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Interacticipation: Ten Artworks Reflecting the Status of Contemporary Participation in New Media Art

Interactive art is a genre of art in which the viewers participate in a way by providing an input in order to determine the outcome (Wikipedia, 2011a). In other words, it allows a dialogue between the artwork and the...
By Lotte Woerde on 02/24/11 6

Technion Society of the Future

A nation that fascinates me enormous in many aspects is one of the smallest countries in the world. Despite that, this nation has four climatic zones and is the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel – that’s...
By Elias van Hees on 02/20/11 Comments Off on Technion Society of the Future
ERROR: The Art of the G/itch

ERROR: The Art of the G/itch

With the advent of new technologies come new possibilities and applications that hitherto had been unthinkable. New technologies can also affect existing forms of production and presentation. These changes can lead to the emergence of new styles and ideologies,...
By Jidi Guo on 02/20/11 Comments Off on ERROR: The Art of the G/itch

TOP: Egypt, Twitter, and Activism.

Activism and social network platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are mentioned together more often than ever. The 2009 Iranian election protest was nicknamed the ‘Twitter Revolution,’ and the more recent protests in Egypt are depicted similarly. The platforms...
By Kimberley Spreeuwenberg on 02/19/11 Comments Off on TOP: Egypt, Twitter, and Activism.

Call for Applications: International M.A. in New Media ­University of Amsterdam

International M.A. in New Media ­University of Amsterdam. Call for Applications ­Fall 2011 admission deadline: 1 April 2011 Overview The International M.A. in New Media & Digital Culture (NMMA) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is accepting applications for...
By Anne Helmond on 02/15/11 2

26 Days of Peace – a collection of tactical media projects

Since the end of the Second World War, the world has only known twenty-six cumulated days of peace. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Gulf War gave rise to a hope that we could...
By Stefania Bercu on 02/13/11 4

FOSDEM 2011: MilkyMist Open VJ Platform

The field of VJ (visual jockey) is an increasingly prominent aspect of live performance, especially in the relatively “quiet” physical performance of electronic music. Clubs such as Winston Kingdom in Amsterdam run commercial Windows based VJ software in undynamic...
By John Haltiwanger on 02/05/11 1