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about KWlive

KWlive is the (working) name for the set of applications within the KeyWorx platform suiting "live" multi-user audio/visual performance. The KWlive project is the successor of the original Keystroke project, that may also be known under the name "KeyWorx Classic" or just "the Realizer and the Patcher". The original application targeted to the media/performing artist user group began development in 1998 and completed development in February, 2004.

New thoughts about the KeyWorx architecture and the protocols and as a result new requirements of the KWlive components were the main reasons to start development all over again. Within the framework of the MultimediaN project, research has been conducted for the development of KWlive. For this research reflected user experiences will be taken in account.

This document is a summary of the concepts for the KWlive architecture also it describes main differences with the "Classic" version.