1 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project A proof of concept for the development of postmodern digital art

2 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Operational Concepts (Motivation) With the transition into a Web 2.0 world we believe the fusion of artistic thought is in line with our new global, communicative nature and we believe that software should reflect that Develop an online platform to support the development of collaborative postmodern art. Promote the integration of diverse ideas within a single work. Provide artists with a community-based framework to progressively develop each others’ ideas.

3 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Sharing application (CVS or Wiki) The Collaborative Art Project (Tom Groves) The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project is not a source control tool and not designed to support pre-existing teams. Similar Products

4 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch An accessible environment enables users to develop dynamic digital art using a 3-D rendering engine. Processing is an optimal media for the application of collaborative creation. The temporal element inherent in dynamic art as well as the spatial depth allow for a expansive and faceted canvas on which users can create. The Processing Community is primarily an online based forum for art. The Processing Environment

5 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Provide an online framework where artists can collaboratively create dynamic digital art using the Processing environment. Features

6 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Allow artists to expose their work and view the work of others. Allow artists to communicate with each other through reviews and message board commentary Features

7 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Allow artists to modify posted work using the Processing environment. Sustainable and scaleable bug reporting system Features

8 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Web Clients (JavaScript, Java Applets, and HTML) Web Server (IIS or Apache) Server Applications (ASP.NET, PHP, Ruby, or Python) Can be implemented with open source (LAMP or Ruby) architecture or Microsoft Windows Server Suite Server Machine (Windows or Linux).NET Framework Database (SQL Server or mySQL) Software and Software Architecture

9 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch Critical Risks/Assumptions –A critical mass of users will want to modify each other’s work and have their own work modified by others –Integration of Processing module with Server infrastructure is possible –Sufficient technical and UI development expertise for project implementation is available Feasibility Rationale

10 The Collaborative Dynamic Art Project Cy Khormaee, Andy Olson, Alex Zheng CSE 403 Product Pitch This project is a novel exploration into the application of digital media to postmodernism which may serve as a cornerstone implementation representing a proof of concept for a new form of collaborative art. Project developers will gain experience in working with industry standard technologies (great resume builder) The project serves an existing community (people will actually use it!) Conclusion