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One of the most bonkers product videos we’ve seen! Although this multitouch, beer-proof control slab seems to be pitched at VJs, it’s apparently MIDI-based, so it should work just fine as a controller for music software.

The 6th edition of the Mapping Festival has come to a close. Including the MetaMapping this was 27 days. In the coming posts I will provide some reflections on some of the works presented at the festival that I believe provide some glimpses at the future of this medium.

Already being distributed virally is the the video above that was premiered at the beginning of the 2nd round of the Mapping Festival VJ tournament, the VMX Activ8, a MIDI based, multi-touch surface controller from Codanova. The layout was designed by the Modul8 Team. It will have LED lights that will provide feedback and as the video illustrates, it is small enough to fit comfortably into your gig bag and sustain beer spill attacks. It is still in pre-production but we just could not wait any longer to wet your appetites for this drule gear.

The following are the credits for the video that was produced nearly within the time of the festival and up until the last minute before it was premiered:

Director: Charlie Mars – charlie-mars.com
Camera: David Baumann – artaban.tv
Assistant director: a-li-ce – vimeo.com/alicevj
Music: zôl – myspace.com/zolbox
Prop manager: lecollagiste – blog.lecollagiste.com
Actors: Cédric Imwinkelried, Joël Baumann, André Badel

[via www.facebook.com/computer.music.mag and  Mapping Festiva]