02 PM | 29 Jun

Melbourne Patching Circle and Media Lab Melbourne Present Miller Puckette: #puredata #community #geekgirl

Melbourne Patching Circle and Media Lab Melbourne Present Miller Puckette

The creator of Pure Data and Max/Msp will be doing a showcase of his current projects, giving talks about multimedia, and providing insights into the tools that have revolutionised computer based multimedia.

Sat July 7th: 2pm -8pm:136a Cromwell St Collingwood, Melbourne, AUS

RSVP by 2nd July here (fb) or to patchmelbourne@googlegroups.com

Melbourne Patching circle is an open community group of Melbourne based new media artists. We are looking for people to contribute an installation, performance, demonstration, workshop, to this event, (this does not need to be max/msp specific). Contact the organisers via googlegroups.

About: Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.) originally developed by Miller Puckette and company at IRCAM. The core of Pd is written and maintained by Miller Puckette and includes the work of many developers, making the whole package very much a community effort.

03 PM | 20 Jun

Call Out: Sprint #4 Antiscreen – Media Lab Melbourne and Gertrude St Projection Festival Sprint #light #geekgirl

MELBOURNE:  MEDIA LAB MELBOURNE AND GERTRUDE STREET PROJECTION FESTIVAL SPRINT

Media Lab Melbourne will be running its fourth Sprint as part of the Gertrude Street Projection Festival. Working out of Seventh Gallery at 155 Gertrude St, they will be re-imagining the possibilities of projections and screens during the Antiscreen Sprint. This event will explore alternate methods of projecting light. They are interested in understanding and exploring the cultural effects of technology and will be breaking down the familiar and reconstructing it into a new form. Media Lab Melbourne will be leading an intensive nine day workshop on unconventional, novel and subverted light imagery techniques.

To apply send a single page .pdf of your concept by the 15 July to sprint@medialabmelbourne.com.au

Deadline: 15 July 2012
05 PM | 02 Dec

Media Lab Melbourne :: Sprint #2 #unconstrained #geekgirl

_Media Lab Melbourne :: Sprint #2: Unconstrained_  _Call for projects closes 12 December 2011_ 

Technological frontiers have expanded beyond the ability of an individual to comprehend their complexity. Yet, these frontiers permeate our everyday experiences. How does your smartphone function? How was your toaster made? What tools do you use to earn money? How many different forms of communication do you experience in one day? How well do YOU understand the technology in your life? How well do you need to? Media Lab Melbourne is seeking proposals for devices or services as statements on the complexity of our everyday technology and systems. Successful applications will work with Media Lab Melbourne and collaborators to realise these proposals during a sprint over 9 days beginning on the 21st of January 2012.  As this is a collaborative sprint it is not important what skills you have but how effective your idea is!  Media Lab Melbourne will support projects with technical and production support. Should a person live interstate and wish to attend, we are also able to provide basic travel and accommodation for the duration of the sprint.  Selected participants will be notified on the 16th of December.  At this point there will be a second call for collaborators to assist in the creation of the selected projects. Applicants who are not selected in the initial call are welcome to participate as collaborators. 

http://www.medialabmelbourne.com.au/