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 This year's festival hasn't even begun, and I'm 
already thinking about next year.  Next year I would like to expand my 
horizons. I figure that if I can't bring all the people I want from other 
countries to the festival, I'm going to bring them their virtually.  Next 
year, I am thinking of having a fair amount of virtual performers at the 
festival...not like Ninjam, etc, but featured performers on the main schedule 
and projected on a giant video screen on the stage with audio 
video. 
Anyone out there know much about the technology 
required to do this?  I am not too much concerned about latency, but more 
interesting in audio/video quality.  I've done some experimenting with just 
the video functionality of various instant messengers, and some aren't too bad 
if you have a decent web cam. 
Thoughts? Ideas? I really want to do this, and if I 
can pull this off with decent quality, next year I will feature 50% of the 
performers as virtual, and may even blend that with the local 
performers. 
Kris 
Krispen Hartung 
Boise Experimental Music Festival Event Coordinator and Artistic Director http://www.boisemusicians.com/BEMF-3/ info@krispenhartung.com 1-208-724-5603  |