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Roots of Digital Media: Cybernetic Serendipity, Tendencies 4, and more

valderama — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:07:01 +0000

I just want to draw some attention to a course by Frieder Nake, with the title above, which is still looking for some participants. For those who never done a lecture with Frieder Nake, go for it, it is really a pleasure! It takes place on Tuesdays from 14-18:00 in room 3 09.100 at the HfK.

We will explore several aspects of early digital art – both aesthetically and technically – from the point of view of the media perspective. Two exhibitions, named in the title, are a case from which we can learn a lot. Another one are the two authors, Max Bense and Marshall McLuhan. There will be more. I promise excitement.

An excursion to ZKM Karlsruhe will be part of the course: 14/15 May We will build groups of students working on specific topics over the semester. Their results will be entered into the
compArt DaDA database on Digital Art.

More about Cybernetic Serendipity on DaDA.

Breakpoint: is this it for good?

Andre — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:22:51 +0000

I just read that the Breakpoint festival, the largest demoscene festival in the world, will be hosted for the last time this year – at least by the old orga team. The organizers would love to be a visitor of such a festival again. And their growing old – no new blood in sight.

The last Breakpoint will happen from April 2nd to 5th in Bingen, Germany.

A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter (2009) – Caleb Larsen

Andre — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:23:56 +0000

eBay auction item which attempts to sell itself via eBay. If you buy it you can put it in your room, connect it to your internet connection and wait until it tries to sell itself again. Interesting postironic concept.

The Third & The Seventh

derjan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:30:47 +0000

This really impressing video on vimeo should be viewed in fullscreen, because …

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

… it is fully generated by photorealistic computer graphics !

When I first had a look at it I just thought, okay. Just another DSLR HD movie functionality promotion. But …

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects
are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

Credits:
CG |Modelling – Texturing – Illumination – Rendering| Alex Roman
POST |Postproduction & Editing| Alex Roman
MUSIC Sequenced, Orchestrated & Mixed by Alex Roman (Sonar & EWQLSO Gold Pro XP)
Sound Design by Alex Roman
Based on original scores by:
.Michael Laurence Edward Nyman. (The Departure)
.Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns. (Le Carnaval des animaux)
Directed by Alex Roman
Done with 3dsmax, Vray, AfterEffects and Premiere.
thirdseventh.com

PS: Happy new year

NetArt 09 retrospective

Andre — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:00:14 +0000

mybiennialisbetterthanyours.com covers some of the NetArt activities which have happened happened in 2009.

The 00s: Lists of official relevance

Andre — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:08:20 +0000

The 00s will end in a few days. I take this opportunity to link to the top lists for this decade.

Webby’s Top Web Moments of the decade

cnet’s top downloads of the decade

Top 10 gadgets of the decade

The Top Selling Games of the 2000s

Top 15 Most Influential Games of the 2000s

Top Gaming Innovations of the decade

The Top 10 Internet Memes of the Decade

Please post your list in the comments!
SiDM wishes every reader all the best for the coming year and decade.
Rutscht gut rein!

Bonus:
Washington Post’s Top Moments of the Decade
Intro’s top Pop Songs (German)
Intro’s top Pop Albums (German)
imdb’s best (and worst) movies of the 2000s
101 best music videos of the decade

Start Of The CompArt Database On Digital Art

derjan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:49:57 +0000

Next thursday, december 10th Frieder Nake and his fellows will start the compArt database on digital art. Due to that reason they invite to a social event, 18:00 the same day, within the third floor, OAS Linzer Str. 9a.

Liebe Kollegen und Kolleginnen, Freunde und Freundinnen,
dear colleages and friends,

I am proud to announce to you the start of the compArt database on digital art.
The database schema which we have worked on for a long time, is gradually filling up with data.
We now believe time has come to make it available on the internet even though we are far from our goal of 98+.
98+ stands for “98% correct with an increasing tendency”.
We know this cannot be verified. But it’s fun to put a quality in the form of a quantity.

These are times of social networks. Therefore we will use them.
compArt has from its start aimed at contributions from artists, critics, curators, researchers, or gallerists.
We are now beginning to actively ask for inputs, corrections, improvements.
We are optimistic to gain such.

The database is only one component of the compArt medium on digital art.
We build various systems on top of the collected data. These systems will establish various interfaces to the data.
They are virtual and actual, in cyberspace and in the Aesthetic Laboratory.

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, we will start the server between 6 and 7 p.m.
We invite our local friends to come and chat with us over a drink (see attached).
We invite all friends in the world to take a look at the current state and send us your critical remarks.

Be advised that we currently restrict our subject area to the time up to 1979.

We wish to live in a more peaceful world.
Frieder Nake
for the team of compArt:
Hermann Cordes, Susan Grabowski, Jörn Ketelsen, Stefan Kreitmayer, Jens-Holger Streck

via the StugA Digital Media mailing list.

Facade Projection: the next stunner

Andre — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:28:10 +0000

A lot of work has been done lately in terms of facade projection. This is the next big thing. by playmodes @ Ingravid Festival, Spain

Telenoika Audiovisual Mapping @ Ingravid Festival, Figueres 9/2009 [FULL] from Telenoika on Vimeo.

via cdm

Processing: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Andre — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:46:23 +0000

Check out this recent rhizome interview with Processing founders Ben Fry and Casey Reas. They talk about the roots, the development since 2001 so far and they let us have a little glimpse for the future.

I don’t remember if I started with Basic or Logo, but I learned a little with both. I hit a wall and I wasn’t motivated to learn more. (I love playing video games on the computer more than writing my own small programs.) (Casey Reas)

[...]

We’re only looking as far into the future as 2.0. We’re planning a 1.5 release before that, which will have two additional components.

The outcomes of the Tiny Sketch competition mentioned in the interview are very nice. The goal was to implement a processing sketch with only 200 characters length.

Ars Eletronica Festival

valderama — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:29:55 +0000

On September 3rd – 8th this years AEC festival takes place in Linz. It’s a special one, as this year the new building (see it here) of the AEC was opened, which increases the available space quite a bit. Also, Linz is European Capital of Culture (Linz09). Reasons enough for me to go there (who else is planning to visit it ???).

The programme features…

- A lot of Exhibitions
- — CyberArts 2009 @ Offenes Kulturhaus
- — Showcase of Interface Culture Student Projects
- — Human Nature Exhibition @ Brucknerhaus
- — 30 Years Ars Electronica Exhibition History Lounge @ Brucknerhaus
- — SEE THIS SOUND @ Lentos
- —Japan Media Art Festival @ Hauptplatz
- “IMPETUS” Works from the MIT Media Lab
- An Animation Festival
- Discussions and round tables

Also nice: The facade of the AEC will be illuminated during the festival by VJ’s hosted by FM4.

Looks like an in really nice programme. The reduced festival ticket costs 85 €.

Find more info on the festival website.