Thank you to everyone at AC Arts for your assistance during the prep, set up, and running of JACK IN.

We have extra special thanks to Paul Pearce, for your generous assistance in allowing us to use the workshop for building (and fixing) elements of the JACK IN booth, to Casey and your students for letting us use the design room on various occasions as a bit of a base and storage spot, Nicole and Janice for those odd requests for printing and “stuff”, Dush and Chris for ladders, sausage sandwiches, and late night security, and to everyone who spread the word to students and to people further afield. BIG thanks to our JACK IN crew, we loved working with you and look forward to the next time!

Over the three weeks that Jack in ran, there were a number of workshops held by invited guest artists and the illuminart team. The focus was on providing extra-curricular training to AC Arts participants who were working as Jack in crew, and networking them with potential collaborators outside of the college. Some photos of the Resolume workshop:

Workshop topics:

• The basics of VJ software demoed by Levon Hudson using Resolume.
• Laser tag demoed by Rowan Lee using GRL open source laser tag software.
• VJ Jamming – led by Cindi Drennan, special guests VJ Zoo (Perth WA)
• Triple Head Matrox techniques led by Cindi Drennan (Illuminart).
• AV Content led by Cindi Drennan (Illuminart).
• Projection Mapping. Weds 7th March led by Cindi Drennan.
• Kinect and Processing led by Jayson Haebich of Broken Pixel Productions (Melbourne Vic).
• Future of live media art led by Cindi Drennan (Illuminart).
• Ableton Live and Vizzable Plugins led by AV performer Robert Jarvis aka Zealousy (Melbourne Vic).
• Projection art as Public Art: part of the Public Art Dialogue, presented by Cindi Drennan (Illuminart).

Guest presenters also gave demonstrations of work onto the Jack in installation. Below is a video of the interactive piano creation by Bob Jarvis (zealousy) after his Ableton live workshop.

Every night at JACK IN there was a different audience there to check it out, try it out or jam. Some nights were quiet and others had a queue. Photos from various evenings throughout the Fringe 2012 season.

Here’s video of JACK IN on opening night on the 24th Feb. Rowan Lee (JACK IN crew & AC Arts student) demos laser tag, and visitors bring in their own videos to share.

During the 2012 Adelaide Fringe, the Adelaide College of Arts building will be transformed with an interactive projection concept, created by students working with Illuminart (a South Australian media arts company).

How do you JACK IN???

Bring your laptop with your content to share to JACK IN between 8PM – 11PM during Fringe 2012.

Look for the JACK IN Booth at Shimmering West, Light Square (see the map below). At the booth the JACK IN crew person will help you jack in.

There is a VGA cable for your video output and an audio cable for audio output (if needed). Your computer may need an adaptor (for example if it is a mac laptop). We have a range at the booth but we recommend you bring your own adaptors you normally use to adapt to VGA.

 The material you bring to share should be your own original material or with permission to use it. Please also consider the public nature of the JACK IN space and don’t show anything that will get you or us into trouble. You can jack in as long as you like but don’t hog it if other people want to use it.

FAQs:

What do I need?
Your laptop with some content or application you want to show.
If you have a non-vga video port, it is a good idea to bring an adaptor (we have some but can’t guarantee to have every kind available!)

When can I jack in? Between 8PM – 11PM any night during Adelaide Fringe 2012… Feb 24 to March 18th.

Who’s there?
A JACK IN crew member is there to help you jack in between 8PM – 11PM (may finish earlier or later depending on how busy the night is) and audience, especially if you invite friends. Tell us when you are showing up and we’ll come and watch!

What can I show?
Yes, you can show photos, videos, short films, you can play a computer game, set up photo booth or play something off the internet. You can scribble with “paint” or photoshop. You can set up a live camera feed from your webcam.
It’s up to you… do you have photos you’d like to see “building sized”? Have you made animations or films? Do you have a favourite video game? Got a video on vimeo or youtube?  Great… come and share it with us, invite your friends and blow it up big.

Anything audiovisual is ok provided its suitable for presentation in a public space – so please – nothing violent or extreme that’s going to land you (and us) in trouble AND you should have permission or copyright ownership of anything you screen.

