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essential links/references/resources
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01.16
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discussion: introductions, background, identifying people, roots, resources,
and possibilities
review basics of e-mail/mailing list etiquette...
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during the first few sessions I will be presenting a detailed and comprehensive
point-of-view concerning creative practice and presence in the world.
this worldview is a re-presentation of my creative practice and will
inform many of the subsequent commentaries I will make in class. missing
parts of this formative stage of the course is equivalent to missing
the point of the course. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY, NO EXCEPTIONS
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23.01
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discussion: a universal model for connection and interaction
defining terms: network vs heirarchy
exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour
time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused
dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both
participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the
Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but
otherwise document/comment on the experience online.
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The Importance
of Meetspace: A Manual for Temporary Media Labs
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week
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30.01
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discussion: history of technology
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A
Finished Work of Art is a Thing of the Past
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06.02
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defining terms: VR and the history
exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour
time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused
dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both
participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the
Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but
otherwise document/comment on the experience online.
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Billy
Klüver
Redefinition
of artistic practices in the 21st century
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13.02
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defining terms: interface, GUI
dialogue: foundations
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VR
and the Tea Ceremony
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20.02
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defining terms: creativity, re-situating the discussion so far in a
sample model of creative practice
selection of case studies
case studies will be selected from a list of possible projects (compiled
by myself and participants). individuals will then decode the object
of the case study -- proposals for possible case studies must be made
to me by 22 February...
exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour
time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused
dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both
participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the
Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but
otherwise document/comment on the experience online.
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Technology
and it Mediated Use
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27.02
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discussion: developing a model
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Content
is Not King
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06.03
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MID-TERM
exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour
time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused
dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both
participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the
Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but
otherwise document/comment on the experience online.
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the
unabomber manifesto
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13.03
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case studies
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society of spectacle ch8: negation
and consumption within culture
case studies:
Nicole - the
thing
Kate - adbusters
Joel - lev
manovich
Gretchen - kidlink
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20.03
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case studies
exercise: with a single partner
from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing
distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular
thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into
attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons
in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience
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computer
paradigms
case studies:
Ian B. - art
crimes
Beth - trace
Brian - timebroker
Ian K. - critical
art ensemble
Blake - rtmark
Jessica - otherlands
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03.04
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exercise 3: create an event,
situation, or happening on- or off-line where you yourself have a focused
and attentive presence while seeking to engage others in a feedback loop.
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utopian plagiarism, hypertextuality, and electronic
cultural production (paper) |
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10.04
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exercise: with a single partner
from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing
distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular
thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into
attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons
in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience
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temporary
autonomous zone |
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17.04
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architecture
of dialogue |
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24.04
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final presentations, planning strategies for continuing action
exercise: with a single partner from the course, at some two-hour period
during the di*fusion event, engage the Other in a focused dialogue.
there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants
bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other.
di*fusion 0900:26:April--0900:27:April
- happening
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01.05
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closing dialogues, planning for
future activities, reflections on May Day |
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monday
may 6
0730-1000
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final examination |
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