I used AG extensively from West Virginia and later; it's fascinating and 
can run as a private node on a laptop as well. It's true you have to 
configure, but it has a lot of artistic possibilities -

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012, helen varley jamieson wrote:

> i've never managed to get access to an access grid (even when studying at a
> university that had one ... ) - i've only once participated in an event that
> used it (electrosmog) & it meant that the conference was only accessible to
> people who also had access grid access. so it's not much good if you want
> something that's publicly accessible.
> 
> we will find out if we can put annie's interface on the UpStage server & see
> whether it will work for this sort of thing.
> 
> h : )
> 
> On 11/01/12 1:44 PM, Pall Thayer wrote:
>
>       An open source option for this is big blue button. If you're
>       able to set it up using their vm image, its pretty smooth and
>       simple but if you have to set it up on an existing server it can
>       be a bit complicated. It uses the red5 server that was mentioned
>       earlier.
>
>       Pall
>
>       On Jan 10, 2012 7:32 PM, "Graziano Milano"
>       <[email protected]> wrote:
>             Hi Roger,
>
>             You need a multicast video conference software such
>             as www.accessgrid.org supported in the UK by
>             www.ja.net/services/video/agsc/AGSCHome/
>
>             It's basically an Education Network tool, I used it
>             before years ago for a project called Streaming
>             Tales when we had a live dinner debate between two
>             Somali community based in UK and USA. When I was
>             working at The Public in the Midland I was lobbying
>             for opening up the access grid network to art
>             institutions and artists for experimentation. If you
>             are based in a University in Sidney, check the
>             science faculty, they may have an access grid set
>             up. Usually science departments are the main users
>             of access grid worldwide.
>
>             Graziano
> 
>
>             On 10 January 2012 20:51, helen varley jamieson
>             <[email protected]> wrote:
>                   it would be really interesting to try
>                   this! please send it to me off-list - i
>                   don't know whether we can put it onto
>                   the UpStage server (because of the
>                   various other things running on it) but
>                   i will find out, & if not we can find
>                   somewhere else to try it.
>
>                   h : )
>
>                   On 7/01/12 12:33 AM, Annie Abrahams
>                   wrote:
>                         ps "My" interface for my web
>                         performances could do this -
>                         it would have to be adapted
>                         a bit.
>                         It is made with a red5
>                         installed on the servers of
>                         x-resaux and uses a
>                         flashplayer.
>                         Estelle Senay of x-resaux
>                         who made it for me will give
>                         the code to anyone who would
>                         like to install the soft on
>                         their own servers.
> 
>
>                         On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:49
>                         AM, Annie Abrahams
>                         <[email protected]> wrote:
>                               This is a very
>                               good idea - we,
>                               you, me, they
>                               could start
>                               distant reading
>                               clubs, watching
>                               events,
>                               discussions etc.
>                               Please do
>                               develop that
>                               Helen, great.
>                               UpStage for
>                               ever!
>
>                               Annie
>
>                               On Fri, Jan 6,
>                               2012 at 11:14
>                               AM, helen varley
>                               jamieson
>                               <[email protected]>
>                               wrote:
>                                     hi
>                                     roger,
>                                     i've
>                                     been
>                                     looking
>                                     into
>                                     ways
>                                     to
>                                     stream
>                                     a
>                                     recording
>                                     (audio
>                                     visual)
>                                     with
>                                     both
>                                     text
>                                     & an
>                                     audio-visual
>                                     chat
>                                     options
>                                     alongside
>                                     it -
>                                     we
>                                     have
>                                     been
>                                     thinking
>                                     about
>                                     something
>                                     like
>                                     this
>                                     for
>                                     having
>                                     "screenings"
>                                     of
>                                     UpStage
>                                     show
>                                     recordings,
>                                     where
>                                     the
>                                     artists
>                                     can
>                                     talk
>                                     about
>                                     the
>                                     work
>                                     &
>                                     people
>                                     can
>                                     ask
>                                     questions
>                                     etc
>                                     as
>                                     everyone
>                                     is
>                                     watching
>                                     the
>                                     recording
>                                     together.
>
>                                     so
>                                     far
>                                     i
>                                     haven't
>                                     found
>                                     a
>                                     good
>                                     solution
>                                     for
>                                     it -
>                                     i've
>                                     experimented
>                                     with
>                                     some
>                                     cobbled-together
>                                     interfaces
>                                     using
>                                     various
>                                     streaming
>                                     &
>                                     chatting
>                                     tools,
>                                     but
>                                     nothing
>                                     has
>                                     worked
>                                     well
>                                     enough
>                                     yet
>                                     to
>                                     actually
>                                     try
>                                     it
>                                     out.
>                                     it
>                                     is
>                                     something
>                                     that
>                                     we
>                                     may
>                                     build
>                                     into
>                                     the
>                                     new
>                                     UpStage
>                                     that
>                                     we're
>                                     working
>                                     on.
>
>                                     let's
>                                     talk
>                                     more
>                                     about
>                                     it &
>                                     see
>                                     what
>                                     we
>                                     can
>                                     come
>                                     up
>                                     with
>                                     :)
>
>                                     h :
>                                     )
>
>                                     On
>                                     5/01/12
>                                     5:13
>                                     PM,
>                                     [email protected]
>                                     wrote:
>                                     > Hi
>                                     everyone,
>                                     >
>                                     >
>                                     This
>                                     might
>                                     be a
>                                     bit
>                                     techie
>                                     but
>                                     I
>                                     wondered
>                                     if
>                                     anyone
>                                     knew
>                                     of a
>                                     way
>                                     that
>                                     two
>                                     >
>                                     people
>                                     could
>                                     watch
>                                     an
>                                     mp4
>                                     remotely
>                                     online
>                                     while
>                                     having
>                                     a
>                                     conversation
>                                     about
>                                     > it
>                                     ?
>                                     >
>                                     > I
>                                     have
>                                     tried
>                                     sharing
>                                     my
>                                     desktop
>                                     on
>                                     skype,
>                                     and
>                                     while
>                                     the
>                                     other
>                                     person
>                                     can
>                                     >
>                                     see
>                                     it,
>                                     they
>                                     can't
>                                     hear
>                                     the
>                                     audio
>                                     and
>                                     visa
>                                     v,
>                                     or
>                                     at
>                                     least
>                                     I
>                                     can't
>                                     seem
>                                     to
>                                     >
>                                     find
>                                     a
>                                     way
>                                     to
>                                     stream
>                                     the
>                                     mp4
>                                     audio
>                                     while
>                                     having
>                                     the
>                                     skype
>                                     audio
>                                     open
>                                     at
>                                     the
>                                     >
>                                     same
>                                     time.
>                                     >
>                                     Any
>                                     other
>                                     affordable
>                                     solutions
>                                     ?
>                                     >
>                                     >
>                                     Any
>                                     suggestions
>                                     welcome..
>                                     >
>                                     >
>                                     Happy
>                                     new
>                                     year
>                                     to
>                                     you
>                                     all
>                                     !
>                                     >
>                                     >
>                                     Roger
>                                     > --
>                                     >
>                                     Roger
>                                     Mills
>                                     >
>                                     http://www.eartrumpet.org
>                                     >
>                                     http://ethernetorchestra.netpraxis.net
>                                     >
>                                     >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> ____________________________________________________________
> 
> helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst 
> [email protected] 
> http://www.creative-catalyst.com
> http://www.make-shift.net
> http://www.upstage.org.nz
> ____________________________________________________________
> 
>

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