GDIF recording and playback

Kristian Nymoen have updated the Jamoma modules for recording and playing back GDIF data in Max 5. The modules are based on the FTM library (beta 12, 13-15 does not work), and can be downloaded here. We have also made available three use cases in the (soon to be expanded) fourMs database: simple mouse recording, sound [...]

New motiongram features

Inspired by the work Static no. 12 by Daniel Crooks that I watched at the Sydney Biennale a couple of weeks ago, I have added the option of scanning a single column in the jmod.motiongram% module in Jamoma. Here is a video that shows how this works in practice: About motiongrams A motiongram is a [...]

Quantity of motion of an arbitrary number of inputs

In video analysis I have been working with what is often referred to as “quantity of motion” (which should not be confused with momentum, the product of mass and velocity p=mv), i.e. the sum of all active pixels in a motion image. In this sense, QoM is 0 if there is no motion, and has [...]

Liquid Vapor

I performed in the open form piece Liquid Vapor by Else Olsen S. yesterday. The performance was special in many ways. First, electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros was also performing in the piece. She performed electric accordeon and live electronics, a great combination. Second, the performance took place in the magnificent foyer of the new [...]

Jamoma 0.5 released

After extensive testing Jamoma 0.5 is finally released. Even though the version number is low, this release has been worked on for around 18 months, and is actively used in both teaching and performance. What is Jamoma? A platform for interactive art-based research and performance. It consists of several parallell development efforts: Jamoma Modular – [...]