Frieder Weiss

Frieder Weiss is an engineer in the arts and expert for real-time computing

and interactive computer systems in performance art. He is the author of EyeCon and Kalypso, video motion sensing programs especially designed for use with dance, music and computer art. He is teaching Mediatechnology at the University of Applied Sciences in Nürnberg, University of the Arts in Bern and the University Centre in Doncaster, UK. In recent years he has cooperated in installation and performance projects with Phase-7 in Berlin, Leine und Roebana in Amsterdam, Helga Pogatschar, Cesc Gelabert in Munich and Chunky Move in Melbourne. He has also developed a number of interactive works with Australian dancer Emily Fernandez.