http://v1b3.com/?page_id=126

I have a series of works in the upcoming scan2Go exhibition, curated by Conrad Gleber, and Gail Rubini.

The College Art Association Services to Artists committee in collaboration with v1b3 (v1b3.com) are producing a printed catalogue of digital media art works entitled SCAN2GO. The catalogue will represent the artworks by printed QR codes, which function to connect viewers to digital media art works by using a smart phone.

The SCAN2GO catalogue will be dynamic for one year.

Artists will be assigned a QR code (printed in the catalogue) that links to an artwork.
Every four months each artist will provide us a new artwork for the QR link.

The printed catalog will be distributed during the CAA conference in Los Angeles, February 22-25, 2012. The QR codes are linked to a web address/url that shows an art piece (sound art, video, code pieces or web art) that will be viewed on smart phones and camera enabled tablet computers.

ESSAYS/WRITING
Conrad Gleber, Introduction
Meredith Hoy, Essay

More interesting Kinect and music gear

It is very helpful to have articles like this to open and share the discussion that a number of us in the NIME community are engaged in.

Why Is It So Hard for New Musical Instruments to Catch On? - William Weir - Entertainment - The Atlantic.

Dalai Lama 60th by garthpaine

Brilliant doco on Pirate Radio in the UK. It has had a long history and continues to this day

Sensecast continues to develop Sensecast.

On of the drawbacks I see in these demos is that they are really working in a 2D plane and using only one hand at a time. This means the person is a pointer rather than gesture really being at the core of the system. There are some gesture recognition demos for letters but again that is in a 2D plane only. Vector tracking such as in IRCAM GestureFollower would allow for more sophisticated gestures and allow 3D without it being complex - this would lead to more nature gesture implementation

This is an excellent example of one approach to making music using one of these multi-input keyboards

This is interesting because it hase a reasonable range (33' being class 2 Bluetooth) and it has charging and is integrated with the iPhone and may be hackable for other applications - could be of use for rehab and distraction applications in hospitals.

Scosche myTREK wirelessly connects to iPod touch or iPhone
No bulky chest straps or wires!
Audio prompts for real-time feedback while you work out
Control music from the armband while you work out
Lithium-ion battery provides up to 5 hours of workout time
Includes USB charging cable
Work out from up to 33 ft away from your device
Scosche myTREK App manages pulse, training type, calories burned, distance run, music and more*

BTS Bioengineering | BTS FREEEMG 300.

Interesting small modular EMG solution for BioSensing

BTS FREEEMG 300 represents a generation leap in diagnostic device technology for surface dynamic electromyography analysis. Based entirely on wireless technologies, BTS FREEEMG 300 is the first electromyography unit in the world using 16 miniaturized probes with active electrodes weighing less than 9 grams for signal acquisition and transmission.

BTS FREEEMG 300 stands for an improvement in the performance of the FREEEMG systems already appreciated by researchers and clinicians throughout the world. These practitioners need to be able to rely on a daily basis on a highly efficient system easy to configure and use, for differentiated clinical and researcher applications.
The probes amplify the EMG signals, digitize them and communicate with the compact and light receiving unit,, which can be either way worn by the patient, left on the table or held by the doctor.

The complete absence of wiring not only minimizes the patient distress during the preparation but also grant them a full range of motion during the task without restrictions..