries. 
Enrollment deadline is 10 July on a first come first serve basis. Students successfully enrolled will receive email confirmation. 
  
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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: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> 
 <A href="http://emma.ideoconcepts.com/emma/rdr,4108,1,2442353.html">http://www.videotage.org.hk/</A> 
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