of day, of night at MLA 2013

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

I’m delighted to report that of day, of night has been included in the MLA 2013 exhibition, “Avenues of Access: An Exhibit & Online Archive of New ‘Born Digital’ Literature”  in Boston in January, 2013. Thanks very much for the inclusion, and in such fine company, too! MLA 2013

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Note 3 preview : Notes for Walking

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

Notes for Walking was submitted to Apple (for iPhone) and to Junaio (for Android users) for release a few days back…now just a waiting game. Everything is looking great! In the meantime here is a preview of Note 3; featuring extra low frequency sound recorded at Middle Head itself.

Notes for Walking: Note 3 from Megan Heyward on Vimeo.

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Notes for Walking is almost ready

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin

Notes for Walking splash

I have been working away very intensely on Notes for Walking, editing the video notes, working with sound designer Michael Finucan on the sound and designing the app, using BuildAR. The app development and testing with MOB will be finished in the next few days. It is coming together extremely well, and I am starting to get very excited!! Here is an image of the opening Splash screen for the app, and more info on the dedicated Notes for Walking site.

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Recording sounds at Middle Head

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin

In the last few weeks I’ve been working a lot with sound designer Michael Finucan to create a soundtrack for each of the notes. Michael has completed a heap of location recording at Middle Head, including hydrophonic (underwater) and ELF ( Extra Low Frequency) recordings, which are being integrated into both the Notes and to the surround sound mix for the gallery installation. The sound for the project is great, so if you have headphones, you should bring them along to enjoy the full mix. Here is a shot of Michael recording ELF on the headland.

Michael Finucan recording ELF at Middle Head

Sound designer Michael Finucan recording extra low frequency sounds at Middle Head

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Notes for Walking in Sydney Festival, 2013

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

Exciting news! Notes for Walking is included in the visual arts program of the Sydney Festival, 2013. Presented by the Sydney Festival in association with Mosman Art Gallery, and supported by the University of Technology and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It is free and will be running from January 5-27 in daylight hours at Middle Head. The app will be available for download very soon.

Meanwhile check out the dedicated Notes for Walking site I have setup, here:- Notes for Walking
And the link to the Sydney Festival site is here:- Sydney Festival- Notes for Walking

Download the free app, explore Middle Head, and discover the Notes for Walking.

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Notes for Walking trailer

Posted on October 7, 2012 by admin

I’ve been editing a trailer for Notes for Walking, believe it or not, along with working madly to produce the work. Sound design by the very talented Michael Finucan, who is also doing sound for the smartphone app and the gallery installation. The app is currently in development, and is not yet available. Exciting announcement on the project in a couple of weeks!

Notes for Walking Trailer from Megan Heyward on Vimeo.

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Behind the locked gate at Middle Head

Posted on October 5, 2012 by admin

There is a locked gate at Middle Head, leading down steep steps to the cliff’s edge. A lookout cabin made of iron and stone perches near the edge, above the place that is called The Sound. I’ve wondered about what you can see from behind that locked gate, for months now. Today I found out.

Behind the locked gate at Middle Head

Behind the locked gate, above The Sound. Notes for Walking locative artwork.

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“of day, of night” included in Judy Malloy’s Authoring Software site

Posted on September 26, 2012 by admin

A quick entry to say that some writing about my interactive narrative of day, of night has been included on Judy Malloy’s excellent Authoring Software site. Judy is one of electronic literature’s true pioneers, creating some of the earliest hypertexts / elit works, dating back to the 80’s. At Authoring Software, she invites digital writers and artists to describe how they developed their projects from a more creative and technical perspective. This is turning into a great little archive of author statements.   http://www.narrabase.net/megan_heyward.html  Judy’s bio is here :-  http://www.narrabase.net/#judy_bio

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Early promo materials | Notes for Walking

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin

Shot some stills today, then put together some possible promo materials for Notes for Walking.

Notes for Walking by Megan Heyward

Notes for Walking ( the space in between time) locative artwork by Megan Heyward, 2012.

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Notes for Walking ( the space in between time)

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin

A quick update to say that I am busy working away on Notes for Walking. Currently creating the video notes for the project, working with sound designer Michael Finucan, and having ongoing discussions with Sydney mobile tech company Moblabs, developers of BuildAR CMS, to deliver the work via smartphone. Also of course in discussion with the wonderful folks at Mosman Art Gallery, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, UTS, plus a couple of other interesting people… In terms of what I post here, I am only posting a small amount of  work in progress materials, so that the work remains fresh and surprising when it is launched. Also… there are some exciting developments happening with this project. I can’t talk about them yet, but I will update you as soon as I can! Here are a couple of recent stills below. More

Notes for Walking locative artwork by Megan Heyward

Notes for Walking ( the space in between time) by Megan Heyward, 2012

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