SAT[Metalab] Free Software Projects

This page lists various free software projects created at the Society for Arts and Technology.

The SAT does this in the spirit of creating bridges with other centers. We open the doors to collaboration in writing software and using free software for artists. Download it, try it, use it, share and modify it! It's our gift to the community.

If you make great works with some software we worked on, or started from the beginning, we would be quite happy to hear about it.

We believe in free / open source software because:

Collaborators can use, study and modify it. This means more people are testing and improving our software.
Free software can become easily available on free operating systems, like Debian GNU/Linux. It eases deployment.
It makes it possible to modify it for future needs, or future operating systems. That means that an artist's work that is made only with free software can possibly still work in the distant future.
Other developers are more inclined to help when we are working on free software.

Spatosc (2011)

C++ library that controls various 3D audio spatializers.

Authors: Mike Wozniewski, Tristan Matthews, Alexandre Quessy.

License: GPL

Code repository: https://github.com/sat-metalab/spatosc

Scenic (2008-2011)

Telepresence application for live performances and installations

Authors: Tristan Matthews, Alexandre Quessy, Simon Piette, Philippe Chevry, Koya Charles, Sylvain Cormier, Étienne Désautels, Hugo Boyer.

License: GPL

Code repository: https://github.com/sat-metalab/scenic

SPIN Framework (2009-2011)

Spatial interaction framework.

Authors: Mike Wozniewski, Zack Settel.

License: LGPL

Web site: http://spinframework.org/

Spinic (2010)

Integrates SPIN and Scenic for distributed immersive telepresence.

Authors: Alexandre Quessy, Tristan Matthews.

License: GPL

Code repository: https://github.com/sat-metalab/spinic

Lunch (2009-2010)

Distributed process launcher.

Author: Alexandre Quessy.

License: GPL

Code repository: https://github.com/sat-metalab/lunch

RawMaterials (2008-2009)

Downloads assets from media RSS feeds and provides an OSC interface for new media art and VJing.

Authors: Mike Wozniewski, Alexandre Quessy.

License: GPL

Code repository: http://code.sat.qc.ca/trac/rawmaterials

pdsheefa (2007-2011)

Collection of libraries including superceding AudioTwist, that allow for the creation of interactive works (predominantly for use with the SPIN Framework).

Authors: Mike Wozniewski, Zack Settel.

License: GPL

Project page: http://code.sat.qc.ca/trac/pdsheefa

AudioTwist (2005-2007)

Audio spatialization toolkit.

Authors: Zack Settel, Mike Wozniewski, Jean-Michel Dumas.

License: GPL

Project page: http://tot.sat.qc.ca/logiciels_audiotwist.html

nSLAM (2005-2007)

Multi-channel audio toolkit for Pure Data.

Authors: Zack Settel, Jean-Michel Dumas, Simon Piette.

License: GPL

Project page: http://tot.sat.qc.ca/logiciels_nslam.html

LightTwist (2005-2007)

Multi-projector immersion software for arbitrary projection surfaces, with automatic camera-estimated image deformation, color balance and edge blending. It handles video, images, 3D models, and immersive sound synchronization.

Authors: Sébastien Roy, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Louis Bouchard, Jean-Philippe Tardif, Patrick Holloway, Nicolas Martin, Vlad Lazar, Jamil Draréni, Marc-Antoine Drouin.

License: GPL

Code repository: https://svn3d.iro.umontreal.ca/svn/lighttwist

Project page: http://vision3d.iro.umontreal.ca/en/projects/lighttwist/

TéléCHACHA (2005-2007)

Telepresence software. Sends and receives DVTS over the Internet. Superseded by Scenic.

Authors: Étienne Désautels, Simon Piette.

License: GPL

Project page: http://tot.sat.qc.ca/logiciels_telechacha.html

PixelTANGO (2005-2007)

Pure Data patches for VJing.

Authors: Ben Bogart

License: GPL

Project page: http://tot.sat.qc.ca/logiciels_pixeltango.html