Workshop: Camera spoofing, Kinect-hacking and more

Wednesday April 2, 10.00 - 17.00

Engage in a game between your computer, your webcam and yourself. Be a boss and create your own tools to physically control your computer. Our favorite Famous New Media Artist Jeremy Bailey will teach you how to do that by hacking existing software. Buy your ticket(s) online.

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Dialectical software gundam suit - This is part of an application by Jeremy Bailey for the project Dialectical Software Gundam Suit, a live performance involving a software “suit” that augments and extends both the creative and destructive abilities of the performer. Info and image found on the artist's website. Jeremy Bailey

Workshop

This workshop will include an introduction to the Max creative programming environment, software tactics for camera spoofing, online video platforms and an introduction to recent computer vision techniques (including instruction on depth sensing cameras like the Kinect necessary for skeletal tracking and 1:1 facial gesture mapping.) Participants should have at least some basic comprehension of computer programming.

Don't forget to bring your laptop!!

More information

Participation costs are € 100 incl. VAT or € 70 incl. VAT with culture discount. Freelancers, students and employees of cultural organizations get a 30% discount. If the discount applies, please fill in 'c-korting' in the discount code field. The workshop takes place at Mediamatic Fabriek on Wednesday April 2 from 10:00 to 17:00 in the Faceless exhibition. Go to our website for more information and ticket(s). Contact Deborah Meibergen if you have any questions.

Faceless

This workshop is part of the 3-day StalkFest, which in turn is part of Faceless, an exhibition from 26 January - 13 April 2014 on seduction, surveillance and privacy.