Sunday, December 8, 2013
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I've had a great time this semester. I'll genuinely miss ART 211 but I'm excited to move on. Have a great break everyone!
Friday, December 6, 2013
THE FUTURE
The NY Times article was both really cool and a little bit scary. The idea that in just the next couple decades we could be that advanced blows my mind.
I think the most compelling part of the article is the last section under the heading "Toward the Future." It says:
I think the most compelling part of the article is the last section under the heading "Toward the Future." It says:
How will we reach such a future? The key is to grasp the importance of
science and science education. Science is the engine of prosperity.
Leaders in China and India realize that science and technology lead to
success and wealth. But many countries in the West graduate students
into the unemployment line by teaching skills that were necessary to
live in 1950.
Years ago, pundits worried about a “digital divide.” It never happened,
because access to computers became cheaper and cheaper. The real
problem, however, is not access; it is jobs. Plenty of jobs are begging
to be filled today, but those jobs require workers with a technical and
scientific education. As Winston Churchill once said, “the empires of
the future are the empires of the mind.”
Read the full story below. Very cool stuff!
Slacker Art
Here's my thoughts on the two performance art projects that came in late...
I thought Liz did a great job! It's really cool to see a classmate effectively taking the directing road instead of doing the performance herself. I think it would've been cool to include the part where they got kicked out (as described on her blog) but it still ended up really fun!
I'd love to look at Jeff's performance too but it looks like he hasn't posted on his blog since November. I hope I remember to do it later but if I don't- I promise I looked for it!
I thought Liz did a great job! It's really cool to see a classmate effectively taking the directing road instead of doing the performance herself. I think it would've been cool to include the part where they got kicked out (as described on her blog) but it still ended up really fun!
I'd love to look at Jeff's performance too but it looks like he hasn't posted on his blog since November. I hope I remember to do it later but if I don't- I promise I looked for it!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Golan Levin in 3D
Not only was the Golan Levin interview compelling because of it's Kinect composition I also found these points he made interesting...-Video editing should be an essential college course -3D printing is the future
-Science fiction is often correct
-When something becomes smaller or cheaper it becomes completely different (leads to augmented reality)
-Open source government is possible and desirable -Computers will never surpass the way humans can respond to each other
-When all the human minds are connected we'll be thinking about... porn
Check out Levin's interactive art website at flong.com Cool Stuff!
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