Welcome Meeting

21/09/2005 Week 18 for Second Year Part Timers
Google World Map….google earth … curious world images from a satellite.
http://earth.google.com/ Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. There is a free download for personal use.
Look up ‘myspace’ which is a music blog
See Matta Clark’s performance work

Troika seems to be a Network Storage Company, but a google search came up with
http://www.rhizome.org/ Diapason, gallery for sound and intermedia, presents
David Galbraith Composition 2005 No. 1: Two Straight Lines Displaced, Nudge and and Gently Spun A Sound Installation
Diapason, gallery for sound and intermedia
1026 Sixth Avenue, # 2S (btwn 38th & 39th St.)
New York, NY 10018 http://www.diapasongallery.org/

Isadora… a Google search came up with http://www.troikatronix.com/isadora.html
About Isadora®
Isadora is a graphic programming environment for Macintosh (with a Windows version now in public beta) that provides interactive control over digital media, with special emphasis on the real-time manipulation of digital video.
Because every performance or installation is unique, Isadora was designed not to be a "plug and play" program, but instead offers building blocks that can be linked together in an almost unlimited number of ways, allowing you to follow your artistic impulse.
Because we use Isadora to teach Troika Ranch's Live-I Workshops, it was designed to be easy to learn for those new to the world of real-time interaction. The titles and values of every actor are visible to the user (though they can be hidden if you desire). Help is available for all actors and their inputs and outputs from within the program. Isadora is accompanied by a complete manual that includes numerous tutorials and example files to get you started.
Isadora was designed by composer and media artist Mark Coniglio, and as such, it reflects over 10 years of practical experience with realtime interaction.
Features
Over one hundred basic building blocks, called actors, are available within the Isadora environment. Some actors perform simple functions like watching for a MIDI event, while others allow sophisiticated functions such as warping video imagery. By connecting several actors together you determine how the program will respond to a live performer or viewer. You can also combine a group of Isadora's actors into a custom User Actor.