Johannes, it seems that we were thinking along the same lines! there is a link between the two threads and a need for a new critical vocabulary. matt gough > And in this arena of course it gets even more > complex, or muddled, if we > start to use these conceptual abstractions, which we > need. At the same > time, we do speak of "programming languages," and > Scott deLahunta just > noted, in his abstract of the report on "Software > for Dancers," the > current "study of software as a condition and shaper > of cognition, > creativity and culture. [the report] defines and > seeks interrelations > between aspects of software arranged under three > headings: software as a > language; as a tool; and as a material. Through this > engagement with the > topic of software, the essay attempts to transform > the computer into an > invention open to critical reflection and less a > product upon which > society has come to rely." > > I'd welcome connections we could make here between > the discussion on > dance/languages and software tools/systems and > material -- in order to > explore perhaps certain possibilities of shaping a > new critical > vocabulary for our (still tentative) use of > interactive constellations > in performance or in installations or on the net. > Especially, that is, > HOW such constellations (from the programming point > of view or the > programming for dance/music/video interfaces) create > meaning, affect > audiences in specific ways, and can be > perceived/read in specific ways. > > > Johannes Birringer > OSU_Dance & Technology > AlienNation Co. > http://www.aliennationcompany.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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