Language, Texts, and Technology

A blog for students in Dene Grigar's course, DTC 375 "Language, Texts and Technology"

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

Tips for Writing a Business Proposal
http://www.4hb.com/0350tipwritebizproposal.html

Proposal Components
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:swu8g3qVL9oJ:www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap/programs/LCDW/FollowUp/Skill_building/PartnershipBuilding.pdf+components+of+a+business+proposal&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us

posted by: grigar at 23:12 | link | comments |

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07awareness-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

posted by: grigar at 01:32 | link | comments |

Information Design


http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080901-byte-sized-stories-twittering-a-tiny-tale.html
http://blogoscoped.com/google-chrome/
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html

posted by: grigar at 01:03 | link | comments |

Study Guide for the Exam

1. Terms to Know
Media
Medium
Mediums
Multimedia
Intermedia
Mass Media
Transmedia
New Media / Digital Media
Language
Text
Textuality
Boolean Logic
Bits
Bytes
ASCII
Logic Blocks
Programming Language
Analog
Digital
Binary Code
Hexadecimal number
Noise
Music
Acousmatics
Synaesthesia
Translation
Ambiguity
Interpretation
Materiality (Tangible and Intangible Materiality)
Metaphor
Technotext
Reproduction
Representation
Linear
Linearity
Hypertextuality
Remediation
Immersion
Avatar
Participatory Narrative
Interactivity
Embodiment
Disembodiment
Posthuman
Telepresence
Telematics

2. Concepts to Understand
Orality, Print, and Electronic Mediums: Definitions and Characteristics
Sensory Modalities and Proprioception
Three “Brains” and the “Appeals”
How We Take in and Organize Information
Communication Triangle
Shannon Model
Traits of New Media
13 Genres of Digital Media
Basic concepts underlying digital media
Visual and Acoustic Space
Relationship between Computers and Information
How Computers are Structured
Steps to Communicating with a Computer
Media Specific Analysis
Material Properties of Print and Electronic Texts
Electronic Writing
Immersive Experiences
CAVE and other Interactive Immersive Environments
Relationship between Multimedia, Multisensory Perception, Immersion, and Interactivity
Shannon’s Information Theory
Figuration and Representation

. . . and, for your edification:), an article published by CNN.com that talks about a 4th C Bible being made available online. The interesting part besides the internet disseminating images of the book is that fact that its pages had been taken apart years ago and kept in different museums and libraries around the world. The internet will put the book back together for the first time in years.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/21/online.bible.ap/index.html

posted by: grigar at 19:57 | link | comments |

Eduardo Kac's Website
http://www.ekac.org/

Walker Art Gallery
http://telematic.walkerart.org/timeline/index.html

Telematic Manifesto
http://www.zakros.com/manifesto/index1.html

Using Telematic Technology for Telepresent Interaction: Virtual DJ
http://www.telebody.ws/VirtualDJ/video%20gallery/Documentation/VDJ_Net_Level2.html
http://elit.motime.com/


Orson Welles' War of the Worlds
http://www.war-of-the-worlds.org/Radio/
http://www.waroftheworlds.org/Broadcast/tabid/54/Default.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wf5TPVz56A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VWC8eB9ic&feature=related

posted by: grigar at 04:13 | link | comments |

Scientists: Humans and machines will merge in future," From CNN.com

Camille Utterback's Website

"Text Rain"

"The Legible City"

Stelarc's Website

"A Tilty Table Demo on YouTube"

Xerox Park's "Tilty Tables"

"See/Saw"

Orit Kruglanski's Website

Julie Andreyev's Website

Steve Gibson's Grand Theft Bicycle

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Website

posted by: grigar at 21:38 | link | comments |

CINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVQrhsjOlwU

Immersive Art
http://www.interface.ufg.ac.at/christa-laurent/WORKS/FRAMES/FrameSet.html

After Image
http://califia.us/Afterimage/spcalen3.html

Ikariam
www.ikariam.org

Kingdom of Loathing
http://www5.kingdomofloathing.com


The Baby
http://www.eskimo.com/~jessamyn/barth/baby.html

posted by: grigar at 21:01 | link | comments |

Activity #3: Making an Artist Book

1. Do:
Make an artist book that pushes the limitations of the print medium.
If you are making a book like object, it must be at least 6 pages in length
Keep in mind that the object does not have to involve paper
Pay attention to the content as well as the form

2. Answer:
In what way does the medium in which you work dictate the end product? What did you do to subvert these limitations?

posted by: grigar at 05:03 | link | comments |

Representation

Madonna of the Rocks #1

Madonna of the Rocks #2

Madonna of the Rocks #3

A Brief Glossary of Remediation

Ways of Seeing Commentary

posted by: grigar at 00:05 | link | comments |

Agenda for July 7

1. Pass back projects
2. Garage Band activity
3. Move into discussion of textuality

Brain – how we take in information(sensory modalities) – how knowledge is made (cognition) – language – images and sound with a detour to code – now to how these conspire to form the notion of textuality

4. Explore "Entre Ville"
5. Pop quiz
6. Mid Term Tune Up

posted by: grigar at 01:21 | link | comments |

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