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Bernhard Wagner
Multimedia Lab of the University of Zurich, Department
of Computer Science, Switzerland
Based on a multimedia application framework
a visual programming environment was built, that allows
nonÃprogrammers to compose objects offered in the
core framework without having to learn a
programming language. Although having similarities with
Opcode/IRCAM Max, our visual programming environment has
some significant differences: Its connections are
biÃdirectional, other media than
MIDI, such as audio, 3D and 3DÃanimations are
supported. For example, we plan to experiment with the
IÃCubeX system. It would be easily integrated
in our system due to its MIDI connectivity and could
provide other means to control the ParaScape than
MIDI instruments. We believe that the visual
programming environment can give artists a more intuitive
interface for specification of realÃtime
performances. It is also a useful prototyping environment
before coding a component directly in
C++.
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