So augmented space can be described anywhere from the data our cell phones receive to the data behind the computer screens we look at? The part of the surveillance and recording of a persons actions kinda scared me. Reminded me of Brave New World, Big Brother stuff. Makes me ask where are we trying to…

Overall I thought the reading was very interesting and thought-provoking. I think the new idea of augmented space is really interesting, yet hard to follow on how exactly it works. The media advertising we see in places such as Time Square is really cool, and I never knew that it came from this idea of…

Modern art is typically a two way street; Its either garbage that anyone with hands and eyes can do or it is revolutionary, unique, requires skill, and exceptional execution. In the latest MCA sculpture exhibit we see the best that modern sculpture has to offer. The artist, Olafur Eliasson demonstrates geometric precision with various materials…

I think this is very interesting how animated characters evolved from being simple to something that could recognize and interact with the viewers…creepy but AMAZING at the same time!!! Hanslee Garcia –

i think this is really cool…its updating the mouse and key pad! Hanslee Garcia –

I found the article by Lev Manovich very interesting. He basically talks about the technological reality we live in and how it effects our lives as humans. I liked the part where he defined the three ways that technology augments reality; video surveillance translating the physical world into data; cellular space translating the digital world…

Guitare à crayon from psc on Vimeo. Patrick Sébastien Coulombe’s Guitare à crayon (guitar pencil) combines a guitar and a drawing tablet allowing the user to create various sounds while drawing. A custom made USB device and pure data were used to generate noise.

In this video there is a man dancing around while virtually touching or in drumming on the colored circles and by doing so it creates music. so that is why i guess it is called ‘drancing.’ either way the most exciting part about this video is that he was able to do all of this…

This is a PD GEM patch that transforms a video of a man riding a bicycle into abstract pixels of color, synchronized with music. I’m not exactly sure how the person made this, but I hope to learn and make stuff like this in class. I just thought it was interesting and looked really cool.~Veronika…

At our last class I mentioned going to the Video Data Bank. The Video Data Bank is a place to watch videos created by contemporary artists. It is a free resource and all you need to do is make an appointment to reserve a screening room. If you are interested and/or want to learn more…

I came across this cool installation piece. The creator used a projector to cast water over the wall and a camera to sense the viewers motion and create ripples in the water.