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[December 30th 2004]
NEWS FROM ARTIFICIAL.DK #3, Thursday, December 30, 2004.
http://www.artificial.dk
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Welcome to the last newsletter from Artificial in 2004. We would like to wish all of our readers a great New Years Eve. We'll see you in 2005 for an eventful year. We have many exciting plans, so stay tuned!
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ARTICLES:
ELECTROHYPE BIENNIAL 2004. IMAGES FROM THE EXHIBITION
With their third biennial, Electrohype cement their status as one of the most interesting and hard working organizations within the Nordic scene for computer based art. This show is absolutely a must-see. Here are some images from Malmoe.
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/ehype2004.htm
NEXT 2004 - A SELECTION OF IMAGES
Next 2004 was a conference and an exhibition giving a wide range of perspectives on presumed future technologies. Among fancy gadgets, flashy game interfaces and trend mongers Artificial found some projects with a more off beat perspective on technology.
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/next_2004.htm
IS SOMETHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK?
Soeren Pold's presentation at the Electrohype conference in Malmoe generated a lot of discussion. Soeren is, among other things, the founder of the Digital Aesthetics Research Centre at the University of Aarhus and one of the organizers of Read_me 2004. Here is what he said.
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/soerenpold.htm
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ATTENTION:
New issue of Fylkingen's 'Hz-Journal' is out. With articles about new media art. Author s in this issue: Art Clay, David Crawford, Annett Zinmeister, Jette Sandahl, Thom Bailey, Krystal Taylor, and a feature on the amazing Dutch artist Hans Hoogerbrugge. Click here:
http://www.hz-journal.org/
Check out one of our favorite blogs: Eyebeam's Reblog is re-blogging - using other blogs and ezines from all over the world. The person behind the keyboard changes but it is usually a quite interesting read.
http://www.eyebeam.org/reblog
Seminar and book launch: GET REAL! 'Real-time + Art': Theory, Practice, History. Place: Roskilde University Centre and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde, Denmark. April 14+15, 2005. More info at:
http://www.samtidskunst.dk
What is networked performance? Turbulence.org is hosting a very interesting blog to discuss network-enabled performance for an international conference in 2006. 'Current activity indicates that trends emergent from computer network based practice are changing the nature of performance.' Check it out.
http://turbulence.org/blog
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NET.WORKS:
http://www.artificial.dk/networks
This is our catalogue of computer based art we can recommend. You'll find net art, software art, classics, and a continuously updated list of new pieces. This week we have one recommendation:
CYBERZOO
CyberZoo by Argentinean artist Gustavo Romano is a virtual zoo making it possible to experience the wildest expressions of artificial life. It is a kind of preservation strategy for endangered digital species such as viruses, worms etc.
http://www.cyberzoo.org
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EXTRA:
Here are a few things to keep yourself busy with on the first day of 2005.
JESUSSWIMMING.COM
Miltos Manetas' simultaneously cute and spooky Flash animation. Scroll over to make him bleed.
http://www.jesusswimming.com
OLDIES
The net is full of all the old arcade and handheld computer games. Lots of fun out there to keep you busy on January 1. Here are a few random picks:
Pacman:
http://www.miniclip.com/pacman.htm
Donkey Kong:
http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/donkey_kong/donkey_kong.htm
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