Links & 4 Questions about Isbister
Hi all! Some links following up on last week’s discussion of the algorithmically created artwork: a sort of generic article detailing how it sold WAY over initial prices of $7-10,000 – https://www.cnn.com/style/article/obvious-ai-art-christies-auction-smart-creativity/index.html ; as well, here is art critic Jerry Saltz’s response to the sale – http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/an-artificial-intelligence-artwork-just-sold-for-usd400-000.html#comments . I think his thoughts are interesting in [...]
From the Guardian: “Empathy – the latest gadget Silicon Valley wants to sell you”
An interesting, critical take on the current push to frame VR as the “ultimate empathy machine” (Cf. Chris Milk).
“Tech needs the myth of the empathy machine for two related reasons: to enhance VR’s reputation, and to expand its audience.”
Oral Presentation Summary – Week 3: Virtual reality (Sarah Stang)
Here is the written summary for my presentation on Kac’s article. I’ve provided links to some of the holographic art (they were difficult to find, but I managed to hunt down a few). Questions are at the end.
Eduardo Kac – Beyond the Spatial Paradigm: Time and Cinematic Form in Holographic Art (1995)
-At the time of [...]
The Cinema of “Utopia”
What would a perfect world look like for you?
What if you could be invincible, immortal, all knowing? What if everyone else was as well? Would you want to be special?
What about your own universe, where you could live your wildest dreams?
All of this would be possible in the future. And possibly before [...]
Seeing Through New Eyes: Evolving VR Technology
Melamed, Erica – Future Cinema Assignment 1 – Due Sept 23 2015
Seeing Through New Eyes: Evolving VR Technology
Erica Melamed (211575545)
CMCT 6507/FILM 6245
Professor Caitlin Fisher
Assignment 1: Short Screens Paper
Due: September 23rd 2015
Following the rise of individual cinema screening, future technology will see this trend expand exponentially. The latest virtual reality (VR) gadgets are clunky, limited in [...]
Discovery channel episode featuring the VRAC C6 Virtual Reality research facility at Iowa State University.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Holographic displays step closer
Just something interesting to kick off reading week… BBC NEWS | Technology | Holographic displays step closer
event of interest: laurie wilcox this Thursday, TEL 1009
Dr. Laurie Wilcox – Personal Space in Virtual Reality
From The Toronto Star — (Virtual) reality bites
With the encroachment of big corporations, residents of Second Life say the online world is becoming second-rate
The Exploratorium
Hi all,
Apropos our recent discussions re VR and psychology (autism, therapy, etc.), here’s what I stumbled on in psycinfo.
The Exploratorium: An Environment To Explore Your Feelings
The Exploratorium is a virtual environment within which immersants can explore both places and feelings. The “narrative” it implements is structural/architectural rather than linear/story telling. Different areas of the [...]