CYBA‐CINEMA FRIDAY + SATURDAY NIGHTS JAN 26 ‐ FEB 3 New video works, samples, media jamming, VR, digital animation, seminars and the future now. 7:30PM FRI 26 JAN ADVENTURES IN MOBILE OUTDOOR AUGMENTED REALITY Presenter: Dr. Wayne Piekarski, Uni of SA Dr Wayne Piekarski Co-Director of the Wearable Computer Lab School of Computer and Information Science, University of SA wayne@cs.unisa.edu.au, http://www.tinmith.net/wayne The Wearable Computer Lab at the University of SA has been conducting research into the use of augmented reality with wearable computers since 1998. During this time, we have developed a number of pioneering systems that have pushed the state of the art in the field. The Tinmith system is a hardware and software platform which supports mobile outdoor augmented reality using head mounted displays, and has evolved over the years to support new technologies and user interfaces. The current system allows users to walk outdoors in an augmented 3D environment, and performing simple interactive 3D modelling in real-time. Users can place down prefabricated objects such as trees and cars, and construct and carve out new buildings from scratch. To supply a simple to use interface, gloves are used to interact with the environment in a natural way. We have also used our platform to develop a number of entertainment applications. The ARQuake game allows users to go outdoors and play games registered against the physical world. These projects and others are just the beginning of exciting future developments in the area of augmented reality. One area where AR could be particularly useful is in film-making. Directors can preview scenes of a movie before the set is constructed, walkthroughs can be performed in computer-generated scenes to find the right lighting and the right angles, and interactive movies can be made where the user gets to be part of the story. In this presentation, I will cover the various applications that we have developed, lessons learned along the way from years of experience, a tour of the current hardware platform, and an insight into possibilities for the future. Dr Wayne Piekarski received his PhD in Computer Science for his dissertation titled Interactive 3D Modelling in Outdoor Augmented Reality Worlds, and also has a BE in Computer Systems Engineering. His research interests include mobile outdoor augmented reality systems such as Tinmith, 3D user interfaces and input devices, and computer graphics. Wayne was recently the general co-chair of the IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality in Santa Barbara, Ca, USA. Wayne's home page is located at http://www.tinmith.net/wayne. 9:00PM FRI 26 JAN MIDDLEASTALENTIME Middle Eastern Digital Shorts Curated by Tim Welfare, 70 mins (18+) "A fortnight after September 11 happened, my family and I moved to Beirut. There was an unusual sense of arriving in the Middle East under the cloud of the New York attacks. I found the "Paris of the Middle East" in full voice, with the sound of car horns, the call to prayer and the chatter of its people. I tried to communicate in my broken Arabic, which in response was in fluent English. There is nothing like arriving in a new city and hearing its voice." Tim Welfare Middleastalentime is a collection of screen works from the Middle East and its Diasporas; including Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Palestine, Afghanistan, Germany, USA, UK and Australia. The 1990's witnessed a generation of independent video makers from the Middle East who used video beyond the conventions and limitations of television. With no feature film industry as such, videos are made on shoestring budgets. Many of the stories have an unmistakable documentary form, as they explore new avenues of storytelling which express the social and cultural debate of the Middle East. Also included is the work of screen artist in Diaspora; with work primarily about the personal and political dimension of exile, and the contradictory nature and concept of home. 7:30 SAT 27 JAN D/ART/06 SCREEN Curated by Ross Gibson. 60 mins   (For rating details call 84100979) D-lux Arts presents d/Art/2006 Screen; dLux media art's survey of new international experimental video works. Detailed Program 9:00PM SAT 27 JAN THIS DAY Akram Zaatari, Lebanon 81mins (18+) In a thoughtful, dreamlike montage, the Beirut-based video artist examines archival photos, from portraits of Bedouins in the desert to the bomb-rent sky over the Lebanese capital. The imagery moves from an idyllic rural past, when the central conflict was between camel and car, to the strife-ridden present of propaganda and urban alienation. From his perch at the editing station, where he assembles these layers of history, Zaatari wonders what truths are ultimately captured in these photographs.   Akram Zaatari is a video artist and curator who lives and works in Beirut. He is author of more than thirty videos, and video installations. He is co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation (Beirut) through which he developed his recent research-based work on the photographic history of the Middle East and the basis for a series of exhibitions and publications. His video works includes In This House (2004), How I love You (2001), Her + Him Van Leo (2001), Red Chewing Gum (2000), Crazy of You (1997), All is Well on the Border (1997), and The Candidate (1996) 7:30PM FRI 2 FEB SYN CITY Various 117 mins (18+) Curated by Mark Titmarsh Presented by d/Lux/Media/Arts Sample culture, the re- mix, cut ups, culture jamming, appropriation. Which ever way you cut, it remains one of the most dominant forms of contemporary screen culture. Going back to the early 80's SynCity traces the history of the remix, drawn from archive of one of Australia's most pioneering experimental screen and new media organisations d/lux/media Arts. The Syn City DVD will be available for sale on the night at the specal price of $35.00. Tara Maranowsky, The Apple of My Eye, 1996 Ian Haig, Trick or Treat, 1998 Kate Richards and Sarah Waterson, sub_scape- PROOF a machinima, 2005 Soda_Jerk & Sam Smith, Pixel Pirate 2: Attack of the Astro Elvis Video Clone, Hollywood Mix Trailer Brendan Lee, Plain Video, 2005 Stephen Fox, The Birds (edit), 2006 Soda_Jerk & Sam Smith, The Phoenix Portal, 2005 Matt Glen, Positive Pain, 2002 Marcus Gale Making Strange, 1991 Ian Andrews, Harm Machine, 1991 Ross Harley, Count Thirty, 1993 Severed Heads, Goodbye Tonsils, 1984 Gregory Ferris, A Videotape Ruined My Life, 1996 Chris Newling and Alyson Bell, Lexicon, 1996 Stephen Harrop, Square Bashing, 1982 Gary Warner futureplaceviolence, 1986 Michael Hutak, Forever Can start Tomorrow, 1987 Andrew Frost, S.S.S., 1986 Mark Titmarsh, 35 Summers, 1988 7:30PM SAT 3 FEB DREAMCATCHER / SEMINAR Premiere + 3D animation Feature Premiere. Tea Tree Plaza TAFE showcase a new 3D film Dream Catcher + 3D Animation Seminar with Danny Ward and Show Reel Screenings. 9:00PM SAT 3 FEB EXPERIMENTA OZ DIGITAL SHORTS Curator: Experimenta's Emma McRae (18+) This diverse program of Australian digital shorts showcases the high standard of work being produced locally. From mobile phone mania and fart jokes to fictional worlds of ruthless oppression and origami gangster film noir, this selection of works moves beyond a focus on technique to showcase some of the humorous, tragic and touching stories of Australian digital creators. The program includes the works of Thomas Fraser, Andrew Buchanan, Nathan Jurevicius, Andrea and Craig Brookes, the Lycette Brothers, Fergus Donald, Daniel Sneddon, Hafiz Zamri, Tim Henderson, Kate McCartney and Thomas Leung. HOMECOMING SOONCINEMA HIREABOUT USMRCCONTACT   Copyright/Disclaimer