UpStage

There will be an open walk-through in UpStage on Tuesday 13 July, at 10am UK time (find your local time here).

The open walk-through is an opportunity for newcomers to learn the basic operations of UpStage and how to create live online performances in this platform. It’s also a chance for regular UpStage users to meet, chat and jam. The walk-through lasts between one & two hours & is a fun, informal way to get a feel for the medium.

if you would like to participate, please email info@upstage.org.nz requesting a guest log-in.

Over the last couple years, a group in Vancouver (who let audiences create animated drawings on stage in Lines in 090909) has been experimenting with UpStage avatars to see what we could discover about the limits of the technical flexibility of this platform. Suffice it to say, there’s a lot more you can do with Upstage than we usually think. Below is a list of some of the things that we’ve learned along the way that may be useful to others.

Several of these tips assume a certain amount of knowledge of Flash or ActionScript code, so be warned … there’s technical information ahead.

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Suzon Fuks will give a 2-day cyberformance workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 7 & 8 June, from 3 to 7pm each day. The venue is MES56, and the workshop is organised in partnership with MES56 and the House of Natural Fiber (HONF).

During the workshop participants will explore various internet platforms allowing collaboration/exchange and performance such as Skype, Selfworld, UpStage, u-stream, Etherpad, etc. This workshop will also explore how you may become involved in the VIRTUAL FOUNTAINs project.

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

* 1st day: overview of internet collaboration platforms and a tutorial about how to use UpStage (open source software)
* 2nd day: practical trials of collaboration by groups on UpStage, and on other platforms

PLEASE NOTE:
* Number of participants is limited. Please contact Elly Mangunsong 081 846 8283 or Wimo 081 5585 05996

WHAT TO BRING:
* your laptop if you have one,
* 3G modem if you have one,
* webcam if possible (external or built-in)
* media resources you may like to use on day 2 (like photos, sound files, stories….).

Over the weekend, Douglas has migrated everything to our new server! The web site is now fully functional, and once a few last things have been fixed the UpStage stages will all be operating as they should.

Thank you very much to everyone who donated to the server appeal, and thanks to Douglas for doing the deep magic : )

The crew who brought you Maui and the Sun have been tutoring a group of West Coast students as part of the ICT kids Conference.  The students from Year’s 6 to 8 have been getting to grips with the creation of an UpStage show and tell 2 tales of intrigue using their own art work as well as images and ideas from Shantytown where the conference is hosted.

The conference winds up with a showcase of all the projects of the conference with the UpStage workshop presenting on the UpStage in education server
http://upstage.org.nz:8082/stages/Shantytown1 and
http://upstage.org.nz:8082/stages/Shantytown2

If you have a window open for each you will see the show start – don’t forget to turn up your sound!
The shows will start between 3.55 – 4.15pm today Friday 28 – Find your local time here