Freaklabs: Joint Artists and Developers Technology Design and Evaluation

Every new technology needs a tryout in practice. Apart from user tests it is often difficult to prepare a new and immature technology for real use cases. To pave the way for a new technology to practical use we have experimented with artists and developers playing with the technology in a controlled lab sessions (Freaklabs). Although this proves difficult to organize the results are invaluable to steer further development of the technology. In this whitepaper we evaluate three Freaklab sessions for the ZOCP technology.

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In this paper we argue for a unification of coordinate spaces for use in mixed reality setups. The paper introduces most used coordinate systems and proposes a system for unification based on existing coordinate systems. An example is given at the end of the paper.

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Trying to control multiple computers in live performances is a challenging task. Often computers intercommunicate using fixed or manual parameters. However when projects expand across many devices this is hard to maintain. Especially in situations where the parameters tend to change. We propose a new protocol which facilitates flexibility and autonomous setups in an orchestrated environment.

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