Tuesday, 13 January 2009 Dissertation - discussion with Jon Gilhooley

Very helpful discussion.

Here were some of the points raised:

Start thinking about a title question.
"How organizations and corporations control and manipulate digital media environments."

Type of dissertation - Survey. Case Study. Polemic.
I think my dissertation will be polemic.

Investigate popular representations and research alternative points of view.

Resources - Web sites, conflicting news channels, different online points of view, newspapers - tabloids/ broadsheets.

News Reports
Subtle discretion between various news reports - bias.
Induced guilt.

Need to form a question through my research.

List resources.

As the research progresses a pacific point of investigation for the dissertation needs to be clarified.

Monday, 12 January 2009 Ableton Live / Processing

I decided to focus my Interactive Project on integrating colour and music production or music production through a visual medium.
Intermedia, Visual music and a Colour organ are three interesting terms which I found while researching this subject.

Here's a couple of examples of this idea.


ableton to processing 3 from urkietown on Vimeo.

Thursday, 11 December 2008 Hear with your Eyes and See with your Ears

I went to see an exhibition of work by the legionary Quay Brothers last week, it was held at University of Brighton Gallery.
I have to say I was very impressed. I think these brothers are a lot more influential in modern artistic trends than people might think. I know I have seen very similar work which was composed long after the Quay Brothers first introduced there dark juxtaposed style.

Judge for yourself

Dissertation - Propaganda Through Digital Media

Yesterday we had a class discussion on our dissertation ideas. My initial idea is based around propaganda and how digital media shapes our options of war. Since I moved to Brighton in September I have been delighted to see the variety of exhibitions here with the Brighton Photo Biennial (a series of photography exhibitions) been one which I seen most of.
‘Iraq Through the Lens of Vietnam’ and ‘Why, Mister, Why?’ Were for me two of the most influential.
‘The Incommensurable Banner’ by Thomas Hirschhorn been the most graphic and probably the most realistic.
‘Why, Mister, Why? ‘Used image manipulation (Photoshop etc.) to convey its message while’ Iraq Through’ the Lens of Vietnam stuck mainly to conventional photography.
Both mediated a message and drew on emotions influencing our option of what can and what cannot be justified in times of war.
The idea of propaganda and truth is one which has always fascinated me, so I'm looking forward to delving into the minds of the world's most successful puppeteer's.
pup⋅pet⋅eer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a puppet— in real time to create the illusion of life

Wednesday, 10 December 2008 Interview Tips from person who mite or mite not be from Linden Labs

Interview Tips

- don't be too casual when it comes to clothes, an open shirt is clever.
- bring some of your work as an example
- be enthusiastic
- know the company
- don't talk nonsense, you don't have to know everything
- don't take offense to rejection keep on looking and applying!
- remember your interviewer is also looking for a work colleague
- never ask about wages
there you have it.

Roots Multi Touch Tangible Installation Teaser from BricK Table

Multi Touch Interactive Installation using Processing.

Monday, 1 December 2008 Semiconductor Films _ Brighton

Brilliant Noise

A Semiconductor film by Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt made at the NASA Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley, California, USA. 2006