Comments on: Telepresence and experimental music http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/montreal/telepresence-and-experimental-music/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thomas http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/montreal/telepresence-and-experimental-music/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Thomas Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:07:06 +0000 http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/?p=648#comment-56 It turns out it does have a name (drumroll...): it's a panoscope! I think it might appear claustrophobic from the outside but strangely doesn't feel that way once you're in it. I think that Christoph is not looking to shut out the world (singular) but create other worlds where things are not quite what they seem, where we are forced (or simply encouraged?) to react, to think, to live differently. For example, it might be that in the panoscope, gravity could work differently to what we are accustomed to. How might we move if the tendencies of the world are not what we expect? That's perhaps too simplistic an example but I was trying to get at how the panoscope might offer the chance to experiment and challenge the very notion of 'lived space'... It turns out it does have a name (drumroll…): it’s a panoscope! I think it might appear claustrophobic from the outside but strangely doesn’t feel that way once you’re in it.

I think that Christoph is not looking to shut out the world (singular) but create other worlds where things are not quite what they seem, where we are forced (or simply encouraged?) to react, to think, to live differently. For example, it might be that in the panoscope, gravity could work differently to what we are accustomed to. How might we move if the tendencies of the world are not what we expect? That’s perhaps too simplistic an example but I was trying to get at how the panoscope might offer the chance to experiment and challenge the very notion of ‘lived space’…

]]> By: Joe http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/montreal/telepresence-and-experimental-music/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Joe Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:07:49 +0000 http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/?p=648#comment-26 I like the contraption with no name... a sort of claustrophobia-inducing panopticon. I wonder about Christoph's wanting to experience and interact differently in the world, in so far as the machine seems to 'shut out' a particular world (though i realise this relies on a crude distinction between an external reality and a lived space). I like the contraption with no name… a sort of claustrophobia-inducing panopticon. I wonder about Christoph’s wanting to experience and interact differently in the world, in so far as the machine seems to ‘shut out’ a particular world (though i realise this relies on a crude distinction between an external reality and a lived space).

]]> By: Thomas http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/montreal/telepresence-and-experimental-music/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Thomas Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:13:59 +0000 http://www.spacesofexperimentation.net/?p=648#comment-25 I've had a few questions about e-textiles and I confess, I wasn't clear. I have copied-and-pasted from wikipedia below for some sort of introduction: --- E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles, are fabrics that enable computing, digital components and electronics to be embedded in them. Part of the development of wearable technology, they are referred to as intelligent clothing or smart clothing that allow for the incorporation of built-in technological elements in everyday textiles and clothes. It does not strictly encompass wearable computing because emphasis is placed on the technology not being visible on the fabric and a computer is not actually embedded into the fabric. While not part of the mainstream form of fashion, its popularity is increasing and more research is being devoted to it. I’ve had a few questions about e-textiles and I confess, I wasn’t clear. I have copied-and-pasted from wikipedia below for some sort of introduction:
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E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles, are fabrics that enable computing, digital components and electronics to be embedded in them. Part of the development of wearable technology, they are referred to as intelligent clothing or smart clothing that allow for the incorporation of built-in technological elements in everyday textiles and clothes. It does not strictly encompass wearable computing because emphasis is placed on the technology not being visible on the fabric and a computer is not actually embedded into the fabric. While not part of the mainstream form of fashion, its popularity is increasing and more research is being devoted to it.

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