MESO - vvvva multipurpose toolkit

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Project: vvvv a multipurpose toolkit
Date: July 1998
vvvv.org

VVVV is a toolkit for real time video synthesis. It is designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video that can interact with many users simultaneously.

The development was initiated by MESO Digital Interiors to prototype and implement leading edge media installations. VVVV is free for noncommercial use and can be downloaded from vvvv.org. The VVVV developer group consists of Joreg, Sebastian Gregor, Sebastian Oschatz and Max Wolf and a very active user community. Commecial licenses can be ordered at the vvvv.org online shop.

This page lists many of the projects which have been implemented with VVVV by MESO Digital Interiors.

Architecture Beyond Building
A cooperation with UN Studios at the Biennale in Venice

Exhibits for Siemens at IFA 2008
Exhibits for Siemens at Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2008

disjecta
an installation out of 72 reactivated split flap modules

EnBW SmartHome and SmartFactory
LED Programming, Exhibits and Systems Integration for EnBW

NODE08 – Forum for digital Arts / VVVV Community meeting
More than just the first large-scale vvvv user meeting

On Things Of(f) Things On
Ben van Berkel and the Theatre of Immanence - ON THINGS OF(F) THINGS ON

Exhibits and LED Programming for Mercedes Benz
Exhibits and LED Programming for Mercedes Benz

KEF Muon Launch Visuals
Music Visualisation

Essay
A panoramic reactive movie for the Mainova head quarter

Inside: SZ-Magazin
Screen shaping for The Design Annual.

Salzzeitreise Treasure Vault
The Treasure Vault hosts various interactive information terminals.

Salzzeitreise Berchtesgaden
A museum deep inside a salt mine in southern Germany.

Salzzeitreise Mirror Lake
An underground lake, enhanced by an LED installation.

Salzzeitreise Salt Lab
A multiprojection on a model of the mine-shafts.

Klang der Quadrate - Klanglabor
A hands-on public sound studio for making remixes of the Mannheim Song

EnBW EnergyGlobe
Interactive World Model showing climate simulations and scenarios.

HLMD Messel on Tour
Ambient Video Projections

Telekom Cebit07
Exhibit Software for Deutsche Telekom at CeBit 2007

Integrating Energy
Touchfree Multitouch Media Table

Mercedes Benz Exhibits
Exhibits for Mercedes Benz E-Class and S-Class

George Michael Live25 Visuals
Visuals for George Michael Live25 tour.

Amstel Pulse Drums
Electronic drums to create music visuals

Gustav-Mahler-Saal, Toblach
Visual Instrument at the Gustav-Mahler-Saal in Toblach.

Progress Bar
Interactive Multitouch Table Surface

UBS Photo Field
32 monitors showing users' favorite images when presenting their personal card.

BASF World Globe
Full Globe Projection

Lufthansa Airbus A380
Interactive Exhibits for the new Lufthansa A380 Airbus

Konica Minolta ELC 2005
Networked Light and Projection System

Football Globe Germany
Interactive Game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™.

Kunst|Rad
Projections on a ferris wheel

Lightstrive
interactive facade projection

Cocoon Club Micro Players
Digital Lighting Fixtures

Lufthansa New Business Class
New Business Class Innovation World - Interactive Exhibits for the new Lufthansa Business Class seat

Cocoon Club realtime 360° visuals
Cocoon Club realtime 360° visuals

Cocoon Club Personal Room Control
Cocoon Club Personal Room Control Devices

FIFA WM Globe
360° Surround Projection and game terminals in the FIFA WM Globe.

Science Magazine Q21
Q21

Cyberhelvetia
A semi virtual swiss badi

Werksmodell Sindelfingen
Interactive visualization of the Mercedes Benz Plant through the course of ten decades

Salzzeitreise Salt Cathedral
Tracking of the visitors on the floor of the "Kaiser Franz Sinkwerk".

As you have seen above, MESO Digital Interiors successfully used VVVV in the following areas:

Media Environments: VVVV can be used to develop large-scale installations using inputs from various external devices and creating audio and video as well as controlling DMX systems or other devices.
Rapid Prototyping of Interactive Systems: The structure of VVVV’s graphical programming language is ideal for making quick prototypes of more complex systems. The clean and efficient user interface includes lots of handy shortcuts and usability features.
Projections. The powerful DirectX capabilities allow for realtime image warping on arbitrary surfaces, color correction and soft-edge blending.

Interactive TV-Broadcast Design and Animation: VVVV’s real-time 2D & 3D graphical output can be used to create high quality full motion graphics which is suitable for interactive broadcast applications.
Multi-Projection setups: With the clustering & networking capabilities, VVVV can run synchronized on multiple computers to create huge panorama projections with multiple render clients.
Content Syndication: With the internet and text processing nodes it is possible to use VVVV to gather and prepare text from various internet sources and display them in various forms.
Teaching: VVVV contains many powerful and easy to use modules
Custom VJ Instruments: Create your own customized VJ applications to generate graphics that react to musical input. Use MIDI faders, DMX input, touch panels, audio and video inputto further control your application.