I agree. I think Derivative's software is just what Milo is looking for. Or at least it's worth checking out. Go to their website and download their free player. The software has strong modelling roots (being based on a high end 3D animation package), but is heavily biased towards real-time performance.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work on my Mac. It's for PCs only.
I've been to a few raves in Toronto where Derivative's software was being used for the visuals. There would be DJs spinning the records behind one table and the visual artists working the video magic behind another. I even asked permission to play around with the controls (midi sliders, keyboard, and mouse) a bit and, indeed, the graphics are being generated in real time. The artists create their own virtual worlds with the derivative software and then they "play" the worlds during the live shows, responding to the DJ and to the crowd. Quite impressive really.
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I agree. I think Derivative's software is just what Milo is looking for. Or at least it's worth checking out. Go to their website and download their free player. The software has strong modelling roots (being based on a high end 3D animation package), but is heavily biased towards real-time performance.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work on my Mac. It's for PCs only.
I've been to a few raves in Toronto where Derivative's software was being used for the visuals. There would be DJs spinning the records behind one table and the visual artists working the video magic behind another. I even asked permission to play around with the controls (midi sliders, keyboard, and mouse) a bit and, indeed, the graphics are being generated in real time. The artists create their own virtual worlds with the derivative software and then they "play" the worlds during the live shows, responding to the DJ and to the crowd. Quite impressive really.