Re: [huml] presenting it together: cyberperformance, opensource

[James Landrum <james.landrum@ndsu.nodak.edu>]

 Pardon me, but I am not impressed by this "cyberperformance" project, 
based on the information available online (including links to theatrical 
truops like Avatar BodyCollision,  Bats Theater, etc.) . The "graphical 
avatar" is very low tech 2D comic-strip-like imagery, and based on the 
event sessions demo, the delivery/interaction is little more than a 
web-based (IRC) chat interface than anything else- certainly not 
immersive 3D in any sense of the term. There is no active webcam 
interface at this time, so I can't comment on that, beyond noting tha 
this looks like a common streaming (low bandwidth) application with 
associated chat interface- again certainly not a 3D interactive 
environment, and certainly nothing new in that technology arena. 
Regardless, at the very most, this is just hopeware, and I don't 
comprehend how this fits with HumanML as so very briefly described on 
the web site and associated links pages.

cognizor@cognizor.com wrote:

>here is a toolset
>related to huml applications for sure
>and it's open source!
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>SC
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>Stuff: Artists bring drama to Web ["A group of New Zealand and international artists, with backing from government agencies, have launched a live performance venue online at 
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>www.upstage.org.nz.
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> Upstage combines Web cams, graphical avatars, and text chat to provide a 'cyberformance' where performers and viewers worldwide can be involved through their Web browsers. Upstage uses open-source software development technologies including the programming language Python. Software will be available as free downloads."]
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>Incorporates an ongoing-commenting functionality thru a chat app:
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>see link from "rialto" cinema, citing a  Dominion Post article copyrighted:
>http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2779582a28,00.html
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> ;););) blessed are the geeks -- for they shall inherit the source code :):):) 
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