MEFT 3102 » interesting links http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:01:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Amoeba Dance http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/09/23/amoeba-dance/ http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/09/23/amoeba-dance/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:26:56 +0000 admin http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/?p=181 Here’s another interesting video – an “Amoeba Dance” produced live in a VJ package (VDMX), using Quartz Composer, audio analysis and some effects. The status of this image of course lies somewhere between new forms of design, new images, the generative, cross-signal processing, living coding and the impact of the digital – that’s before you get the question of this an an “artificial” life form, exploring it’s own virtuality across these domains.

So it’s a kind of an emblem of the last 3-4 weeks of the course.

More info here …


Amoeba Dance from Memo Akten on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/09/23/amoeba-dance/feed/ 0 Two Interesting Interfaces http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/08/12/two-interesting-interfaces/ http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/08/12/two-interesting-interfaces/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:09:46 +0000 admin http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/?p=118 Here are two interfaces you might be interested. One is somewhat literallly an inter-face … the interactive version of the Radiohead “data aesthetic” video that is discussed by Mitchell Whitelaw on his blog.The other interface involves touching plants to engage with data. This is Augmented Ecologies , A Kinesthetic User Experience.

Here’s a video of the interface in action. It uses Max/MSP (for those who are interested).

]]> http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/08/12/two-interesting-interfaces/feed/ 0 Changes in Everyday Experience http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/07/26/changes-in-everyday-experience/ http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/07/26/changes-in-everyday-experience/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:10:11 +0000 admin http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/?p=64 Just some quick links to get you going on this, consider the following interfaces. They are all poised to make a considerable change in everyday experience.

Jeff Han (Multi-touch)

Fingertapps (the multi-touch company)

and of course the iPod touch/iPhone

One of my favourites – brain ball ..

EEG interfaces, as below, or here – the neural impulse activator …

or consider this rather interesting and beautifully simple project ..

or consider the history of the iPod and the Walkman that came before it …

one of the experts on this, Michael Bull, interviewed by Wired.

a criticism of the Walkman versus the Ghetto Blaster ..

]]> http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/07/26/changes-in-everyday-experience/feed/ 0 Grace Jones and Steven Shaviro’s analysis of the electronic http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/07/23/grace-jones-and-steven-shaviros-analysis-of-the-electronic/ http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/2008/07/23/grace-jones-and-steven-shaviros-analysis-of-the-electronic/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:24:14 +0000 admin http://www.andrewmurphie.org/3102/?p=59 Here’s an interesting new music video by Grace Jones. You can also read a very interesting discussion of it on Steven Shaviro’s blog (this is one of the most interesting “theory” blogs around).

Obscure tip from the early 1980s – listen to Grace Jones “Slave to the Rhythm” 45 at 33rpm, if you can find the vinyl around somewhere.

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