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Using V.I.R.U.S. environment in

preservation: horizons and issues

Pavel SmetanaCIANT, Prague CZ

ENTERmultimediale 2, Prague, 10 th MAY 2005

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info• Full multimedia stage

• Interdisciplinary interactive performance

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description• two dancers moving in a variable space

delimited by laser rays

• motion-capturing system transfers the real into the virtual world

Video example 3,5’’

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idea• reflection on the transmission of multiple

processes between humans themselvesand between humans and machines

• interrelations between diverse environments and the penetration of man or robotic intelligence into locations where the limits of the body and the perception control are getting blurred

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interdisciplinary multimedia content

• two dancers• four video projections

(three screens + the stage)• laser and lights• music, sound• fog

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roles of artists• direct the performance• prepare scenario• prepare choreography• prepare video assets• prepare audio assets

• design 3D assets• design stage• design stage lighting• design costumes• compose music• performers

(dancers, musicians...)

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script / scenario

stage elements

Exemples of used softwares

• Laser: FIESTA• MoCap: Polhemus System, MCspoofer (recorder + player)

• VR engine: UT2004 (version) + data• Audio, Video (MAX/MSP, EyesWeb…)

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elements to preserve

Elements

Persons

Artists Technicians

Instructions

Things

form: (physical, analog, digital, etc.)nature: (audio, video, image, light, 3D, text, etc.)

EquipmentAssets

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assets• stage properties, requisites (physical, 3D)• audio tapes (analog, audio)• MP3, MIDI files (digital, audio)• DMX files (digital, light)• AVI, MPG files (digital, video, audio)• X3D, VRML, UT2004 (digital, 3D)• JPG, GIF (digital, video)

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instructions• scenario in PDF file (digital, text)• scenography in PDF file with illustrations (digital, text,

image)• choreography in paper documents (physical, text, image)• musical score (physical or digital, audio)• audio and video software written by the artists –

EyesWeb patches, MAX/MSP patches, specific C++ applications (digital, audio)

• modifications of game engines – scripts in UnrealScript (digital, video, audio, 3D)

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equipment• speakers, microphones, cables (physical, audio)

• projection screens, projectors, displays, video cameras, cables (physical, video)

• audio mixer (physical, audio)

• video mixer (physical, video)

• motion capture device (physical, 3D)

• computer equipment – hardware (physical)

• imaging software tools – Photoshop (digital, image)

• audio software tools - MAX/MSP, EyesWeb (digital, audio)

• video software tools - EyesWeb, Resolume, vvvv, DirectShow (digital, video)

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