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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + + t r a n s m e d i a l e . 0 2 + + + n e w s l e t t e r 04 + + + 07-01-02 + + + t r a n s m e d i a l e . 0 2 + + + international media art festival + + + Feb. 5-10th, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. transmediale.02 - Workshops 2. The Art of Hacking 3. Flash Comics 4. Jam it! 5. Free Video Tools 6. Free Online Systems --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. transmediale.02 - workshops transmediale.02 offers hands-on workshops over a period of five afternoons, during which the artists will present their work developing new digital tools. Particular attention will be paid to projects dealing with free software. On Sunday the participants have the opportunity to present their own results in the transmediale Salon. In the context of a side event at Kunstfabrik there will be opportunities for further experimentation with the presented tools. Since the number of participants is limited, please register early, via e-mail workshops@transmediale.de, or ticket reservation tel +49-(0)30- 39787-175. Costs 10 Euro / 7 Euro reduced) Accreditations are _not_ valid for these workshops. All workshops will be held in English, unless indicated otherwise. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The Art of Hacking Wednesday, 6.2., 14.00-19.00, Workshop Hacker Techniques Hackers explore the internet in a profound way. Their tactics, techniques and tools open up new possibilities for artists. FFLABORATORIES (es) will teach workshop participants how to use a variety of hacker tools and give an introduction to the philosophy behind them. Special emphasis will be placed on virus techniques. A computer virus is a replicant spreading rapidly through the net, affecting the lives of thousands of people regardless of age, range, social status or nationality. In a way, a virus goes public with an enormous effect. Participants are encouraged to think of new ways of using viruses in a non-destructive manner. A special mailing list for the participants will be launched before the workshop, offering online information and an open space for discussion. FFLABORATORIES are Mia Makela, video and multimedia artist, and Ero Carrera Ventura, software programmer. http//www.fiftyfifty.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Flash Comics Thursday, 7.2, 14.00-19.00, Workshop Flash (in German) Narrate and illustrate online-cartoons with Flash! Karo Toons' (de) Flash Comic workshop will be taking on with classical steps like storyline, timing and flash animation for a gag or an episode. Classical cartoon tricks will be applied to the new medium trembling, explosions and thrusts. The results of the workshop can also be integrated into the online module project "City Jungle". Karo Toons are Katrin Rothe, experimental film designer, and Peter Auge Lorenz, engineer and comic author. http//www.karotoons.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Jam it! Friday, 8.2., 14.00-19.00, Workshop FMOL Sergi Jorda's (es) FMOL is a freeware audiovisual software synthesizer for electronic music improvisation that has been used by hundreds of internet musicians on several collective composition projects.The software, which can be used individually or collectively through the internet, uses a peculiar and intuitive interface that allows to control in real-time up to six synthetic voices plus effects by means of a simple mouse. In this workshop Jorda will explain the FMOL project, present and analyze some FMOL music, and cover all of the software possibilities for electronic music improvisation. The workshop will conclude with several small concerts performed by the participants. No special musical or computing skills are needed, although an interest in experimental electronic music making is strongly recommended. Sergi Jorda is associate professor at the University of Barcelona, amongst others he has designed software for the catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus. http//www.iua.upf.es/~sergi --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Free Video Tools Saturday, 9.2., 14.00-19.00, Workshop FreeJ Cyberfunk hacktivist Jaromil (it) offers a workshop which includes a programming crash course of the yet unreleased FreeJ 0.3 software. This free video tool features a "hot pluggable" architecture letting people code easily their own video effects. Every workshop participant will get a bootable CD including the software ready to run on a customized linux distribution, plus printed documentation about key arguments and software overview. Jaromil is an ASM/C/C++ programmer and streaming media pioneer. http//dyne.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Free Online Systems Sunday, 10.2., 14.00-19.00, Workshop Freie Online Systeme (in German) This workshop by Thomax Kaulmann & Herbert A. Meyer (de) is aimed at all those seeking a practical test of collaborative online systems like Wiki and Weblog. The only requirement is a basic familiarity in the use of web browsers. After a general introduction into collaborative systems, the user suitability of special Wiki and Weblog systems will be tested. The results achieved through experimenting will be shown and discussed. All systems used during the workshop belong to open source applications which are being evaluated as part of the project "Free Online Systems" of the Federal Centre for Political Education. Herbert A. Meyer is scientific assistant at artop e.V., Humboldt University Berlin; Thomax Kaulmann is data artist and free Unix developer. http//fos.bpb.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- transmediale.02 +++ newsletter 04 +++ annette schaefer +++ press office +++ presse@transmediale.de +++ transmediale.02 [ go public! ] 5 - 10 february 2002 international media art festival berlin klosterstr. 68-70 10179 berlin germany fon +49 30 2472 1907 fax +49 30 2472 1909 http://www.transmediale.de ........................................................................... ................................. 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