This document discusses the differences between music production and live visual performance, and how technologies have evolved to bridge the two cultures. It explores the history of live visuals from early analog experiments to modern software like VJ apps and DIY tools. The document suggests projection and 3D advances will influence the future, with a convergence of visualization, data, and interactive spaces.

1. W ’ l l Do i t Li v e :
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Re a l Ti me a n d Mo t i o n
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createdigitalmotion.com
createdigitalmusic.com

2. Cr e a t e Di g i t a l … S t u f f ?
music |motion
vs.
music
motion

3. Re n d e r i n
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4. W r ds
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Production Perform ance
• Workflow • Live
• “ Pro” • Toys, Play
• Industry • Real-time
• Publish • Jam
• Export • Improvisation
• Distribution • Ephemeral
• Content • Party

5. Th e t wo c u l t u r e s
Composition, improvisation

6. Te c h n o l o g y : W a t ’ s i n a
h
knob?

7. Li v e Vi s u a l s : Th e

8. L ive visual
advances
are preceded
by projection
advances.

9. S CENES :
Color organ
Futurists
A cid tests
Warhol
Nam Jun Paik

10. i nt e r a c t i v i t y
:
My r o n Kr u e g e r

11. mo t i o n i s

13. Da wn o f Mo d e r n Vi s u a l i s m
• L ive remix / mash-up
• E mergency B roadcast Network, Coldcut
• Demoscene (code)
• Circuit bending, DIY electronics (wires)
• Interactive scene (patching)
• V J/club scene
• Games + 3D

17. To d a y ’ s t o o l s : VJ a p p s
• E arly predecessors: V JA M M , M otion Dive
• V idvox vdmx (M ac)
• Resolume A venue 3
• A rkaos GrandV J
• L ivid Union
• M odul8

18. generator
signal
control

21. Ha r d wa r e : a t r a n s i t i o n ?
• E dirol V -4 / V -8
• V ixid, http:/ vixid.noisepages.com
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• E ffects units
• The end of TV out
• A DIY future?

24. To d a y ’ s t o o l s : DI Y a p p s
• Onyx V J (F lash/ IR)
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• M ax/ S P/
M Jitter (commercial)
• A pple Quartz Composer
• Pd/GEM / pidip
• Processing (processing.org)
• vvvv (free-ish)

25. wiring
generative
interactive

26. action
painting?

28. Th e f u t u r e
• Projection + surface
• 3D
• Data
• Convergence

30. V isualization

31. S creens, speakers, space
and the M agic L antern

32. p e t e r @ r e a t e d i g i t a l mo t i o n . c o m
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