NEWS

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001++ Mapping Festival 2011, call for entries
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Here we go! The open call of submissions to the Mapping Festival 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland. If you have had any ideas now is the time to share them with us! The festival promotes the concept of mixed disciplines and will accept proposals for the following categories:

- VJing
- Audio Visual performances
- Installations
- Lectures/Workshops/Presentations/Demos

The application is available on the Mapping Festival web site: www.mappingfestival.com
Be mindful that the deadline for submissions is November 20th, 2010.


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002++ Modul8 presentation/workshop U.S. mini-tour
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We have been hearing that the U.S. has not been getting the love from us. So we decided to give a little with a mini string of presentations there. Here are the following dates and locations, so mark your calendars!

Presentation, hosted by Tekserve

Friday, November 19th, 2010 at 6:00pm
119 W.23rd St. NYC 10011

To be presented, Modul8 basics, importing your own media, creating compositions in real time and live mixing using MIDI interfaces as well as a brief showing of an alpha version of the mapping tool Mad Mapper that is a collaborative project between Modul8 Team and 1024architecture.

The event is free, but please register using the following link:
http://www.tekserve.com/learning-events/detail.php?id=10498



Workshop, hosted by Bart Kresa Design

Wednesday, December 1st , 2010 at 5:00pm
743 Brooks Ave, Venice CA

An installation will be created prior to the workshop that will allow attendees to learn how to map video to surfaces and then use the controller of their choice to perform with the setup.

The workshop is free. RSVP required. Limited to 20 persons.
http://www.bartkresa.com/



Open house for  video makers, Hosted by Media Arts Center San Diego

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 6:000pm to 8:00pm
2910 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA
92104

This is a more casual presentation. Just come in with your sneakers and we'll talk live video. I'll have a projector with controllers and stuff for people to try out stuff.

The even is free, no need for registration. Just show up.
http://www.mediaartscenter.org