Bärte!

 
 

[This post is about Austrian politics and it therefore makes most sense to write it in German. You can find a short description and explanation below the German version though]

In der Österreichischen Politik ist in letzter Zeit immer mehr von Werten die Rede und das nicht erst seit Frank Stronach die heimische Politbühne betreten hat. Oft ist es aber schwer zu durchschauen was sich denn genau hinter den Werten der Politikerinnen und Politiker versteckt, und welche Wertvorstellungen die einzelnen genau Vertreten. Ob altmodisch, konservativ, modern oder hip: Die Ausgestaltung der jeweiligen Werte bleibt eine haarige Angelegenheit.

What have I been up to lately

 
 

It's been a while since the last update. The photos this time are a wild mix in terms of time and place from around Copenhagen. Most notably the local derby, where FC København faced off against Brøndby in a half empty Parken stadium, because the Brøndby fans stayed away from the match in protest.

Global Game Jam 2012

 
 

A few weeks ago, at the end of january, the Global Game Jam 2012 happened. Living currently in Copenhagen, it was a no-brainer for me to join the Nordic Game Jam organisers, and trying to help out with the event. NGJ12 was again hosted at the ITU, which has a remarkably nice building. Workplaces and meeting rooms for students everywhere. This is the kind of university building you dream of coming from Vienna University of Technology. It seems as if they actually want to have the students around. Weird thing that is...

An overdue Photo Update

 
 

It's been quite a while now, since I last pushed photos to the interwebs. As an effect you get 4 rolls instead of 2 this time.

Sputnik teaser 2 - walkthrough

 
 

The nature and 'features' of sputnik might not have been clear in the last video, so I decided to record a quick walkthrough (including me speaking, which sounds a bit silly).

I am still looking for participants for my user study. If you are a musician, or just interested in music, or just curious and want to try out sputnik, this is your chance! It will take place on the 12th of december at a time that suits you (there are slots available around the whole day) at KUA, i.e. the southern campus of Københavns universitetet på Amager.

Again, a few Photos

 
 

It's been a while that I last posted photos. I had these sitting on my desk for some time now, but hadn't had the time to upload them complement them with a few nice words.

This time we have a few more shots from the offshore wind park on the eastern shore of Copenhagen, a few blurry pictures from the cycling world championship (I guess) and then a mixed bag of images from somewhere between Østerbro and den sorte diamant.

Sputnik update 2 - User Study Teaser

 
 

It's about time for another update on sputnik. I have been working hard since the last update on the code as well as on the paper, which isn't as easy as I hoped it was.

As part of my paper I have to do a small user study to evaluate the project. Soooo,.. if you are a musician, or have a general interest in music or funky images with sound, and happen to be near Copenhagen in mid december, just drop me a line. The study will take place at KUA on monday the 12th of december. Time slots will be available from about 10am till sometime in the evening.

Sputnik update 1*

 
 

It's time for a first project update on sputnik. I am now about 160+ net hours into the project and things are starting to take shape. During the last days I finished all the graphical stuff, and will now focus on making some music with it.

You can navigate through the scene with the wiimote and nunchuck and control the arc of light. You can also select objects. More use-/meaningful interaction will follow in the next weeks.

Announcing Sputnik

 
 

Some time ago, I promised more details on my next project. Well, here it is!

Following my current fondness for the mid-last-century space race it is called Sputnik. It is/should be a New Interface for Musical Expression, or NIME for short. But what is all that mumbo jumbo, you ask?

Preparing for FROG11

 
 

The 5th Vienna Games Conference dubbed Future and Reality of Gaming, or FROG for short will he held at Vienna's town hall this weekend. As a sidekick to the conference we, the friendly folks who occasionally organise game jams, will hold a "game jam showcase". But we are not just developing a prototype, we are trying to involve the conference attendees in to the process. At some points we will ask a "where to.." kind of question and let the audience decide what turns the prototype should take.

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I am a "Visual Computing" master's student at the Vienna University of Technology. I am interested in game design and development, music and artsy things.
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