Sound and music? Yes there is an audio Jack in, and you can just play some music without video if you want to.

What formats will work?
If you have a video port on your laptop, you can output standard VGA (1024×768) and
this is perfect for us to connect and switch to.

What about super wide images, like the JACK IN rolling animations?
If you want to try having one very very wide image across the building, this is the advanced option, you will need to build some custom content (3072×768) and install the matrox drivers prior to visiting, and JACK IN using the matrox system on site.

Can more than one person JACK IN? Yes, it’s a little more complicated but up to three people can play at one time. If you decide to do it, take some photos so we can see how cool that looks!

What’s that picture we’re projecting onto? The silver balcony is like a mirror and doesn’t work for projection, so with the help of VisualCom we have been able to cover it with a massive artwork created in collaboration between Illuminart and students of AC Arts (especially Liesbeth Pockett). This original concept involves a DAYTIME artwork of a giant student’s art journal and sketches of the building’s windows that at night is transformed with animation and mapped projection… and your contribution too!

As part of our JACK IN project we are holding a series of workshops and talks. Some of these are presented by guest artists who are in Adelaide during the Fringe. Others are part of the training program for our JACK IN crew. Please book for the sessions and BYO laptop and adaptors if you own one. For further info contact jackin [at] illuminart.com.au and to book, visit:

PLEASE BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/org/2007741495?s=7314507

The basics of VJ software demoed by Levon Hudson using Resolume. Get set for a VJ set of Live improvised video with a band or dancers.
OPTION 1: 6:30pm – 9pm Weds 1st March at AC Arts Mac Lab 1.13.
BYO laptop if you have one. Booking required. 

The basics of VJ software demoed by Levon Hudson using Resolume. Get set for a VJ set of Live improvised video with a band or dancers.
OPTION 2: 2pm – 5pm Weds 7th March at AC Arts Room 1.48.
BYO laptop if you have one. Booking required. 

Laser tag demoed by Rowan Lee using GRL open source laser tag software.
at the JACK IN booth, shimmering west, Light Square
Friday March 2nd, 3rd, 12th and 16th from 8PM until 11ish. Booking not required.

VJ Jamming - led by Cindi Drennan.  jam with other artists also playing live.
Sunday March 4th at the JACK IN BOOTH. 8PM til late.
BYO laptop with VJ software installed and loops if you have them. 

Triple Head Matrox techniques led by Cindi Drennan.
Using a Matrox 3h2go to present ultra-wide images and multistream content.
Monday 5th March at 9pm at the JACK IN BOOTH. Booking essential.

Content swap led by Cindi Drennan. Where to download images, what’s “Good Quality vs CRAP” for re-use in your own projects, and what formats are best for live media playback.
Tues 6th March from 10am to 12 noon at Room 1.48.
If you have content such as loops or video to share, swap or sell bring it along. Please register

Projection Mapping. Weds 7th March led by Cindi Drennan.
demo, show and tell explanation of projection mapping, what it is, and the technical process involved. Followed by hands on for anyone who would like to try it. 10am – 1pm on Weds 7th March in Rm 1:49. Booking required.

Kinect and Processing led by Jayson Haebich of Broken Pixel Productions.
INTRO: using Kinect and processing for live media art. Show and demo of examples.
45 mins. 1pm – 1:45 pm on Tues 6th March in Rm 1:48. Booking not required.
WORKSHOP (LIMITED NUMBERS): a hands on demo on setting up and using the Kinect (interactive hardware), and Processing (software). BYO computer / laptop.
2pm – 5pm on Tues 6th March in Rm 1:48. Limited Numbers - Booking essential.

Future of live media art led by Cindi Drennan.
45 minute talk, show and tell of examples of AV performance.
9:30 to 10:15am on Thurs 8th March in Rm 1:49. Booking required.

Ableton Live and Vizzable Plugins led by AV performer Robert Jarvis aka Zealousy.
INTRO: using Ableton Live and Vizzable Plugins for live audiovisual performance.
10:30 to 12 noon on Thurs 8th March in Rm 1:49. Booking required.

