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avad ([personal profile] avad) wrote2003-08-24 01:19 pm
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Digital Earth

The concept of a digital earth is one of the most inspiring to me.
As Buckminster Fuller says,
"For humans uneducated in advanced mathematics, to ascertain what is going on in science and technology, they must have personally feelable conceptual explanations. There must be direct correspondence of the visual information with remembered experiences of the senses."
I feel that one of the main demands/needs of our collective human organism at this time is work in Visual and Interactive Information. For any of you looking for something to do- GO!Hurry! Tweak the evolving systems, build better ones!
Mappings of both the real and virtual. Comprehensive and evolving browsers, improved organizational structures of information.
Mainstreaming computer simulations which give us desperately needed educational feedback as to the potential consequences of our individual behaviors on a group/global level.

Virtual... for real!

[identity profile] rosylavie.livejournal.com 2003-08-24 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for this post and for the Buckminster's Fuller quote.

I will work for the editorial part of a website devoted to the virtual world and since I'm looking for collaborators, if you wish to make contributions, I can tell you more in a near future. We will have writing content on all languages regarding cyberspace, virtual games, philosophy of the virtual/simulacrum, education through Internet, etc.

Re: Virtual... for real!

[identity profile] avad.livejournal.com 2003-08-24 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds great! definitely keep me posted!:)

Re: Virtual... for real!

[identity profile] rosylavie.livejournal.com 2003-08-25 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I will!

You gave me the idea about Vespertine and I'm listening to it over and over since yesterday night. Very good, and better with headphones.

:-) Julie

Re: Virtual... for real!

[identity profile] avad.livejournal.com 2003-08-25 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
ooh I'm sure it's better with headphones! *sigh* just love that album.

Re: Virtual... for real!

[identity profile] rosylavie.livejournal.com 2003-08-25 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
My favorite song is Heirloom.

Julie

Re: Virtual... for real!

[identity profile] rosylavie.livejournal.com 2003-08-25 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I think my favorite Bjork album is Homogenic (which I'm listening right now). Bjork is coming here in Montreal next week for the second time. I will not see her, but she is obviously very present in the atmosphere around. :-)

my head-phones

[identity profile] rokkitz.livejournal.com 2003-08-26 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
it's a toss up between Homogenic and Post for me... and she's coming to Toronto next week already! gots me tix, she's performing on the island! WHOOOOOO!

Re: my head-phones

[identity profile] avad.livejournal.com 2003-08-26 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
ok so can anyone tell me when/if she's coming to NY? I would SO love to see/experience her in concert.