Humanities Computing

Artist uses webcam feed and gps focused on Fifth Avenue NYC to create corresponding cars in Frogger game. So where does the real car end and the Frogger smashing begin...?

Bogost on "the new aesthetic." The focus is the tumblr blog "the new aesthetic" which focuses on "the otherness of computer vision." New or no?

This is the article I referenced in class regarding exercise....

Jonah Lehrer's argument sounds a bit like it was re-purposed from Goldsmith...uncreatively?

The original Zork.

Bogost's game study. Lots to play here.

Hush, empathy in Rwanda.

Art games by Jason Rohrer

Empathy

Bogost talking with Stephen Colbert. Nation, this man believes video games aren't just for wasting time.

Interesting idea from Bogost. Although he labels it as game art, I might consider this a multimedia piece as the code itself, the process of "re-soldering" and essentially rebuilding the game cartridge, and then the finished project performed online with DIY functionality seems much more complex than the book describes. Personally I think it's a brilliant but I'm not sure I know what (if anything) it means...

Talk on the behind-the-scenes filtering that goes on of your individual internet experience.

Blod devoted to videogame "archaeology" as Bogost would call it. The site actually suggests reading his book too.

A really great investigative piece in which a 'Wired' reporter actually takes up the commissions of a spam message to find out what's going on under the hood of its product and project.

Useful for Mac Owners

Small company starts shipping out "Raspberry Pi" a $25 computer that runs a compact version of Linux. Did I mention it's the size of a credit card?

Netflix CEO gives a brief rant about the Comcast data limit and how it applies (or not) depending on which app you use for your content.

Really odd/bizarre Easter Egg example found in Grand Theft Auto that caused a big controversy in 2005.

Response to Kellee Santiago from Roger Ebert as he sticks to his guns claiming that video games still aren't art.

Unique TED talk from Kellee Santiago who claims that Roger Ebert's claim that video games can't be art is wrong.