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DRIP 2008 - Student Moving Image Festival

Our own Deke Weaver, is organizing the second ever DRIP annual student festival of the moving image. It is open to all undergrads from UIUC's School of Art & Design. Your work will be juried by Lissa Gibbs, Director of Contemporary Art Tucson (and former curator of San Francisco's Film Arts Festival), along with the work of studentts from Rensselaer Polytech and the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth.
Here's the skinny:
+ Videos must be 5 min or less
+ Work must have been completed after Jan 1, 2006
+ 2 submissions allowed per student
+ submissions must be in Quicktime DV-NTSC format
+ Deadline is May 7!

To submit download this flyer and submission form.

posted by ryan griffis at 10:35 AM Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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JUDGE DISMISSES MAIL FRAUD CASE AGAINST BIO-ARTIST KURTZ

Since we watched Lynn Hershman Leeson's "Strange Culture" this semester, and many of you now have buttons in support of the defense team, I'd thought I'd give you an update, fresh off the email presses.

Buffalo, NY—A process that has taken nearly four years may be coming to an end. On Monday, April 21, Federal Judge Richard J. Arcara ruled to dismiss the indictment against University at Buffalo Professor of Visual Studies Dr. Steven Kurtz.

In June 2004, Professor Kurtz was charged with two counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud stemming from an exchange of $256 worth of harmless bacteria with Dr. Robert Ferrell, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Dr. Kurtz planned to use the bacteria in an educational art exhibit about biotechnology with his award-winning art and theater collective, Critical Art Ensemble.

Professor Kurtz’ lawyer, Paul Cambria, said that his client was “pleased and relieved that this ordeal may be coming to an end.”

The prosecution has the right to appeal this dismissal. How the prosecution will proceed is unknown at this time. If an appeal were undertaken the case would move to the New York Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City.

Lucia Sommer, Coordinator of the CAE Defense Fund, which raises funds for Kurtz’ legal defense, said, “We are all grateful that after reviewing this case, Judge Arcara took appropriate action.” She added that “this decision is further testament to our original statements that Dr. Kurtz is completely innocent and never should have been charged in the first place.”

posted by ryan griffis at 8:38 PM Monday, April 21, 2008

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Boggs Money

So, Danny wondered what Boggs' money looked like. Here you go:


You can watch a video from PBS' Egg program here and see more pics here.

posted by ryan griffis at 1:48 PM

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Artist/Designers Presentations

We will resume the 5 minute presentations next Monday (4/28). Since there are only 6 left, this should only take 30-45 minutes. Refer to the general expectations in the event that you don't remember.
Here's the lineup: Daniel K (Futurefarmers), Maria (Jordan Crandall), Jesse (IAA), Elihu (Keith Piper), Michael (Helio Oiticica), Annie Mui (Allora/Calzadilla)
Remember, next Wednesday (April 30) is our last class and your social interactions will be presented then.

posted by ryan griffis at 1:15 PM

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Forgot one thing...

The reading. It's an article by Craig Saper (where the term "sociopoetics" comes from) titled "Networked Economies." You'll love it.

posted by ryan griffis at 4:35 PM Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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Wednesday's Class (4/16)

So, we'll be meeting on the second floor (I believe room 236) for Lisa Nakamura's talk. Following that, we'll discuss the last project that people will be completing outside of class.

posted by ryan griffis at 10:35 AM

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A Great Class Open in the Fall

I think a lot of you would really enjoy this class and take away some important information regarding technology and society.

Play and Technology.
INFO 490 CSU / SPCM 496 CS* -- Prof. Sandvig, Fall 2008
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

This course considers play and new media technology, with many examples drawn from electronic gaming. The course investigates play as communication, the history of mediated play, competing social scientific and philosophical theories of play, the structure of games, and the societal consequences of mediated play. Both children and adults are considered. The course is organized around competing theoretical understandings of play (e.g., play as development, fate/chance, power, identity, fantasy, self-fulfillment, nonsense), and will be illustrated with examples from technologies of play, including both historical and current examples. The final part of the course will consider the design of playful technologies. A final project is required. Open to all majors with no prerequisites. (* Graduate students must enroll in SPCM 496 CSG.)

posted by ryan griffis at 8:33 AM Thursday, April 10, 2008

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