John Crawford - Dance and hybrid media

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John Crawford - videodance, interactive media and performance

John Crawford creates hybrid media work that combines live performance of contemporary dance, digital video animations derived from the movement of the dancers, interactive physical environment.
He provides extensive documentation of his works, collaborations and provides an excellent portfolio of projects at: http://www.embodied.net/portfolio.html

Active Space - An Embodied Media Environment
Active Space is an interactive physical environment that engages participants in a dialog of mutual influence involving movement, visuals and sound. Developed by video artist and software designer John Crawford in association with choreographer Lisa Naugle and composer Martin Gotfrit, the Active Space is a site for exploring integration of body-centered performance practices with motion tracking software, motion capture animation, live video and music composition systems.

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Lisa Naugle carries out interesting research into Motion Capture.
Siggraph2004 Sketches conference