JACK IN wrapup get together. for all participants of JACK IN installation and workshops. 17th March 7:30PM at the JACK IN BOOTH. BYO laptop or whatever you want to JACK IN. No RSVP needed. From there we will go to BARRIO for the last night.

Projection art as Public Art: part of the Public Art Dialogue. 16th March. 5:30pm. Presented by Cindi Drennan.

Meet the JACK IN crew and discover what they are presenting and experimenting with during JACK IN. These traineeships with Illuminart and Jack In have been supported through Helpmann Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts.

Rowan Lee: tech student at AC Arts, has been experimenting with Laser Tag, a live digital graffiti technology developed by graffiti research laboratories. Come along and try tagging the AC Arts building using a laser pen, and watch the paint dripping. Feb 24,27 March 2,3,12, 16

Alana West: Dance student at AC Arts, has begun experimenting with synchronised dance and projection as well as image triggering. Come and see some dance images and experimentation with live media. Feb 25,28 Mar 7,11,14

Remy Malecki: Live Production student at AC Arts, has had experience working in production with large touring companies such as Cirque du Soleil and Walking with Dinosaurs; and is working on this project to contribute and gain further industry experience. Feb 26,29 Mar 9, 17

Anna Maclean: Creative writing student at AC Arts, and is currently working on hybrid media arts projects in the Port Adelaide Enfield district. Anna is exploring concepts around street activation and digital street graffiti. Mar 1

Josiah Hall: graduated from the Advanced Diploma of Screen & Media / Film & TV last year and is working with us to develop skills and industry training. Mar4,8,10

Michael Selge: studying the Adv diploma in Film and television Production at AC Arts and has a background including photography and mechanical engineering. Mar5, 15,18

Calling all digitari, visualists and video artiste extraordinaires… the chance to illuminate a delicious chunk of public architecture will soon be yours.

The Shimmering West hub of the Adelaide Fringe, on the aptly named Light Square, is the site of JACK IN. Make it your own! Nightly from 24th Feb until 18th March, you will be able to switch this baby over to your own output.

For updates on the Jack In project, templates, pre-created animations for you to download and re-interpret… email jackin [at] illuminart.com.au or like us on facebook. For more info about the project, and behind the scenes, visit our Jack In @ Shimmering West sitelet.

So far our respondents include: VJ Zoo (WA), Levon Hudson (SA) and Jayson Haebich (VIC), and more are coming. You will be very welcome! Stay tuned….

Jack In’s already starting to take shape… last night our projection tests using the projection framework were successful and this morning the large banner (printed by project partner Visualcom) was being installed onto the facade of the building as we arrived.

The 16m wide projection screen has a printed design, that repeats the shapes of the windows underneath (and will be used for projection mapping) and a visual design that suggests a large artist’s journal unfolding…

We’re looking forward to seeing how this enormous artistic projection screen will be brought to life by animation, photos, images, films and sounds… what will you bring to JACK IN?

So if you have been wondering if its possible to create animation for the 16m wide screen at Jack In.. the answer is YES, of course!

The featured animations loop nightly when there’s no-one actually jacked in. Each time someone contributes an animation we add it and extend the loop.

Attached to this post are the two template files we have used for our mapped animation. You can use it to create your own mapping, or to simply colourise the existing screen.

The precise size of your animation in pixels will be exactly the same as these files –  3072 x 768. Build your animation at 25 frames per second, 72dpi square pixels of course and use a codec such as motion jpeg A at 75%.

Send your animation to jackin [at] illuminart.com.au via yousendit or dropbox or drop it in to one of the Jack In crew on a USB stick …and it will be added to the widescreen loop that is playing by default on the wall.

Ideas? Well, the banner represents a giant scale artist’s journal, and the rectangles are a drawn continuation of the windows on the building below. Our own animations are drawn from suggestions and contributions made by various students, as well as some random stuff… so it could be a mix of a student’s daydreams while in class, through to a landscape of your own imagination that uses the window shapes as doors or portals. Go for it…

Right click these and save to download the master template files.

• Download the banner background reference
• Download the window shapes template