Category: technology
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JE Solo talks VR with CBC
In the following interview excerpt, JE Solo speaks with the CBC’s Heather Barrett about Virtual Reality, and the BBMC’s latest project – Meta Creation in NEOS VR. JE (Liz) Solo and Jeremy O. Turner have been working for months in the NEOS VR platform to develop NPCs (Non-Player Characters) that have the ability to create…
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Requiem for MacGrid
macGRID has closed down. BBMC and the Odyssey project have been very grateful to enjoy access to online space on macGRID, multidisciplinary simulation research network and platform — a project of MacMaster University — and are sad to see it go the way of all virtual worlds. Odyssey members enjoyed access to space on the…
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Odyssey VR
Odyssey VR – a brand new project from the BBMC – launches next week on VR platforms everywhere. BBMC members are exploring new VR spaces as sites for creating and presenting performances and performance art work. We are also exploring and developing workflows for creating VR based machinima. All members of the Odyssey Group and…
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International Women’s Day at BBMC
The Odyssey Simulators are hosting special presentations on International Women’s Day with a program of online performances, installations and screenings. Featuring new work from our online collaborators including Colleen McLaughlin/Nebulosus Severine, Bibbe Hansen/Bibbe Oh, Fau Ferdinand, Humming Pera/Tina M Pearson, Liz Solo and more! A collaboration with Roles 4 Women. Schedule of International Women’s Day…
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BBMC at Hi-Dance with Odyssey and Senses Places
from The Odyssey Simulator Odyssey and the BBMC had the pleasure of hosting another event with Senses Places – Isabel Valverde and Senses Places at Hi-Dance Festival – Dance and Technology, Rome, Italy. Isabel performed live on stage with Odyssey artists/avatars. Avatars performed via large scale projections. Liz Solo and Mike Kean of The Black…
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BBMC on macGRID
The Black Bag Media Collective are now working on macGRID. Spear-headed by McMaster University the macGRID is a robust, archivable, Cyberscience and Art research platform (macGRID) and a corresponding network of academic, industry and community partners who wish to engage in interdisciplinary research and creation, resource and knowledge sharing, using simulation, avatar virtual worlds, and…
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North Zipper’s BDay
Norman Lowrey (North Zipper) turned seventy today and the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse held a surprise Birthday Skating Party on the Odyssey Simulator to celebrate. North was very surprised (he thought he was coming to a meeting:) AOM played a composition using one of North’s virtual instruments. The beautiful birthday set was designed and built by…
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Flick Harrison and Catherine Falkner at the BBMC
The BBMC are preparing for their second Visiting Artist’s Residency, this time with Vancouver artists Flick Harrison and Catherine Falkner. Throughout the Residency both artists will be offering workshops. Here are the details: Video-making Workshops with Flick Harrison (Vancouver) Vancouver artist, filmmaker and rabble rouser Flick Harrison will be in St. John’s from August 28th…
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Techno Dream and Nightmare Choir
The Black Bag Media Collective in collaboration with the Sound Symposium present: TECHNO DREAM AND NIGHTMARE CHOIR a Feisty, participatory Community Art intervention about networked technology. OPEN INVITATION from the Black Bag Media Collective and artist in residence Tina Pearson Send us your Dreams (Send us your Fears) “Techno Dream and Nightmare Choir” is a…