The AR Float Parade: Open Call

Virtuale Switzerland

For the project “AR Float Parade”, the Virtuale Switzerland Festival is looking for a few additional artworks that use Augmented Reality and Geo Tagged images. The Augmented Reality Float Parade extends what was began in real space in the 1920s with the first balloon parade inspired by the legendary puppet maker, Anthony Frederick Sarg and promoted by Macy’s Department store in New York City. With the AR Float Parade, history is being changed. The Balloon Floats for this parade are no longer produced in reality by a rubber company, but by creative content designers using computers and mobile devices.

Today, the scenario is different and with the AR Float Parade, history is being changed. The Balloon Floats for this parade are no longer produced in reality by a rubber company, but in virtuality by artists and/or creative content providers using the latest AR computer tools and mobile devices. The AR Float Parade has taken place successfully in Singapore (Orchard Road) and Hong Kong (Chinese New Year Parade Route) and is now on its way to Zurich. The floats will march magically up and down the famed Bahnhofstrasse of Zurich all day and everyday for all to admire, moving into a new world of art and technology of the 21st century through the window of their mobile device. The AR Float Parade has taken place successfully in Singapore (Orchard Road) and Hong Kong (Chinese New Year Parade Route) and is now on its way to Zurich for 2015.

Submission Procedure

Thematically, the theme and content of the works is open. We particularly welcome works that are suited for a presentation in a virtual street parade. All artworks must be finished and submitted and peer reviewed by the appointed jury. Only the best-finished and publicly accessible work will be accepted and included in the show. All accepted works will be included on a comprehensive tour map of the works will be provided with QR Code keying so that visitors can easily select the works positioned along the segments of Bahnhoffstrasse in Zurich, Switzerland.

Application by email: virtuale.switzerland@gmail.com

Material to be submitted:

Object Title
Object file 1: . Label: “ObjectMame_Author_3D_1024.obj”*
Object file 2: 1024×1024 pixel. Label: “ObjectMame_Author_2D_1024.png”**
100 to 200 Word Project Description
100 Word Biography

* Any format that can be opened in Maya or Blender.
* File size (bytes) not to exceed 1,000,000
** Use png format with transparent background

For inquire and additional information:
virtuale.switzerland@gmail.com

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Meet the Music: Open Call for Works

Virutale Switzerland

The Virtuale Switzerland – the worlds 1st completely virtual biennale- invites composers to join in on the project “Meet the Music”. The project gives composers a unique opportunity to create and present their work. The project takes a step forward by offering composers something more than a just stage; it offers them a new way to come in contact with music lovers by making the works available by placing them into virtual space using Augmented Reality techniques.

Silhouette images of the composers or performers are spread out in public space and placed using GPS coordinates. Using an a mobile phone and an downloadable applications, each of the silhouette images can be seen through any mobile device when the user of the device is at the geographic location where one of the silhouettes has been placed. As a group, the silhouette link together to form a walk that can be enjoyed as a musical parcours. Anyone and everyone can click in and hear the music by using their mobile phones in new ways to actually “meet the music”.

Composers interested in participating are asked to submit a short composition for a solo instrument as a Dance Macabre. The composition should be constructed out of 12 phrases which can be combined ad lib to form the completed composition. The phrases that make up the compositions should be of a similar average length and the total of the combined phrases should not last more than 90 seconds. The phrases will be combined by those persons interested in listening to your work. This is accomplished using a mobile application that stores the phrases and allows the user to chose, arrange and repeat shuffle them as they want.

Composers interested in participating contact:

virtuale.switzerland@gmail.com