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Consists of the ways in which works are being flooded out into the world, while happening with the intention of people seeing them, but because of the ways in which technology has grown, the open work quality is available in means of using new media...

Check it out! The dream of technology expands to the animal kingdom apparently.

NYtimes article about the rise of this curious 'multi-use' brand identity doppleganger!

Summary: Contrary to much of the hype that posits cyberspace as the uncontested domain of rugged individualists, computer networks and traffic exhibit deeply social and political roots. The Internet is neither inherently oppressive nor automatically emancipatory; it is a terrain of contested philosophies and politics. After a brief review of the politics of electronic knowledge, we discuss the ways in which the Internet can be harnessed for counterhegemonic (antiestablishment) political ends. We focus on progressive uses, including the confrontation of nomadic power and rhizomic power structures, in which the local becomes the global. We also offer an encapsulation of right-wing uses. Throughout, we see cyberactivism as a necessary, but not sufficient, complement to real-world struggles on behalf of the disempowered.

Data derived from near-infrared imaging (NIRI) was used in 2004 to create this visualization of the effect of globalization over time

my apologies of hoarding my research, I've been using a google doc. note instead… should have been linking but it hasn't. "Emergence Art Collective"

using their education to stick it to their schools.

I think that this is a room that uses projectors to project two images, designed by the computer to mimic 3d space and objects in space for your interactive pleasure.

...thoughts? Like is it immersive enough to use as treatment?

Or, is it BECAUSE it's not entirely immersive that it's effective?

There's always something lost in translation, but if an image is worth thousands of words, this maybe is key to its effect ---the process is more immersive via various senses ---but is aimed at therapy not immediacy or immaculate realism---so, as you suggest, this diminished immersion perhaps helps process?

The function of this piece of technology is used to better immerse yourself in your surroundings, with seamless access to information.

this video essay is humorous and insightful study of the curious and multi-linear world of remediation. Previously imperceptible uses and audio imaginaries proliferate at the outer limits of intended functionality

There are terrific tools (like PGP and GPG) for encrypting your mail. If somebody along the way looks at the mail they can't understand it. But they do know you are sending encrypted mail to your pal. The answer: encode your message into something innocent looking.

Plaid Stallions is dedicated to the 70's, using department store catalogs like Sears and Eatons as well as toy industry publications, polyester fashion mockery, shag carpeting and toy love are the orders of the day

"The official Ogrish Forums - Uncover Reality" This is a forum site that showcases gore and death while remaining anonymous. Videos that are banned in the US are usually on here.

Watson is a vision of the future some say. Watson was smart enough to compete on jeopardy.. This is the first step to having this algorithm style machines to fully immersion with a human psyche.