24 Dec

Code? Not so much.

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz in coding, humanities, liberal arts, software, writing

The world does not need an army of humanities students who can code a payroll program in C++, but if those students think of themselves as competent learners of new technology, who can Google for tutorials and user forums and expert technical advice, and they create and share their own content on the Internet, then they are part of the new media knowledge economy.Dennis Jerz

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13 Dec

Gilgamesh, part 2

Posted by Edward Picot in comedy, experimental video, Gilgamesh, humour, mythology, open source, puppet-animation

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Continuing the puppet-animation based (loosely) on the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh.

The Goddess Aruru has sent a new hero called Enkidu to challenge Gilgamesh. Rather than confront him directly, Gilgamesh sends Samhat the Harlot to tame him. Episode 2 of 10.

On my site: http://edwardpicot.com/gilgamesh/gilgameshpart02.html
On YouTube: http://youtu.be/fD2zEgxjo6U

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30 Nov

Gilgamesh, part 1

Posted by Edward Picot in comedy, experimental video, Gilgamesh, humour, mythology, open source, puppet-animation

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A puppet-animation (spun off from the Dr Hairy series) based (loosely) on the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh, and made entirely with open-source software, except for a short animated section at the end which was made with Flash MX.

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05 Oct

Mixing it: a review of Michael Szpakowski's "12 Remixes"

Posted by Edward Picot in mash-up, music, remix, video

"From August 2011 to July 2012, the video artist and musician Michael Szpakowski entered a remix competition every month, and compiled his remixes (some of them with accompanying videos) on his website (http://www.michaelszpakowski.org/mickiewicz/)... The results are often startling... In almost every instance the remixes have a more resonant and spacious feel than the originals; the sounds are dirtier, fuzzier, more textured; and the rhythms are more complex."

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