A continuation of my attempt to compile a list of my favorite resources, following up on the Venues list.

If you've got a favorite resource I should add then please let DPI know.

dorkbot
http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotnyc

NYC Resistor
397 Bridge Street, 5th Floor Brooklyn
http://www.nycresistor.com

make and make2
http://www.makenyc.org
http://www.makenyc2.org

Madaigascar
217 Butler Street, Brooklyn
http://madagascarinstitute.com

3rdWard
195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn
http://www.3rdward.com

office ops
57 Thames St., Brooklyn
http://www.officeops.org

EYEBEAM
540 W. 21st Street, NYC
http://eyebeam.org

LEMUR / LEMURplex
461 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn
http://www.lemurbots.org

I will probably compile this list into a permanent page on the DPI site, but to get things rolling I'm just starting with a few lists quick postings of some of my favorite resources in NYC.

If you've got a favorite resource I should add then please let DPI know

Digital Performance Institute
15 west 26th st
http://digitalperformance.org

HERE Arts Center
145 6th Avenue NYC
http://here.org

3ld
80 Greenwich St. NYC
http://www.3ldnyc.org

Ontological-Hysteric Incubator
St. Mark's Church131 east 10th st NYC
http://www.ontological.com/INCUBATOR

EYEBEAM
540 W. 21st Street, NYC
http://eyebeam.org

LEMUR / LEMURplex
461 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn
http://www.lemurbots.org

Location One
26 Greene Street NYC
http://www.location1.org

Monkeytown
58 N. 3rd St. between Kent and Wythe, Brooklyn
http://www.monkeytownhq.com

One Arm Red
10 Jay St. DUMBO, 9th floor
http://www.onearmred.com

The Chocolate Factory
5-49 49th Avenue, L.I.C.
http://www.chocolatefactorytheater.org
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QUESTION:

We have three projectors, and want them to all have the same image.
Is there anyway to connect all three projectors to one computer?

ANSWER:
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QUESTION:

"Is there some equipment I can hook up to a mac mini that will let me output the control screen to a monitor and the video to the projector?"

ANSWER:

1. Matrox DualHead 2 Go or Matrox TripleHead 2 Go
   1. This is probably the best easy option for the Mac Mini.
   2. Dual Head to go $140 Plus shipping
   3. TripleHead 2 Go $250 Plus shipping
2. A scan converter with zoom feature
   1. You still have One "monitor" output, but you put the Video off to the side, say in 1/4 of the screen, and use the scan converter to zoom into that quarter of the screen,
   2. Then you have to build the controls in the other quadrants.
   3. If you run the monitor @ 1280x1024 the Quarter screen resolution will be 640x512 which is a bit higher resolution than composite video so you don't suffer that much loss. (unless you are using HD content)
   4. Problems with this are that
      1. Most scan converters suck on some level.
      2. They don't recall the zoom and pan settings when you power them down so you have to reset them each time.
   5. Scan Converter $60 - $170 for low end. ($500 - $2000 for high end)

MAX/MSP/JITTER FULL WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE

CLASSES: JUNE 23 - 27
INSTRUCTORS: Dafna Naphtali / Zachary Seldess / Hans Tammen

Day 1 - The Basics: Objects vs. messages vs. comments; ordering of operations; math in Max; scaling and mapping ranges of numbers; playing sound files.
Day 2 - Basics of modular programming; live audio input; recording sound files; simple data storage.
Day 3 - Controlled chaos; useful GUI objects; more data storage; basics of synthesis.
Day 4: Interfacing with the outside world. Overview of MIDI, the HI object (game controllers), Wii controller, the Harvestworks Sensor Station, using a Wacom tablet. Wireless Miditron. Data storage.
Day 5: Introduction to Jitter: Jitter matrix; basic matrix processing; playing and basic manipulation of QuickTime movies; basics of Open GL.

Troika Ranch offers three workshops in 2008 in NYC.
CLASSES:

June 14-18, MIMA (for moving image media artists)
June 23-27, June 30-July 4, Live-I (for performing artists)
October 25-29, MIMA (for moving image media artists)

MIMA workshops use technological tools developed by Troika Ranch primarily focusing on Coniglio's Isadora® software, a graphic programming environment that provides interactive control over digital media, with special emphasis on the real-time manipulation of digital video. The participants learn to use their movements and vocalizations to interactively control computer-based media, such as sound synthesizers, video playback devices and theatrical lighting.
The Live-I workshop is a two-week intensive for performing artists. Once the technological
tools have been demonstrated, the students are lead through a series of games, discussions and experiments related to the integration of media in live performance. Under the guidance of the instructors, the participants have time to work on creative studies of their own.

CALL FOR ENTRIES
DEADLINE: JUNE 16 2008

Founded by artists in 1977, Harvestworks Digital Media Center has helped a generation of artists create new works using technology. The Center invites artists to submit videos of all types (experimental, animation, music video, documentary, silent, short, etc) for a guest curated video art festival. Works selected from this call, as well as by private invitation, will be featured in a series of themed screenings in September 2008.

The festival's main objective is to highlight inventive and visually rich video created in the twenty-first century. Though this solicitation is truly broad, we are especially interested in highlighting the following:

1. A theme program exploring the notion of façade (i.e. architecturally or in the sense of superficial appearance or illusion).
2. Videos exploring food, agriculture, and/or the environment.
3. Videos with a strong music or sound component; audiovisual collaborations.
4. Silent video works.
5. Videos made especially for viewing via the Web and/or mobile handheld device.