Juan Molinet hat sich ein paar gefakte japanische Werbe-Maskottchen im Retro-Look ausgedacht. Hat bei mir aber gerade einen Nerv getroffen. Oder es liegts am Hunger?
(via Pink Tentacle)
"The city is filled with an invisible landscape of networks that is becoming an interwoven part of daily life. WiFi networks and increasingly sophisticated mobile phones are starting to influence how urban environments are experienced and understood. We want to explore and reveal what the immaterial terrain of WiFi looks like and how it relates to the city."Hier das Flickr-Album mit Fotos vom Making of und dem Stadtrundgang. Video nach dem Klick.
"Sie fressen gern Mensch und marodieren ruhelos in Horden über unsere Erde. Die Geburtsstunde des modernen Zombies war im Jahre 1968. Vor dem Hintergrund des Vietnamkrieges hat Regisseur George A. Romero mit "Night of the Living Dead" das epochemachende Meisterwerk des Genres geschaffen. Seither überfallen Zombies in schöner Regelmäßigkeit vor allem amerikanische Groß- und Kleinstädte und stellen sich damit immer wieder als Symbol der Krise, des Krieges, der Paranoia und überhaupt als offene Metaphernspielwiese zur Verfügung. Doch auch Zombies werden müde, das kannibalische Popkulturphänomen scheint sich gerade totzulaufen. Eine Reise durch Zombieland. "Wer Zombie-Filme nicht nur schaut, sondern das Genre auch etwas reflektiert, erfährt zwar nicht unbedingt was Neues, mir hat der Podcast aber trotzdem gefallen. Und Marcus Stiglegger, Filmwissenschaftler und Autor von "Terrorkino - Angst/Lust und Körperhorror" analysiert meiner Meinung ziemlich treffend, warum die Zombie-Sache ihren Zenith überschritten hat.
"... the project revolves around a competition ... based on the theme of ‘Inspired Ingenuity’; a reference to the spirit of the people of Havana, who pride themselves on their ability to create what they need from what they have. The competition is taking place over the first six months of 2011, challenging artists, musicians and other creative talents to takes the everyday and turn it into something special. A winner will be picked each month, and the final winner will win a trip to Cuba."(via technabob)
"Mickey Mouse was quite a sensation at the end of the 20s and the beginning of the 1930s, so it is no surprise that someone decided that Mickey would work well in a comic strip. Walt Disney was generally too busy to be involved in the actual production of the comic strip, but he did make sure to contribute one significant idea to strip writer/artist Floyd Gottfredson – the first story arc should include Mickey trying varying ways of killing himself, which would all end comically!!!"(via Super Punch)
"Once the stuff of science fiction, today flying and crawling insects are used by the military, fitted with audio and video devices. This exhibition experiments using real taxidermy beetles as mechanised shells, to show how we mistreat our fellow inhabitants, forcing them to do our will. When the planet’s soul is gone, all that’s left is cogs and pipes. You won’t see insects like these on the Discovery Channel."(via Notcot)
"The RULAV is a hexagonal capsule, 2.3 meters high, atop a tripod 2.3 meters high, for an overall height of about 4.6 meters. It is about 2 meters across at its widest point. The frame is welded mild steel with riveted aluminum skin. It contains nearly 800 LEDs forming dozens of numeric displays spread across 14 control panels, each with an acrylic face laser-cut and etched with labels such as "Lunar Distance" and "Hydraulic Pressure". The pilot controls the rocket using a joystick and panels full of working switches, knobs and buttons. Underneath the capsule are three "thrusters" that shoot plumes of water and compressed air under the control of the pilot's joystick, simulating real positioning thrusters. Takeoff and docking sequences are augmented by a paint-shaker that simulates the vibration of a rocket engine. Sound effects complete the illusion, with a powered subwoofer that gives the rocket a satisfying rumble. Behind the scenes, rocket operations are controlled by three Atmega328 microprocessors on custom-fabricated printed circuit boards, running a small operating system, RULOS, that we built just for this project. The processors communicate using an in-rocket TWI network and will eventually talk back to the house over a serial port. A trench running from the house to the rocket carries 12VDC power for the lighting and electronics, water for the thrusters, compressed air, and several data signals."Große und kleine Kindern sollten sich unbedingt durch die RULAV-Projektseite klicken. Neben weiteren Fotos gibts dort eine ausführliche Dokumention der zweijährigen Entstehungsphase.
"Selene is a five track EP inspired by the 2009 sci-movie Moon, written and directed by Duncan Jones. Using samples from the film’s original score (written by Clint Mansell), Brooklyn rap artist Richard Rich and Manhattan DJ/producer Max Tannone team up to explore themes like isolation, separation, self-realization, cloning, and other craziness!"