If you’re familiar with the Jazzmutant Lemur, you’ll want to get familiar with Argos Interface Builder by Dimitri Diakopoulos using the great c++ framework openFrameworks.

Last summer I took part in Google Summer of Code as a mentor. Dimitri proposed a multitouch music interface builder and I thought it was a fantastic idea. An opensource lemur; who wouldn’t like that??? Dimitri was chosen as a student for GSoC and I was able to mentor him as he developed Argos. It’s come a long way, and with a little help from the opensource community, it has potential to be incredible!

Take a look at the video below to see Argos in use. You can find the source and a binary (for windows users) here: http://code.google.com/p/ofxargos/

Make sure to check out the release notes and official Argos website at http://argos.dimitridiakopoulos.com/ The application is still feature-incomplete, but quickly approaching a usable state! Dimitri can really use community support; so make sure to say ‘hi’ to him and get involved to make argos the next coolest opensource music interface!

I’ve been meaning to write about this for some time, but finally found the right time.

In June/July, I helped work on a combined project with University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Recombinant Media Labs (RML).

The install was a reinstall of a previous setup. It consited of 10 individual screens 12 feet wide x 6 feet 9 inches tall. Together they formed a rectangle 24 feet x 36 feet. 10 projectors, 1 per screen, projected on each screen to create a full 360 surround experience. The setup was complimented by a 10 channel audio setup with dedicated microphones, 28 MM-4 miniature loudspeakers,  12 UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers, and eight UMS-1P subwoofers. To say the least, it was a massive system.

On June 10th there was an opening performance of the system and later was open to the public for viewing. Check out the opening performance below which is a small portion of the 50 minute showcase.

Check out the timelapse of the entire setup:

For a detailed writeup, checkout Berry Threw (who also helped on the project) at: http://www.barrythrew.com/2009/06/15/recombinant-media-labs-at-ucsd-roundup/

Some images of the build/setup below:

Thanks to Peter Otto and Naut Humon for the opportunity to work on this project.