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Apologies for x-posting:<br>
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I am pleased to share with you the latest interactive audio-visual
art installation commissioned by the Ballston BID in Arlington, VA.
Below is general info. You can already find some photos online using
the #BallstonCloud hashtag, including ones posted on: <br>
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For those interested in the tech side of things, 50 Raspberry Pis
are running pd-l2ork and are powered via single USB cable, while
powering three 80mA LEDs, three photoresistors, one mic and one 4W
speaker (amplified via RPi's USB port). RPi uses a small USB
soundcard and a Modern Device shield which is supported out-of-box
via pd-l2ork to provide 10 digital I/Os (with PWM), and 8 analog
inputs (via MCP3008).<br>
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Professors Ivica Ico Bukvic and Aki Ishida are excited to
announce the public opening of our newest collaborative
installation <i>Cloud</i>. The first weekend in October, a
constellation of fifty light- and sound-emitting <i>cloudlets</i>
that make up the <i>Cloud</i> will fill the central space of
Welburn Square in Ballston, Virginia. This networked artwork
is an interactive project, built and programmed in community
workshops led by the artist team. After it is placed in the
square, it will take on a life of its own as the <i>cloudlets</i>
communicate with each other and its environment by exchanging
messages of light and sound. Come immerse yourselves in the <a
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</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Between
Thursday, October 2 and Saturday, October 4</span></u><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">, the <em><span
style="font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif"">Cloud</span></em> will be
at Welburn Square, 901 N Taylor St, Arlington, VA <a
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style="color:#4085C2">Map</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Come participate
in the Raspberry Pi programming and Cloudlet placing community
workshop on Thursday October 2 from 9am to 5pm (see</span><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:#4085C2"> </span><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"><a
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style="color:#4085C2">here</span></a> to sign up for
remaining spots in the workshop). Stay for the Farmers Market
and Oktoberfest also in the square from 3 to 7pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Come immerse
yourself in the Cloud after 5pm on Thursday, October 2 until
the morning of Saturday, October 4. Light is best seen at
night, but the sound can be heard anytime. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">From Saturday
afternoon, October 4 until October 31,</span></u><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> the Cloud will
be moved to the lobby of Virginia Tech National Capital Region
building, 900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA</span><span
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MS","sans-serif";color:#4085C2"> </span><span
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style="color:#4085C2">Map</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Design
Co-Directors:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Ivica Ico Bukvic,
Associate Professor of Music Technology</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Aki Ishida,
Assistant Professor of Architecture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Architecture
undergraduate students: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Suzanne Berry,
Ciara Bucci, Hyun-Jun Cho, Corey Crist, Luke Dale, Zihan
Hafiz, Zichun Huang, Christina LoConte, Runyu Ma, Siyu Zhang,
Ge Zhou <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Computer Science
undergraduate student: Omavi Walker <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Engineering
Science and Mechanics undergraduate student: Zachary Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Computer Science
PhD student: Spencer Lee <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">The project is
funded by<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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style="color:#4085C2;text-decoration:none"> </span><span
style="color:#4085C2">Ballston Business Improvement
District</span></a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=36883755&msgid=347875&act=X0IQ&c=819871&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icat.vt.edu%2F"><span
style="color:#4085C2;text-decoration:none"> </span><span
style="color:#4085C2">Institute for Creativity, Arts and
Technology</span></a> at VA Tech; <a
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style="color:#4085C2">Institute for Society, Culture and
Environment</span></a> at VA Tech;</span><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:#4085C2"><a
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style="color:#4085C2">VA Tech Research Center Arlington</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">; <a
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href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=36883755&msgid=347875&act=X0IQ&c=819871&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caus.vt.edu%2F"><span
style="color:#4085C2">College of Architecture + Urban
Studies</span><span
style="color:#FA578E;text-decoration:none"> </span></a>at
VA Tech;</span><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:#F063B8"> </span><span
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Sciences</span></a> at VA Tech; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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VA Tech; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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style="color:#4085C2">School of Performing Arts</span></a>
at VA Tech.<br>
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MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";color:black">Generous
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Best, </p>
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Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
Computer Music
ICAT Senior Fellow
DISIS, L2Ork
Virginia Tech
School of Performing Arts – 0141
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ico@vt.edu">ico@vt.edu</a>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.performingarts.vt.edu">www.performingarts.vt.edu</a>
disis.music.vt.edu
l2ork.music.vt.edu</pre>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
Computer Music
ICAT Senior Fellow
DISIS, L2Ork
Virginia Tech
School of Performing Arts – 0141
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ico@vt.edu">ico@vt.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.performingarts.vt.edu">www.performingarts.vt.edu</a>
disis.music.vt.edu
l2ork.music.vt.edu</pre>
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