intelligent agent - Vol. 4 No. 3: architecture / sound

intelligent agent - Vol. 4 No. 3: architecture / sound

available at http://www.intelligentagent.com



intelligent agent is published in a modular format:

+Thematic threads

Threads of Vol. 4 No. 3:

//architecture//

//sound//

+reviews of games, exhibitions, Web projects, books

NEW:

//architecture //

+ Camille Silva, Cyberspace: the architecture of instability

Silva discusses virtual environments as a new social space for communicatio=
n that leads to a new notion of interactivity, where technical and aestheti=
c transformations happen in the realm of one's participation. Using Artur M=
atuck's notion of "Interpresence," she explores how interactivity and inter=
-communication configure a set of interrelations between the interaction of=
one / another as well as the larger audience. If the state of mind / place=
, virtual / real is unstable, are we still engaged in the search for the "r=
ight" place?

+ Audra Magermans, Architecture and Cyberspace

Magermans addresses the various ways in which new media force us to re-exam=
ine aspects of the practice of architecture, and our notion of three-dimens=
ional spaces designed for the human experience. Using examples such as the =
Virtual House – an elaborate, photorealistic computer model that allows l=
imited modifications – Magermans attempts to find the "incomplete" aspects=
in the relationship between architecture and cyberspace.

//sound //

+ Robin Rimbaud, Sound and Image – A Brief Consideration in a Non Place

Sitting on a train to London, Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner ponders the relatio=
nship between image and sound: "In the modern recording studio, digital tec=
hnology has allowed us to search beneath the surface of sound and its image=
through the application of software that visualizes a vibration, a note. W=
e now have the technology to peel open virtually any zone of information an=
d consume the contents – personal video documents, sound recordings, phone=
scans, modem and net intercepts – highly personalized and voyeuristic for=
ms of grazing for info foods."

//review: exhibition/conference//

+ Camille Silva, Talking about Art.ficial emotions: A report from Sao Pau=
lo, Brazil

Camille Silva reports on "Emocao Art.ficial - Technological Divergences=
2.0," the second edition of an international exhibition and symposium held=
by Itau Cultural in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Curated by Arlindo Machado and =
Gilbertto Prado, the exhibition displayed thirty works by artists from seve=
ral countries to stimulate thoughts and experiments questioning the hegemon=
ic technological discourse of marketing and consumption. The symposium held=
in conjunction with the exhibition raised questions surrounding the inclus=
iveness of digital media, collaboration, intervention, immersion, and emerg=
ing realities.

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This issue was made possible by funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Editor-in-Chief: Patrick Lichty

Director: Christiane Paul

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