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...platform for media staging, artistic production and inter-media research. Darmstadt 21.05. 2001 : Workshop on Technology Platforms for Cultural and Artistic Creative Expression. Wolfgang Strauss/Monika Fleischmann MARS - Media Arts & Research Studies
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...platform for media staging, artistic production and inter-media research Darmstadt21.05. 2001 : Workshop on Technology Platforms for Cultural and Artistic Creative Expression • Wolfgang Strauss/Monika Fleischmann • MARS - Media Arts & Research Studies • GMD - German National Research Center for Information Technology • http://imk.gmd.de/mars, http://netzspannung.org, http://netzspannung.org/journal
MARS >> exploratory Media Lab / GMD /IMK / MARS * 1997 : 02 personen 2001 : 33 international members : media artists / scientists / entrepreneurs including 4 docs, 2 post-docs budget : 2.5 M Euro/Anno / 85 % Third-party / 15 % basic funding expertise: Mixed Reality, Advanced Interfaces, Distributed Systems, Ci-neTV projects : eRENA • electronic arenas for art, culture, entertainment (EU) : Song • Sites of Next Generation (EU) : Safira • emotion based toolkit (EU) : Awake • awareness for knowledge discovery (BMBF) : CAT • communication of Art & Technology (BMBF) funding: 2, 2 Mio Euro
Medienlandschaft darstellen, in Beziehung setzen Techniken & Interfaces entwickeln Archiv, Kommunikations- und Produktionsmittel anbieten tools & techniques for creators information / connected archives communication / knowledge discovery production / cooperative production Internet medialab >
distributed architecture > : user tailored applications / connected archives carryOn i2tv eMUSE
elements >> virtual platform & mobile unit : Server Kernel for a distributed database/application server : mobile units (different sizes) as free floating medialabs Server Kern für eine Struktur dezentraler Datenbank & Applikations Server Mobile Einheiten als frei flottierende Medienlabore netzspannung.org/system The netzspannung.org system comprises the following elements: Distributed Community Engine, Authoring Toolbox for Networked Concepts, Open Interface Toolkit. Distributed Community Engine The Distributed Community Engine is based on the three-tier model for the separation of interface, application and database layers. This enables the deployment of multiple independent database and application servers, as well as decentral y managed interfaces, as part of the overall distributed system of netzspannung.org. Each user can run his/her own server with an own set of functionalities. The distributed engine supports CORBA, SOAP and HTTP as communication protocols between individual modules.
Input/output channels > Input/output tools + connected archives = internet medialab
...pilotprojects • Connecting Archives(Partner: ZKM, Ars Electronica, SWF)semantic web & neuronal networks • Murmuring Fields, i2TVexperimental mediaformats on shared creating • artists using the platform Shu Lea Cheang:Carry On Helen Evans: Weather Project Christiane Büchner: Listening Voices
..…actual productions and events • Cast01 : living in mixed realities Conference 21./22. September 2001 Castle of Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, Germany • digital sparksmapping media education : best student media projects • netzspannung.org/journalonline and print Journal
cast01 // „Living in Mixed Realities“ IST projects art -IST projects digital sparks covering three areas Conference on artistic, cultural and scientific aspects of experimental media spaces http://netzspannung.org/cast01
cast01 // „Living in Mixed Realities“ agents multi-user archive (i)tv four major topics categories : paper, blueprint, poster submission deadline // 31.05.01 - proceedings - electronic library ACM http://netzspannung.org/cast01
cast01 // „Living in Mixed Realities“ demo programme : immersion & mixing CAVE / Panorama / Virtual Studio / Mixed Reality lounge -non every day technologies http://netzspannung.org/cast01 http://netzspannung.org/journal http://imk.gmd.de/mars