interesting events and sites //

interesting news about events and sites I received this week via e-mail lists:

http://www.artscatalyst.org/

http://www.marres.org/nl

http://www.marres.org/nl/program/exhibition/the_lobby

http://www.abitare.it/langswitch_lang/en/

http://www.aipad.com/exhibitions/

Instants of Metamorphosis 01 // documentation

Today, Renata La Rocca and Tomas Sniker are producing the video documenting the instalation, projecting onto the volumetric sculpture and testing the interaction.

Instants of Metamorphosis 01 // documentation

Here a video documenting the tests of the first version of the installation.
video by: Renata La Rocca / collaboration and testing: Fabio Abreu

wide-angle webcam

I was looking for a very wide angle webcam and found a solution. The guy in a forum online suggested to buy a normal decent webcam and get a cheap replacement wide angle lens. Here the instructions to have a whopping 160o extreme wide angle webcam:

2.1mm 160-Degree Wide Angle Lens for Security Cameras and Webcams
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15237

A very good Microsoft cam clone (sku 5378 on dealextreme)
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5378

to buy lens in brazil:
http://www.phdseg.com.br/novo/index.php?cPath=41_42

http://www.wavesecurity.com.br/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=44&category_id=14&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

ps3 Use a Playstation Eye do Playstation 3 as webcam // Windows

to know how to use the Playstation Eye (Playstation 3) as a webcam // Windows System

http://jogorama.com.br/noticias/1399/use-a-playstation-eye-do-playstation-3-como-webcam-no-windows/