From: bret@eskimo.com (Bret Battey) Subject: EVENT: July15,Seattle-composing for VR Date: Sun, 7 Jul 1996 19:57:10 GMT Message-ID: Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever NORTHWEST CYBERARTISTS Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. The next meeting of NorthWest CyberArtists is: MONDAY EVENING, JULY 15th AT 7 PM in the BACK ROOM of the SPEAKEASY CAFE 2304 2nd Avenue, Seattle ******* Rick Bidlack ******* on ** Issues of interactivity ** in OSMOSE an immersive VR installation commissioned by Softimage/Microsoft. Rick Bidlack currently lives in Seattle with his fiancee and two cats. His works for solo instruments and ensembles, with and without electronics, have been heard in Europe, Japan and South America as well as the US and Canada. He also works actively with other media, having scored several short films, served as sound designer for several theatrical productions, and constructed the interactive soundtracks of several immersive virtual reality installations. He is an active member of the International Computer Music Association, and is the violist and founder of the OK Quartet, which performs in Seattle. He is currently employed as a software engineer at Midisoft Corporation. OSMOSE was a Virtual Reality project Rick was involved in Montreal, 1995, with Char Davies. Rick did the composing, taking cues off of the SGI Onyx into a Macintosh running MAX which in turned controlled a stack of syths, a Mackie Otto mixer, and a sound spacialization unit. His presentation was a talk about the project as a whole, the music technology setup, and a 20 minute video run through of the world(s). ------------------------------------ About Northwest CyberArts ------------------------------------ Northwest CyberArts (NWCA) was established in 1992 to bring together artists and technologists to collaborate in the creation of innovative works of art and entertainment, exploring the dynamic boundaries between artistry and engineering. The group's participants share resources, knowledge and ideas. Projects undertaken as a result of this collective input have contributed to the Northwest's growing reputation as one of the world's foremost centers of arts and technology experimentation. NWCA has been active in producing both public events and private projects. It's activities have been publicized on MTV-Europe and in Business Week, MIX Magazine, Men's Journal, the Seattle Times, the Seattle PI, Pro Sound News, The HITLab Review and KUOW Radio. Wander our Web space to learn about our past projects, future directions, and member activities: http://nwlink.com/cyberartists/ Northwest CyberArts meetings (such as that announced in this message) are open to the public and free of charge. Voluntary membership is $15 per year. bret@eskimo.com (Bret Battey)