WEEK 1"The Far Side of the Moon, Robert Lepage's obsession with geography, inner exploration and the place and purpose of technology has led him, in his latest solo performance, to investigate the ultimate dream of our time: a voyage to outer space. The production follows the imagination of a 12 year old boy stranded in a laundromat. With him, we enter a world of overwhelming experiences, and a saga told by twelve men as they imprint their footsteps on a virgin lunar surface.The Walker Center in Minneapolis sponsors a wonderful informational website on Telecommunications. Very rare: a well-done interactive history, in this case a Interactive telecommunications timeline Geography, War, and Telecommunications during the NATO airstrikes on Kosovo: Laura Kurgan: Spot 083-264 and by hyperhosts Naomi Spellman and Mary Jo Walters, the "parasite" project. Go to archive (after the shockwave text animation stops), then "kosovo". Geography, War, and Telecommunications: Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news source, the scourge of conservatives in the U.S. and the middle East. An interview with Iranian-born photographer Shirin Neshat. Photographs by Shirin linked here as well. A video by Shirin called LOGIC OF THE BIRDS. WEEK 2Interactive Narrative: HypertextsHypertext kitchen Born Magazine, a large and varied collection of digital and interactive poetry. Hypertext story with fluctuating text: The Jew's Daughter The Marrow Monkey by film maker/musician Eric Loyer Reading for this week includes: Essay by Narrative as landscape Interactivity with GPS, Digital Compass, and online networks Uses of GPS Digital Compass controlled interactive narrative:The Gambit Right as Rain, a weather dependent love sonnet Reference Sources for Research Very good and very necessary: tips for doing searches online. Stop wasting your time. Plumb design visual thesaurus HTML Webmonkey Website. Excellent resource for creating web pages. Go through all items on this page on HTML.. Explanation of bin hex numbering and web color. Go through all numbered items at left Great color chart with bin hex values included. Basic Tables. Live Work Multimedia/performance series in Seattle: the Northwest New Works Festival: 20th Anniversary. Fridays/Saturdays from April 4-19. Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance in Seattle. WEEK 3Interpretive Natural and Outdoor ProjectsColumbia Gorge Wind River Nursery Canopy Crane (WRCCRF), University of Washington The Center for Land Use Interpretation Petroglyphs Crop circles GPS Drawing Hamish Fulton's walks Eleanor Antin's boots Wireless Very informative info page on telecommunication Daily Wireless Website. The Mother of all Wireless Technology Websites, with an avalanche of incredible links. Try "Top 10", the GPS links, MIT's Social Media link (Below) MIT's social media group Sound Sound recording with mini disk recorder. Read this BEFORE you record!! Early virtual and realspace interactive site specific narrativeThe Detective Story. Ethan suggests that we start with "Past Cases", and then "The Sancturary." Have fun! Hubs of News Links from places outside the U.S. abyznewslinks.com. inkpot.com. news.google.com/news/. Technology, the Military, and Simulation The state of Military Technology Circulating among the Reserves: How to prepare for war at home. Try this at home! SILKSCREEN PRINTING Best thing I found online on Silkscreen Printing. How to by comic artists, with diagrams. Funny shit. Read pp. 8-13 and you won't regret it. Silkscreen Printing Overview Silkscreen Printing: photo stencils Print Glossary (for masochists) WEEK 4Wireless and GPS ApplicationMIT's Sociable Media Group See link at left to "projects" for research projects that engage the social aspect of networks Net Art Review. Eduardo Navasse's compilation of networked art, reviewed by competent people. Daily Wireless, with extensive links. Check out the "top 10" link at top, "mapping" links page (left side nav bar) and the GPS links page GPS Information: Excellent page of links to GPS technology and related. Pragmatic, extensive information. Geo-caching low cost gps jammer Mapping, Geography, and Navigation NASA's Satellite Earth Images Terraserver, Aerial and satellite photos of much of the U.S. Panoramic maps 1847-1929, From the Library of Congress American Memory project Emergency navigation (for masochists) Download Starry Nightsoftware. A Planetarium on your desktop! For Your Research Projects Alta Vista Search terms: Be specific with your online searches Natalie Ray's Antigua Sailing Race Information. Racing Sunday April 27th - Saturday May 3rd. Boat Prep April 24th - April 26th. Race Information Photos of the boat Natalie is racing Boat website WEEK 6GIS; Data Sets; GPSEvergreen's Geographic Information Website Statewide Washington Datasets Evergreen Campus Datasets Topo Maps of our area:USGS maps Daily Wireless, with extensive links. Check out the "top 10" link at top, "mapping" links page (left side nav bar) and the GPS links page GPS Information: Excellent page of links to GPS technology and related. Pragmatic, extensive information. WEEK 7Art and Communication festival and symposium May 15-19 in Latvia, addressing information networks and post-modern architectonics |
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