»Karlsruhe Moviemap«
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»Karlsruhe Moviemap«, 1991 - 1991
Co-Workers & Funding:
for the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM)with the collaboration of the VBK (Karlsruhe Tram Line)
Conceived and Directed by Michael Naimark
Software Designed by Christoph Dorhmann
Interface Hardware by Fake Space Labs
Additional Exhibit Design Joe Ansel and Bernie Lubell
Thank You K.O. Beckman, Joe Rosen
The Exploratorium
Apple Computer
http://www.naimark.net/projects/karlsruhe.html
Technology
Descriptions & Essays
The Karlsruhe Moviemap was commissioned by the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM), a state-funded arts and media lab in the town of Karlsruhe, Germany. Karlsruhe has a well-known tramway system, with over 100 km of track snaking from the downtown pedestrian area out to neighboring villages at the edge of the Black Forest.
The entire tram system was shot in both directions from a tramcar outfitted with a camera triggered by the tram's electronic odometer (at 2, 4 and 8 meters per frame depending on location). The tracks assure unrivaled stability and match-cuts.
One intention was to abstract rather than simulate reality, to provide an experience not possible in the real world: the system allows continuous speeds up to one kilometer per second.
Another intention was to produce something collaboratively with and for the community. The Karlsruhe Moviemap has a different meaning and resonance to people who live in the Karlsruhe region, and this is obvious to observe.
Michael Naimark
Literature
Schwarz, Hans-Peter, ed. Medien - Kunst - Geschichte. Anläßlich der Eröffnung des Museums für Neue Kunst, ZKM, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe am 18. Oktober 1997, Medienmuseum th ed.München, London, New York: Prestel Verlag, 1997.
Naimark, Michael. »VBK - A Moviemap of Karlsruhe.« In Tomorrow´s Realities catalogue, SIGGRAPH, edited by . Las Vegas: 1991.
Naimark, Michael. »Moviemap Basics.« In Multimediale 2, edited by . Karlsruhe, DE: 1991.
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