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Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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Category Archives: Blog
Taking the Cure
I shot a (still-unfinished) documentary a few years back about the Doukhobors of British Columbia, and am always happy to find new articles about their fascinating place in Canadian and Russian history. Here’s one about Aleksandr Yakovlev from the June … Continue reading
Vamos a la playa
Everything about this music video is awesome.
ACTA Draft Leak
Cory Doctorow continues his efforts to sound the alarm about the threat posed by the panicking entertainment industry’s overreaching copyright treaty initiatives: Wikileaks has the full text of the dread Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a draft treaty that does away with … Continue reading
School For Corn
The school is set up on ten tabletops with different learning stations, with the corn seeds learning through audio speakers as well as by the use of electric fans behind a row of books, which carry knowledge through the air … Continue reading
Saving the world through game design
Jane McGonigal talks with Daniel Zalewski about alternate-reality gaming. From “Stories from the Near Future,” the 2008 New Yorker Conference. (New Yorker via Avant Game)
Edward Burtynsky: TED Prize wish: Share the story of Earth’s manufactured landscapes
Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images — stunning landscapes that document humanity’s impact on the world — help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability. (ted.com)
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Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles
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Human Space Invaders
Via Architectradure.
Google-fu at jimmyr.com
Too busy to figure out Google Hacks? Check out the custom Google Search tool at jimmyr.com to quickly refine your searches and locate items based on filetype, subject matter or media category. I’ve been using it to find .pdfs and … Continue reading
Muxtape
Since its launch in March of ’08, Muxtape has become ridiculously popular. I’ve made a mix that you can listen to here. Some background: There’s nothing like making a mix-tape for that special someone, but when was the last time … Continue reading