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SIGGRAPH 2009

Calls for interactive music:
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/focus/music_audio/

and visual music:
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/computer_animation_festival/visual_music/

submissions will be available in October

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Call for scores – Music for saxophone/wind controller and computer/ electronics

Deadline: September 15, 2008 (postmark)

Application Fee: None

Project description: During Spring 2009, composer/saxophonist Eric Honour will tour and record a program of new music for saxophone and computer. The recording is planned for commercial release as a hybrid DVD/DVD-A. Interested composers are invited to submit works for consideration. For more details, please see the full call for scores at http://www.erichonour.com/CallforScores2008.html

Eligibility: Composers of all ages and nationalities may submit music for consideration. I would prefer to receive no more than two submissions from each composer. Each piece should be no longer than 12 minutes. Selected composers must agree to the rules for participation (see the full call for scores online). Before sending any materials, please complete the online submission form.

Instrumentation: Alto saxophone/baritone saxophone/wind controller and computer/electronics. Works involving surround/multi-channel audio and/ or incorporating video are welcome.

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Lonce Wyse will give a little 45-minute ICMC 2008 “conference report” focusing on the Networked Music presentations (papers and music) on Thursday evening at 5pm in the CNM Playroom (AS6 level 3).

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Dear All,

This is to inform you that we will have a talk by Prof Michael Haller from Media Interaction Lab, Digital Media, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria.

Date: September 3rd, 2008

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Venue: AS6 #03-33

Title:

Designing Natural User Interfaces for Collaborative Environments

Abstract:

Until recently, the limitations of display and interface technologies have restricted the potential for human interaction and collaboration with computers. For example, desktop computer style interfaces have not translated well to mobile devices and static display technologies. However, the emergence of interactive whiteboards has pointed to new possibilities for using display technology for interaction and collaboration. A range of emerging technologies and applications could enable more natural and human centered interfaces so that interacting with computers and content becomes more intuitive. This will be important as computing moves from the desktop to being embedded in objects, devices and locations around us and as our “desktop” and data are no longer device-dependent but follow us across multiple platforms and locations. The impact of Apple’s iPhone and an increasing number of multi-touch surfaces show that users’ expectations about using these devices in their daily lives have increased. The reaction to these natural interface implementations has been very dramatic. With the increasing development of interactive walls, interactive tables, and multi-touch devices, both companies and academics are evaluating their potential for wider use. These newly emerging form factors require novel human-computer interaction techniques which will be discussed in this presentation. My research goal is to design, develop, and evaluate natural user interfaces that will enable everyone, not just experts, to use our interactive surfaces. In this presentation, we will describe particular challenges and solutions for the design of tabletop and interactive wall environments and present the user-centered design.

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