[Nettime-nl] V2_ Call for proposal | Wearable technology

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*V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media
Call for artist-in-residency proposals on:*
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Wearable technology/*

*V2_Lab, the artistic Research & Development (aRt&D) department of V2_, 
Institute for the Unstable Media, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has a 
vacancy for a 2 month artist-in-residence on Wearable technology in the 
period **15 January - 15 April 2008**.***

/*Deadline 1 December 2007*/
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V2_Lab*
V2_Lab is a workspace for artists, scientists and technicians 
emphasizing the encounter and exchange between different disciplines. 
Main areas of the V2_Lab's aRt&D are: Interactivity and Alternative 
Interfacing, Wearable Technology, Virtual Reality, Multi-user 
Environments.* *
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Theme*
The last few years have seen many exciting new developments in the field 
of wearable technology. However, the impact of these developments on 
everyday design practices has so far not reached the level anticipated. 
This can, at least partly, be attributed to the fairly limited /generic/ 
quality of most of these new developments. Typically, promising new 
wearable technologies are developed for one specific implementation and 
then never again used because of the large efforts required to 
re-implement the developed technology in new projects.

On the basis of this observation, V2_Lab chose to develop the telematic 
technology used to realise the recently finished Soft(n) project in a 
/generic /way. Resulting in technology that is easy to generalize to a 
great variety of possible implementations of wearable artistic expressions.

The wearable technology components available for this residency are 
based on a custom daughterboard for the Gumstix embedded computing 
platform and custom firmware called SIOS (Sensor Input/Output System), 
developed at V2_Lab. It allows for versatile sensor and actuator 
development, while the use of open standards for communication, such as 
OSC and Apple's Bonjour, keep the platform accessible to many different 
applications.

V2_Lab is now looking for new and innovative uses of the SIOS technology 
in order to further develop its uses and capabilities. Therefore, V2_lab 
calls for artist-in-residency proposals describing an artistic Research 
& Development project on wearable technologies, preferably in relation 
to smart textiles.

*Conditions*
The artist receives:
- grant up to 4.000,- EUR;
- free lodging;
- technical support in research and realisation;
- access to technical equipment (time planning depending on availability);
- travel expenses up to 250 EUR;

The residence has a duration of *8 weeks max* and should take place 
between 15 January 2008 and 15 April 2008

The deadline for application is *1 December 2007 *and we expect 
applicants to fill out the attached application form. Incorrect or 
incomplete forms are not taken into consideration.

*Application form*
The application form is attached to this call for proposal. It is also 
downloadable on www.v2.nl <http://www.v2.nl>.

*Additional information*
www.v2.nl <http://www.v2.nl>
http://trac.v2.nl/wiki/Sios
http://trac.v2.nl/wiki/MoveMe

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