what is spilled?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #34 What kind of liquid is spilled on that floor? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: June 2012
buddha and jesus
what is searched?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #33 What are those two hands searching for in the drawer? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave … Continue reading →
star wars 1313
Somewhen I read a quote by George Lucas which I can’t find again—little wonder in the face of the tons of quotes of him published. It might have been in connection to the ephemeral sequel trilogy or the then upcoming … Continue reading →
relational reality revisited
Having ↵mentioned Alex ‘↑Rex‘ ↑Golub‘s ‘↓Being in the World (of Warcraft)‘ (2010), I allow myself to point you to my ‘The Stability of Cyberspace’ which I first presented at the Cyberspace 2005 International Conference, and which subsequently was published in … Continue reading →
engine john’s goggles
Just last week I had my students discuss in class Alex ‘↑Rex‘ ↑Golub‘s excellent ethnography-based article ‘↓Being in the World (of Warcraft)‘ (2010). One of the points Rex powerfully makes is that it isn’t ever more realistic (or: naturalistic) graphics … Continue reading →
difference engine day
From the ↑Charles Babbage biography at ↑The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive (University of St Andrews, Scotland): Babbage is without doubt the originator of the concepts behind the present day computer. The computation of logarithms had made him aware of … Continue reading →
portal terminal velocity
CRAFT, JASON. 2012. Portal: Terminal velocity [short film]. Roseville: ↑Craftvfx. via ↑entry at ↑boingboing
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Just stumbled over the following snippets from ↑Info on German Expressionist Films: German expressionist films were prevalent in the 1920s. Amongst the most well remembered are films such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (Robert Weiner, 1920), Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, … Continue reading →
why so depressed?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #32 Why does the man sitting on the bed within that vast space seem to be so depressed? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a … Continue reading →