January 30, 2007

Meehae has face masks to use for the meatbook.

Aaron: Send email about: ○ Faraday Cage ○ Getting a G5 Computer for video editing. ○ Contact Naranjan about use of the rooms in the hallway. And control room computer. ○ Switching to colloquium room. Get dimensions to compare them. ○ Margaret Dolinsky and Virtools ○ Have Ryan do a one page meatbook webpage/Postacards?

Lab Space: Everyone has a space except Jack Sam. The Faraday Cage will be removed from the smaller room. Can put 3 people into that Aaron: Bring Windchime into small room Gordon has 2 G4s to use

Diane will contact Naranjan about use of the rooms in the hallway. Also Control room computer. Email Diane about switching to colloquium room. Get dimensions to compare them.

Visiting Faculty: Martin Settled into his room Art Background and Graphic Design

Missing Computer: Seems not to be a problem .Probably is somewhere in the research area. Don't need to worry about it according to Gordon.

Acccess to computers: Denise's old computer by Gordon's office for video editing Diane will get a G5 Computer for video editing. Meehae will get a G4.

Faculty Collaboration: Can we find ways to work with Naranjan? Who else can we work with? Existing and new faculty.

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Diane: Diane is getting her dissertation done. This is her biggest priority right now.

Jack Sam: Get Ethics Approval

Aaron: Design a way to track student progress in the lab.

Aaron: MeatBook Photo Store: Look for hard case suitcase to ship things in. Get laptop from gordon. Order 2 LCD Screens Keep costs under $500 (not including shipping) Ryan will do visuals Diane will do storyboard for LCD screens

Jinsil Working on project for NIME Chapter for book Big Conferences to apply to: ○ ISEA ○ Ars Electronica ○ SIGGRAPH

Meehae: Meehae and Steven in VR Reading Group Will be trying to develop a system for research use Getting Virtools Running Diane will help get things going by writing letters Contact Mona with thought technologies Diane will email Margaret Dolinsky about Virtools Other VR Artists: Yacov and Sharir (UT) Stephen Wilson @ ucsf - Listing of interactive art projects. EEG one of particular interest

Kirsten Making a demo of a system that generates Narratives from a database and utilizes film footage. Wants to use Max/MSP Look at Repentance (Soviet) and Like Water For Chocolate for uses of Magical Realism in film. Contact Penny Simpson (SFU Burnaby Library) about copyright info for fair use of the film Shortcuts

At end of February going to the HIT Lab.Add to wiki.