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2012/05 Multimedia Authoring @ Media Lab Helsinki

Nuno Correia — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:09:35 +0000

Multimedia Authoring at Media Lab Helsinki (Aalto University, ARTS) focuses on media manipulation with code, namely C++/openFrameworks. The video is a compilation of the exercises done during the course. Mac apps and multi-platform source code available at mlab.taik.fi/mediacode/coursefiles/course_2012_MMA/
(Mac apps can be found within the “Bin” folder of each exercise)

Thank you: all course participants, guest lecturer Mika Tuomola, openFrameworks community
More info and outcomes from the course: mlab.taik.fi/mediacode/c/courses-projects/mma2012

Compilation tracks and remixes

Nuno Correia — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:32:25 +0000

MD Mania (Nuno Correia Remix)
From “Ahvid & Klahvid 2.0″ remix album by Estonian band Def Räädu.
More info: http://www.discogs.com/Def-R%C3%A4%C3%A4du-Ahvid-Klahvid-20/release/3560030

City of Glass
From “LX Sabor – Lisbon Flavours”, a compilation by Berlin’s Aroma Music.
More info: http://www.aromamusic.com/?p=676

Master and Margarita: From Novel to Interactive Audiovisual Adaptation

Nuno Correia — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:49:51 +0000

Correia, N.N., 2012. Master and Margarita: From Novel to Interactive Audiovisual Adaptation. In L. Eilittä, ed. Intermedial Arts: Disrupting, Remembering and Transforming Media. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 127–146.

Publisher link:
http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Intermedial-Arts–Word-and-Image—Concrete-Poetry—The-Scene-of-the-Visual—Music-and-Word1-4438-3285-5.htm

Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Intermedial-Arts-Concrete-Poetry-Visual/dp/1443832855

Abstract:
Master and Margarita is an audiovisual work by Portuguese new media art collective Video Jack that adapts Mikhail Bulgakov’s Russian modernist novel. This article studies those aspects of intermediality that resulted from this particular adaptation. Video Jack’s project, in contrast to other similar audiovisual artworks, does not aim to follow an abstract “visual music” aesthetics but rather takes an innovative narrative approach. Intermedial aspects bring into focus Video Jack’s non-literal “borrowing” from the novel.

Cover of the book:

2012/02 Information Design – Augmented Reality @ Media Lab Helsinki

Nuno Correia — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:13:11 +0000

In February 2012, I taught one week of the Information Design course at Media Lab Helsinki (Aalto University, ARTS), dedicated to Augmented Reality. Students developed their projects using the FLARToolkit, with some customizations by me. More on the course (and FLARToolkit): http://mlab.taik.fi/mediacode/c/courses-projects/id2012

Juri for the Cut&Paste Helsinki design competition – Motion Graphics category

Nuno Correia — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:58 +0000

On the 4th February 2012, I was jury member of the Cut&Paste design competition at Korjaamo, part of the Helsinki – World Design Capital 2012 event: http://www.cutandpaste.com/index.php/events_hel_en/helsinki_en

Participants had 8 hours to produce a 15 second video. The topic was “Invention”, and part of the brief was an emphasis on narration. The entries had all a strong aesthetics, some of them stronger on the narrative side, others on the aesthetics. The winner was Henrik Axlund.

2011/12 Multitouch Interaction @ Media Lab Helsinki

Nuno Correia — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:21:47 +0000

The Multitouch Interaction course at Media Lab Helsinki (Aalto University, ARTS) focuses on using multitouch to create engaging experiences. Multiple devices are used, with an emphasis on the iOS platform. This video is a compilation of the exercises and projects done during the course.
iOS apps source code available at
mlab.taik.fi/mediacode/coursefiles/course_2011_MTI/

More info on the course, and projects: http://mlab.taik.fi/mediacode/c/courses-projects/mti2011

AV Clash – Online Audiovisual Project, A Case Study of Evaluation in New Media Art

Nuno Correia — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:18:42 +0000

Correia, N.N., 2011. AV Clash, Online Audiovisual Project: A Case Study of Evaluation in New Media Art. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE). Lisbon.

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AV clash, online audiovisual project: a case study of evaluation in new media art

Nuno N. Correia
ACE ’11 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, 2011

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Slides from the presentation:
http://www.nunocorreia.com/presentations/av-clash-online-audiovisual-project-a-case-study

Conference link: ace2011.org
Link to related project: www.avclash.com

Abstract:
This paper presents an evaluation of new media art project AV Clash. AV Clash is a Web-based artistic project that allows the creation of audiovisual compositions, consisting of combinations of animations with sounds retrieved from online database Freesound.org. The evaluation is based on the answers to an online questionnaire. It has an experience focus, while also taking into account usability aspects. The questionnaire was structured following five main areas: sound, visuals and multisensoriality; amount and customization of content; flexibility of manipulation; usability and interactivity; creativity, playfulness and engagement. The concept of aesthetic interaction, relevant to the project and its evaluation, is presented. The results of the questionnaire are then discussed, followed by a reflection on the methodology used. Conclusions are reached regarding the five different areas of the questionnaire, and the adequacy of its experience focus. Usability problems are also identified and discussed. Finally, paths for further work are outlined.

AV Clash – Online Audiovisual Project, A Case Study of Evaluation in New Media Art

Nuno Correia — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:48:07 +0000

Event: 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

Place: Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Date: 11/11/2011

Slides for the presentation:

Conference link: ace2011.org
Link to related project: www.avclash.com

Master And Margarita – an Audiovisual Adaptation of Bulgakovʼs Novel for the Web and Performance

Nuno Correia — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:56:44 +0000

Event: Academic MindTrek 2011
Place: Tampere
Date: 28/10/2011

Poster for the presentation:

Conference link: http://www.mindtrek.org/2011/academic
Link to related project: http://www.videojackstudios.com/masterandmargarita/

Master And Margarita – an Audiovisual Adaptation of Bulgakovʼs Novel for the Web and Performance

Nuno Correia — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:14:17 +0000

Correia, N.N., 2011. Master And Margarita – an Audiovisual Adaptation of Bulgakovʼs Novel for the Web and Performance. In Proceedings of Academic MindTrek Conference 2011. Tampere, pp. 317-319.

Available at: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2181037.2181095 [accessed April 22, 2012].

Poster from the presentation:
http://www.nunocorreia.com/presentations/master-and-margarita-an-audiovisual-adaptation

Conference link: http://www.mindtrek.org/2011/academic
Link to related project: http://www.videojackstudios.com/masterandmargarita/

Abstract:
This paper presents Master and Margarita, an interactive audiovisual project for web and performance adapting Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel of the same name. It aims to address two main research questions. First: how to integrate music and motion graphics in an interactive audiovisual project for the web and performance, in a way that is versatile, easy to use and engaging to experience? Second: how to adapt a novel into an interactive audiovisual project, not only being faithful to the narrative, but also creating a coherent and autonomous work, expressing the artistic vision of its authors? In this paper, the collaborative process between the authors of the project is discussed, as well as their motivations. The development of the project, in its different iterations, is analyzed. Conclusions are then presented, assessing the answers to the research questions. Future work is also discussed.