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Friday, 24 June 2011

A [?]Postdigital Encounter with PostDigital Encounters

'Bus-lagged' and in a new time zone (I'd thought it was 7 hours apart, but fortunately thought to ask Charlotte the time at 1 in the morning, and when she replied 9am I knew I'd got something wrong!). So not much sleep, several pages of drawings, a new film with an interview of a rather special kind, and a 46 page powerpoint sent and resent by Pando to my own magical creature helper in the form of Charlotte on mouse control over at the Watershed's Cinema 3, and we did it! Without more than a couple of soundless moments (or four).

My presentation ‘Treasuring Media: Geo Art Cache and User Participation’
is online at the Postdigi website, along with loads of interesting stuff from the other presenters. As I'm in the habit of recording my skype calls (for Clean), there's a recording of the live thing too, so you can (almost) follow slide by slide as Charlotte did - extending the encounter to another time and place. I'd be glad to hear how it works? Play the Audio Boo and watch away! Oh, and don't forget to send in a colour grid with the cache key you receive (in the presentation) and quote that cache key with your grid. When enough grids have come in the creature will respond and the same cache key will unlock new treasure on the website.. Until then, it's over to you from me (and MC).

[Hey.. when's blogger going to enable bi-location for blog post ids?]

Sunday, 19 June 2011

Worlds within worlds

Ontario College of Art and Design, with Luminato: home to two different events each featuring worlds within worlds...

The Healing Power of Story was a must-go, especially after the 1001 nights of Thursday and Friday evening, plus the stories I've been weaving with the Hunter Gatherer, and am planning for my Postdigital Encounter next week. And it didn't disappoint.

Laura Simms spoke beautifully with ripples overlaying all.

All three speakers spoke in story almost throughout - answering questions with more stories. Or at least tales of other tellers. Very moving and inspiring stuff. (Which I made loads of notes about and recorded parts of, so more to pop out of rabbit holes as we go along, no doubt!)

And a different kind of event, Habit by David Levine. Interesting to see - for me personally it was more about the interaction and people-watchingof the other 'audience' rather than the three people encapsulated in this elaborate giant dolls house.

I like the aerial perspective - again, some relationship to the animated presentation I've been making for my skype to Bristol.