November 29, 2007
World Atlas: final final version
very minor changes to my atlas, like a cover page with my name on it! but final version nonetheless!
CTIN 532 World Atlas Download file
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November 28, 2007
final world atlas... maybe
this is my final world atlas. all 54 pages of it! i think it is done, but i have been making small changes and clarifications here and there. i'll have the final final up by tomorrow before my presentation.
in the spirit of this project, it's best not to print this whole thing out!
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October 18, 2007
World notes and mock-ups
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October 3, 2007
Week 6: Planet development
Schedule:
10/4: Visual Design: overall look and feel; layout of site contents
10/11: Ecosystem Design: how are the effects of various forms of
data represented; explanation of data used
10/18: Economy: reward/punishment system; value of activities on planet
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Midterm Progress Presentations
10/25: Economy (con’t): visualization of good deeds; points system
11/1: Visual Design refinement: based on further development of ecosystem
and economy
11/8: Technical Specifications
11/15: Putting it all together: assembly of all parts in preparation for final
Presentations
11/22: (no class – thanksgiving)
11/29: Final Presentations
12/6: Final Presentations
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September 19, 2007
CTIN 532: World progress for 9/20/07
here are some preliminary design elements and first stab at the atlas table of contents:
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September 13, 2007
CTIN 532: Initial Ideas for a World
1. Name it:
Samsara
The world of Samsara is a planet, like earth, whose ecological well-being is directly affected by the actions of its inhabitants. It has an ecosystem and atmosphere, and inhabitants who reside on the planet, each of which is responsible for a portion of the land. Each inhabitant’s portion of land makes up the whole of the planet, except for those areas covered by water.
This virtual land will be directly affected by its inhabitant’s actions in the real world.
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September 7, 2007
CTIN 532 Assignment 1: Inventory
MacBookPro with power brick
iPhone
digital camera
Mimobot 1 gig usb stick
iPod shuffle
Shure headphones
The Production of Space by Henri Lefebvre
Trail Mix
Big bottle of water
Mac lip gloss
Carmex lip balm
Eyeglasses w/ case
Backpack
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September 30, 2005
Old Bank District Artwak this Weekend
The 4th Annual Old Bank District Artwalk is this Sunday from 12-5pm in downtown LA. Artist lofts and galleries will be open and The GROOP is having an open house, with promises of Halo2 and foosball to be played by all!
More info here: http://www.obdartwalk.com/
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August 19, 2005
Fall Electives in Interactive Media
Here are some really great electives that you should consider for Fall!!
CTIN 499 Database Cinema with Andreas Kratky
Computer-based interactive technologies have extended the ways we think aout narrative and conceive artworks. The attempt to engage the viewer into an active exchange and the drive towards open and associative structures has roots in cinema and many other fields of cultural production which are developed to a new stage with interactive media.
CTIN 499 Location-Baded Mobile Media: Maps, Games and Stories with Julian Bleecker
A new mode of interaction is emerging. A “mash-up” of geographic information system databases, electronic cartography, wireless networks, global positioning sensors, widespread adoption of net-worked mobile devices anticipate a profound change in interactive computing. Current research on the topics of ubiquitous and pervasive computational and networked systems has begun to reveal ex-citing ways in which humans, their location in space, and the objects surrounding them will interact in ways that go beyond the traditional paradigms of sitting in front of a computer, or even “thumbing” a keypad on a mobile device.
CTAN 502a Stereoscopic Animation and Virtual Reality with Perry Hoberman (this is listed under Animation)
This course is an intensive hands-on initiation into stereoscopic 3D imagemaking, exploring the aesthetic, conceptual and technical issues involved in the design and production of 3D images, animations, and experiences. Stereoscopic (3D) vision is both a basic (and often overlooked) feature of our perceptual experience, as well as a spectacular media technology that can push our view of the image from a mode of exterior contemplation to a sense of total immersion. It is also a key component of virtual reality. In this course, we will cover the basic principles of binocular vision, the history and development of stereoscopic methods and systems, and the various available methods for creating and displaying stereoscopic images. Each week you'll receive a hands-on introduction to another aspect of this amazingly rich field. With the development of new display technologies, interest in stereoscopic imaging is rapidly increasing, and this course is designed to help you take advantage of these exciting advances. Whether you are a filmmaker, animator, game designer or new media artist, this course will make your work "stand out" from the crowd.
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October 1, 2004
Listening Post
this project seems pretty cool:
"Listening Post is an art installation that culls text fragments in real time from thousands of unrestricted Internet chat rooms, bulletin boards and other public forums. The texts are read (or sung) by a voice synthesizer, and simultaneously displayed across a suspended grid of more than two hundred small electronic screens."
I guess it is an older project, but new to me..and it won a golden Nica at Ars Electronica this past May. was thinking about this in relation to issues of communication in public and private space, eps. since we have been discussing bringing the private into the public with the even increasing use of mobile phones in Julian's mobile media class this semester.
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