Film Power, Off the Grid: Electrical Networks and Studio Technologies in Paris, 1904-1925
Presentation by Brian R. Jacobson (Oklahoma State University). Alongside the cameras and projectors sold in typical early film catalogues, in 1911 the French company Gaumont advertised a more revealing, if unexpected “film” device. Gaumont’s redresseurs statiques – static inverters –
Film Power, Off the Grid: Electrical Networks and Studio Technologies in Paris, 1904-1925
Presentation by Brian R. Jacobson (Oklahoma State University). Alongside the cameras and projectors sold in typical early film catalogues, in 1911 the French company Gaumont advertised a more revealing, if unexpected “film” device. Gaumont’s redresseurs statiques – static inverters –
Bundled, Buried and Behind Closed Doors: Examining New York City’s Concentrated Internet Infrastructure
Screening by Ben Mendelsohn (The New School). This project consists of an academic paper as well as a ten minute video documentary. I intend to screen the documentary while offering supplemental discussion from my paper. Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street
Bundled, Buried and Behind Closed Doors: Examining New York City’s Concentrated Internet Infrastructure
Screening by Ben Mendelsohn (The New School). This project consists of an academic paper as well as a ten minute video documentary. I intend to screen the documentary while offering supplemental discussion from my paper. Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street
Why is “Ether” in the “Ethernet”?
Presentation by Peter Schaefer (Marymount Manhattan College). This paper uses a comparative analysis of published appearances of “ether” by computer scientists in the 1970s and physicists in the 1880s. In 1973, at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), computer
Why is “Ether” in the “Ethernet”?
Presentation by Peter Schaefer (Marymount Manhattan College). This paper uses a comparative analysis of published appearances of “ether” by computer scientists in the 1970s and physicists in the 1880s. In 1973, at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), computer
The Pirate As Archivist: Reading Digital Comic Book Scans
Presentation by Darren Wershler (Concordia University). Affordable high-quality colour scanners, cheap storage media, open file formats, peer-to-peer networking, file storage locker services and high-bandwidth home connections have all contributed to the online availability of magazines and comics from the early
The Pirate As Archivist: Reading Digital Comic Book Scans
Presentation by Darren Wershler (Concordia University). Affordable high-quality colour scanners, cheap storage media, open file formats, peer-to-peer networking, file storage locker services and high-bandwidth home connections have all contributed to the online availability of magazines and comics from the early
Divining the Network With the Forked Twig: An Archaeological Approach to Locative Media
Presentation by Alex M. Ingersoll (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). Locative media and augmented reality applications are part of an increasingly popular group of digital technologies that determine a user’s or object’s physical, geographical position and then provide an
Divining the Network With the Forked Twig: An Archaeological Approach to Locative Media
Presentation by Alex M. Ingersoll (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). Locative media and augmented reality applications are part of an increasingly popular group of digital technologies that determine a user’s or object’s physical, geographical position and then provide an
The Forthcoming Public Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant Tenancy
Performance by Ian Hatcher (Brown University). (You can fuel this by sponsoring this activity in a hosted private cloud or within your public cloud tenancy) This new public cloud covers a subset of the market covered by the existing cloud.
The Forthcoming Public Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant Tenancy
Performance by Ian Hatcher (Brown University). (You can fuel this by sponsoring this activity in a hosted private cloud or within your public cloud tenancy) This new public cloud covers a subset of the market covered by the existing cloud.
Building a Better Camera / First-Person Films
Presentation by Chris Cuellar (Independent Artist). Francois Truffaut stated in 1957: “The film of tomorrow will resemble the person who made it, and the number of spectators will be proportional to the number of friends the director has. The film
Building a Better Camera / First-Person Films
Presentation by Chris Cuellar (Independent Artist). Francois Truffaut stated in 1957: “The film of tomorrow will resemble the person who made it, and the number of spectators will be proportional to the number of friends the director has. The film
Network F(or)ever
Presentation by Briankle G. Chang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst). If we could speak of network, as I am intending to do now, it is because we are already in the network we are speaking about. Taking this as its starting
Network F(or)ever
Presentation by Briankle G. Chang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst). If we could speak of network, as I am intending to do now, it is because we are already in the network we are speaking about. Taking this as its starting
Transfiguring the Newspaper: From Paper to Microfilm to Database
Presentation by Sandra Gabriele (Concordia University). The rise of databases containing collections of historical newspapers has been heralded as an efficient and potentially revolutionary way of accessing our cultural heritage. Networked databases facilitate the creation of large datasets and comparative
Transfiguring the Newspaper: From Paper to Microfilm to Database
Presentation by Sandra Gabriele (Concordia University). The rise of databases containing collections of historical newspapers has been heralded as an efficient and potentially revolutionary way of accessing our cultural heritage. Networked databases facilitate the creation of large datasets and comparative
Free Lunch Movement: Network as Crime Scene
Performance by Judd Morrissey and Mark Jeffery (SAIC). (psychogeographic walk / digital display / lunch-time performance) The Final Problem / Free Lunch Movement is a year-long project encompassing elements of writing, text mining, data-visualization, and community psychogeography, woven together through
Free Lunch Movement: Network as Crime Scene
Performance by Judd Morrissey and Mark Jeffery (SAIC). (psychogeographic walk / digital display / lunch-time performance) The Final Problem / Free Lunch Movement is a year-long project encompassing elements of writing, text mining, data-visualization, and community psychogeography, woven together through