ArKaos, VJ software developer has two primary packages: ArKaos VJ Midi and ArKaos GrandVJ.
They’ve been working hard on GrandVJ, and they are getting close to releasing the final 1.2 revision.  This is exciting as it will be the first package to natively support many newer midi controllers including the AkaiPro …

The guys over at Resolume have released revision 3.1 and it comes with various very cool additions:
- FLASH support is back along with Actionscript 3
- A better keystone plugin for mapping on surfaces
- new ShiftRGB effect
- Layer Width and Height controls
- Video Beatlooper
- and loads of bugfixes!

Steve Scott, animated this for the Led Zeppelin reunion stage show to be projected behind them while the song Kashmir was playing.
He also worked on Birdy Nam Nam’s video for The parachute Ending. Trippy

I lust and yearn for a decent camera.  I find more and more that I want to take some ‘good’ quality photos of Maia and the world around me and the iPhone camera is sorely lacking.  I know I want a DSLR, but have yet to decide on what kind, …

touchOSC, available for the iPhone and iPod touch, lets you control and get info back from many music production and VJ programs.  Now, with the latest update, and the downloadable mac/pc touchOSC-editor, you can  now create your own layouts of controls, buttons and dials to personalize it even more!

V.I.A – (Visually Impaired Artists) have created CTRL ALT SHIFT, which is a great documentary about VJ’ing and the question of ‘Is it art?’…
It has interviews from some of the more prolific VJ’s and you can see it HERE.

Brainpaint is an awesome neurofeedback system that enables brainwaves to dynamically manipulate elements of a graphical fractal scene.
Also, shown here, The Visionary Music of Akhentek, a collaborative BrainPaint session combined with music from Akhentek, “crystalline array technician” from Elphinstone, B.C
Imagine having this sort of tech to VJ with!

As a hobby, i’ve worked with many 3D packages over the years, from Sculpt3D (Amiga), Lightwave3D (Amiga, PC and Mac), to 3ds Max (PC), Maya (PC, Mac, Unix) and Softimage (PC, Unix).
Over time, many companies have merged or been eaten up by companies like Autodesk.  I feel that while they …

Oh, if I only had the room, I’d be making myself one of these to experiment with VJ control systems.
MaximumPC wrote a detailed project article here.
… and to get that real world look and feel for controls, the smart people at the RWTH Aachen University Media Computing Group, came …

A while ago, Stanton had released the SCS.3d which is a multitouch midi controller to be used for music, DJing, or perhaps Visualization.  They’ve announced another unit from the same ‘System 3′ branding, called the SCS.3m.
Where the SCS.3d was akin to a CD Deck in layout and fashion, the SCS.3m …