As you will no doubt see when my grand project is revealed, Armageddon and Viagra go hand in hand with viral video collage. This article, however, turned out to be more about gendered digitality than apocalyptic fear.
Quinby is quick to cut in the meme of internet Utopianism, anonymity of users and the optimistic empowerment supposedly [...]
Sculpting Time and Space is a self-review of the interactive video installations of artist Nina Sobell and her collaborations with Emily Hartzell. The particularly intriguing elements of this article were the elements of video, interactivity, performance and collaboration – all aspects I consider constitutive of my project. Questions of access, surveillance and participation are present [...]
My first reaction to Growing Up Digital was a bit harsh, something like: “yeah, that sucks, but duh.” Heverly is wily in his rhetorical setup, though; he uses “children” as his theoretical case studies. Although, Jack isn’t a child by legal standards (which *are* of concern here, according to Heverly). And, I’m [...]
I think the best way to go about this is to explain what my project is and then bend it explain how it fits into the framework of the course.
For my project, I’m “writing” a short story in video. Another way of writing this would be making a short film/voice collage, but I think the [...]
Found this over at The Field a favorite stomping ground of mine for the election season:
Comparing Dean and Obama
By Tracy Russo
This is interesting:
Obama hasn’t turned his campaign over to the grassroots so much as channeled grassroots energy into a more traditional campaign structure. Obama’s Internet supporters have become precinct captains and canvassers; they help plan [...]
