Bruce Sterling's Blog, page 638
May 28, 2010
Nanoyou Project
*This is some kind of European nanotechnology youth outreach effort, and it's chock-full of design fiction. It's huge. I had no idea this existed. It's quite startling. It's got all kinds of participatory and social-network stuff going on, too. And it's for high school kids!
"In this section, virtual dialogues, card games and role playing introduce you to the different existing views on nanotechnologies (NT) (((!))) and inspire your own reflections on NT...
Frontiers of Interaction in Rome
*In partnership with Wired Italia… I'd go, if I wasn't booked for Silicon Valley. This little conference has grown up in a hurry.
http://frontiers.idearium.org/2010/program/
*We live in a time when a place as long-settled as Rome has some genuine "frontiers" in it.
"Language/Lingua: The workshop on Spime Design will be held in English. Other workshops in Italian / Il workshop su Spime Design sara' tenuto in Inglese. Gli altri workshop saranno in Italiano." (((Well, don't say you weren't...
The history of the Dutch blogosphere.
*Much like Holland itself, the Dutch blogosphere seems to be small enough, and advanced enough, for accurate mapping! Wow.
http://www.annehelmond.nl/2010/05/28/mapping-the-dutch-blogosphere-bloghelden/
"On Tuesday we celebrated the book launch of Frank Meeuwsen's Bloghelden, a history of the Dutch blogosphere from 1995 to 2005, at SETUP in Utrecht…
"In his article 'Links, Lives, Logs: Presentation in the Dutch Blogosphere' from 2003 author Frank Schaap distinguishes two types of bloggers in...
Augmented Reality: more realtà aumentata
*Two items of interest here. First, check out that huge, dedicated shopping screen. And second, that's an Italian kitchen getting augmented there.
*So, that's an Italian kitchen — but where's the Italian food? No food? You might think that organic, 100% non-GMO Italian food outfits like the "Slow Food" Eataly store would shun "augmented reality." And you would be wrong.
Augmented Reality: Total Immersion's French TV coverage
*Nice to see this French mainstream media reaction to the réalité augmentée scene.
*Ce spectacle est tout simplement le meilleur. Je l'adore. It's got dinosaurs and Johnny Hallyday in it. If there's any difference.
Augmented Reality, RFID and Dead Media
*Boy, Helen is pushin' whole sets of BEYOND THE BEYOND hot buttons here. Break a leg, sister.
The Amazing Cinemagician: New Media Meets Victorian Wonder (((did I mention "steampunk"?)))
May 25, 2010 in Augmented Reality, Georges Melies, event
I'm very excited to announce my exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre Idea Gallery, which opens May 29, 2010 and will be on view through...
Brazilian street-art scene goes global
*Why am I unsurprised by this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10156816.stm
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"You only need to drive for a few blocks in Brazil's biggest city to encounter its thriving graffiti culture.
"It is the most visible expression of a new, creative, buzzing Sao Paulo that has emerged in the last 10 years.
"A vast and diverse network of musicians, playwrights, film-makers, painters, cartoonists, actors, singers, DJs, writers, poets, dancers, architects and fashion designers have not only ...
May 27, 2010
The Indian Rapid Pulverization Strategy
*I don't doubt that India could pulverize the Pakistani Army in any conventional war, but then you'd have to go live there. As superpowers have been known to find out.
NEW DELHI: The Army is now revising its five-year-old doctrine to effectively meet the challenges of a possible `two-front war' with China and Pakistan, deal with asymmetric and fourth-generation warfare, enhance...
Augmented Reality: more from the Parrot AR drone
*The Parrot flock sure have classed up their viral-video PR act. The second one here shows how they've managed their AR gaming integration.
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