Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:13:01 +0200 To: diemer@zkm.de From: Bernd Diemer <diemer@zkm.de> Subject: esc to begin - open source media art This document servers as an introduction of the esc to begin website=20 and a call for participation to join our project. Located at the ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, http://www.zkm.de esc to begin is an experimental research group developing=20 applications and hardware for interactive media art. We decided to=20 open source all our developed software under the Gnu Public Licence=20 and set up a website to gauge the interest of the open source and=20 media art community. http://www.zkm.de/~bernd/etb-os esc to begin will present its project status during the net_condition=20 exibition and the second Wizard of OS conference at the ZKM in=20 September 1999. http://www.mikro.org/Events/OS/ Currently, there are 10 people in our group, working on 14 projects=20 developed using Java, REALbasic, C, perl and Lingo on Linux, Apple=20 and Windows. Included are a live video to ascii converter, two=20 tracking systems, and the first betas of our ongoing game development=20 project. For more information, see the website or use the contact=20 information below. contact: -- Bernd Diemer Artist in Residence esc to begin ZKM|Zentrum f=FCr Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe Lorenzstrasse 19 76135 Karlsruhe Germany diemer@zkm.de http://www.zkm.de/~bernd/ tel +49 721 8100 1902 fax +49 721 8100 1409