By stephensurlin on December 2nd, 2009, 1:18 am 0 Comments
Here are some links for you to see how I’ve interconnected these popular networking sites. The Rhizome page has more information on my project. My ongoing online intervention is a performance piece. I’ve created an ‘online’ musical persona; and with this group I will explore the aesthetics, processes and potential for “human” interaction and expression of self to others (this self is hopefully made more distinct through hacktivist ideologies and practices, like the manipulative quality of HTML).
By traceymeloche on November 17th, 2009, 11:10 pm 5 Comments
I have been thinking and researching for this digital intervention and I had an idea. What if I created a page in MSN messenger or facebook page and instead of giving any info I only posted it with a phone number ( a disposable phone maybe) for a day. The idea here would be to turn a digital space into a physical action that would happen in real time. What do you think?
By traceymeloche on November 9th, 2009, 10:16 pm 2 Comments
I know I was talking to a few people in class about finding a list of pro and con sites for a single topic on the internet. It turns out I don’t really need it after all but I found this site. http://www.whatdoestheinternetthink.net/ I don’t think I would trust it 100%, but it was fun to play with, and it maight help a few people.
Close Range is the highly anticipated game that consists solely of constantly shooting people point-blank in the face. This immersive first person shooter presents you with an infinite amount of faces to plow through, in the intense challengeless single-player mode. The game’s content can last weeks, and with replayability, it’s one of the best games ever made. The game brings a deeply complex and detailed world that sends an infinite stream of faces to shoot. It gives you freedom to where you can shoot people in the face (such as the ear or the eyes), too, for different possibilities of killing. Your face shooting is also graded and added to an addicting and amazingly compelling score system. You play as AJ, a shady character with a mysterious past who needs to explode hundreds and thousands of faces on a quest to rescue his kidnapped brother. It has a variety of weapons at your disposal such as a Combat Shotgun, Revolver, Uzi, and more!
Critics Say:
“The best game I’ve seen all year…maybe ever.” – Former Electronic Gaming Monthly staff
I find the satirical prowess of ‘The Onion’ is very hard hitting and sharp ,they seem to touch on a massive variety of popular cultural activity and happenings. I find the act of satire is similar to a “remix” of the original idea or intention. The reinterpreted depiction of first-person-shooter culture causes a critical reading to the “ridiculousness” of the extremes that game culture and game technology is possibly evolving towards.
By asianmike on September 13th, 2009, 4:15 pm 0 Comments
Search, an interactive web-based installation created by artist Mary Flanagan commits to showing the relationships created through our use of internet search engines. As our population grows so does our familiarity with the internet as well; with more people browsing online comes the need for a way to archive and find information fast and quickly. Services such as Google have come to prominence due to their ease in completing the task of searching for information on the web.
Flanagan, in her piece tries to create relationships between the many anonymous users through the use of their search queries or terms. With doing this she allows potentially anonymous users connect with each other on a level where similar interests can be shared. She uses interactive, floating charts that continually spin to attract the user to new search requests. Topics that are constantly searched for stay apparent whereas older topics expire. This attitude is truly organic and and creates a juxtaposition of the internet not being just an electronic system but a biological, evolving entity as users become pseudo-gods.
