* Monday, June 16th — Wanna know what your intrepid Cyber Scene Columnist has been up to when not hoofin’ it to cyber events? Feeling like you haven’t done anything worthwhile lately? Tired of blowing money on mediocre drinks in middling bars listening to median music? Conquer this malaise with a copious cornucopia of classical…
Like an arcade for adults, the UltraViolet ’99 NYU Center for Advanced Technology showcase on June 15 was a fireworks display for all the senses. In their newly renovated, state of the art facilities, the center had several rooms with computers and wiring and the environment for productive creativity. Interactive Technology Program student Jenna Park’s…
On Flag Day (6/14) VAGUEpolitix officially launched on PBS Online. They are one of the few independently-developed websites hosted by PBS Online, so they are particularly excited about partnering with them. Alyona Makeeva, a smart and beautiful designer and Russian Web Girl has almost completed her newest web site featuring her fine artwork. Alyona’s work…
In this issue:Playing at NickelodeonSecrecy or social contract?Dance Online narrativesColumbia Arts offline June 13, 1997 Playing at Nickelodeon WHEW! IT MUST be the pending hot summer days that have slowed things down after the frenzy of last week. BRIGHTLY COLORED clunky keyboards, large screens of Ren & Stimpy, four-feet-tall big orange balls . . ….
From the full issue: New York – June 13, 1997 (Full Issue) CONTINUING ON-LINE, in nicely air-conditioned office–okay, so shoot me–I was thrilled to participate in Dance Online’s interactive web dance: “3E: A Dance for Limited Space and Bandwidth“. Created by artist Noah Stollman, the piece features dancer Sigal Bergman moving in various rooms of…
IN THIS VEIN, I stepped out of the digital world completely for an evening of real raw avant-guard theater at Columbia University’s Miller Theater on Friday, June 6. Held in conjunction with revolutionary theater figures Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki co-artistic directors of the Saratoga International Theater Institute (SITI), the evening’s performance “Small Lives/Big Dreams”…
HIBERNATING ON-LINE I checked out the live chat “Secrecy or social contract: The Worldwide Cryptography Debate” on June 5, hosted by the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information. The lineup included assistant director Stephen Messer, chat host Richard Field, chairman of the Electronic Commerce Payment Committee, ABA. The chat had many noteworthy panelists from a legal background….
WHEW! IT MUST be the pending hot summer days that have slowed things down after the frenzy of last week. BRIGHTLY COLORED clunky keyboards, large screens of Ren & Stimpy, four-feet-tall big orange balls . . . who could ask for anything more? The launch party for Nick.com (the on-line service of Nickelodeon TV) on…
Related Links:Virtual Growth partyNational Cristina Foundation @ Hansen’s BreweryMining Company, CyberchillGRIT’s Inaugural BroadcastServerCast Communication’s Quiet SoireeRussian Webgirls 2nd Issue and Site designCalendar of Events May 30, 1997 IT ALL HAPPENS the same night for some reason, but I managed to get to two of Silicon Alley’s top new media events last night. (It was GR8T…
ON MAY 21 GOULD Resources & Internet Telecommunications–that’s GRIT for short, partner–held an inaugural broadcast from The Museum of Television & Radio (http://www.mtr.org). This event honored GRIT’s donation of interviews, news, and talk format programming to the Museum’s permanent collection. The show’s content archived and discussed radio and television broadcasting from early years to present…