intelligent agent - Vol. 4 No. 1, final articles
The final installment of articles from Vol. 4 No. 1 is now available at
http://www.intelligentagent.com
intelligent agent is published in a modular format:
*3 thematic threads
Threads of Vol. 4 No. 1:
//the DEMO scene//
//generativity//
//vj/dj//
*reviews on DVDs, Web, books, projects
All content is available in html and as pdf files with layout.
NEW:
//the DEMO scene //
+ Petri Kuittinen: Computer DEMOs – The Story So far
Kuittinen surveys the Old School DEMO scene (1987-1996), from its origins to
the major parties, forms of competitions, and the different design schools
and tastes.
//generativity//
+ Scott Draves, The Interpretation of Dreams:
An Explanation of the Electric Sheep Distributed Screen-Saver
Draves provides background information on his work Electric Sheep, a
distributed screen-saver that harnesses idle computers into a render farm
for the purpose of animating and evolving artisficial life-forms. (Also see
Jeremy Turner's review of Draves' DVD in this issue).
//reviews//
DVD:
+ Jeremy Turner, Spotworks: The Evolution of Visuals, DVD by Scott Draves
Turner reviews Scott Draves' DVD Spotworks: TheEvolution of Visuals,
featuring Draves' Dub Visuals, as well as his works Electric Sheep and Bomb,
each with documentary explanation. Draves DVD archive presents a history of
aesthetic VJ processes and tastes, and points to the genealogy of
distributed computing. (Also see Draves' explanation of the Electric Sheep
screen-saver in this issue).
web:
+ Donato Mancini, UbuWeb
Mancini reviews Ubuweb, a site devoted to concrete / visual poetry, sound
poetry, and genre-defying conceptual textualities. Ubuweb represents these
by showcasing the work itself, featuring critical papers and notes, radio
interviews with the artists, as well as "Editions" – PDF re-publications of
significant recent books.
For a full Table of Contents, visit http://www.intelligentagent.com
This issue was made possible by funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.
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