…and already 1/12 of 2017 has passed, but not idle! we first gave you the numbers of 2016 and then opened the store. devvvv-whise you got an intro to networking and async patching with vl and an outlook on the road ahead plus our first 3 video-tutorials to get you started with vl:

• Spreads vs Single Values
• Custom Datatypes - think ParticleSystem
• Some Basics

in latest alphas you can also already enjoy these new gems:

• an example of how to patch multitouch in vl: girlpower\VL\Animation\MultiTouch
• new midi-file reader nodes: MidiFile (Midi) and MidiTrack (Midi)

and then there’ve been a range of interesting forum-threads that got nice solutions with VL:

• ConnectAll
• Differential Growth
• Particles with Collision
• Resample
• Recording Midi Notes
• Recording Values

Contributions

3 new:

• AirDrawSplinebeta-contribution
• ThetaS to real worldbeta-contribution
• Microsoft Kinect 2.0 Toolsbeta-contribution

7 updates:

• Excel Readerbeta-contribution
• PointEditorCS (DX11.Geometrybeta-contribution)
• VVVV.OpenVRbeta-contribution
• Force Directed Graphbeta-contribution
• d.o.p.e.beta-contribution
• Trianglebeta-contribution
• TetGenbeta-contribution

and one documented: microdeeuser gave an update to his md.ecosystem in a new edition of the vveekend vvorkshop videos

Teasers

mburkuser is teasing us with a dragon while guest offers some cookies noise-machine-0 and a bb-1…

The HAP Video Player Situation

for years this was high up on the wishlist of many vvvv users: a node that would play back HAP video files. and suddenly there are two solutions on the horizon:

• github user arronsmith has shared a repository with a c# implementation
• levuser is running a crowdfunding for a HAP video player node, see this forum thread: Funding Hap video playback solution. in a move of cool the m-box people apparently made a financial contribution so that the crowdfunding now only needs to unlock the availability of the node for non-commercial use! see the thread for details..

m-box, the cool kids

Gallery

must-watch of the month was the projections for the opening of the elbhilharmonie in hamburg with contributions by vvvv allstars schnellebuntebilder, quadrature, intolight, madhat and lasaluser. here is a good video summary of the event.

restless colorsounduser has nicely documented the three last works he made together with CPP Studios: zf-hda-table, zf-ces-2016-concept-cockpit and abb-–-yumi-automatica-2016

and if you want to see something sick, here is what nsynk have been working on: a live AR show

Anything to add? Please do so in the comments. And have a happy new patch!