Flight Paths

Flight Paths, a networked novel by Kate Pullinger and Chris Joseph.

The project is associated with the Institue for the Future of the Book. Also doing other neat stuff.

And hey... we survived our first semester! I think that makes us all pretty kick ass. :-)

Happy holidays you guys! Be safe.

end of semester digression

royksopp, what else is there?

because if you're going to procrastinate, say, a textual studies project, it really should involve a floating house.

Thanks Robin!!!

eleven dimensions, new media, and string theory

I'm so happy to discover that someone is linking physics and new media. Stephanie Strickland (poet and author of True North by Eastgate and several others) has an article called Writing the Virtual: Eleven Dimensions of E-Poetry

Actually, she may not be trying to make that connection... but there are 11 dimensions according to string theory and I sort of couldn't help making the leap regardless.

And if you're interested in string theory you can now watch The Elegant Universe online.

And this is a very cool Flash piece called Imagining the 10th Dimension.

So, just catching up on my link posts I guess. It's been a long, long week (semester?) requiring lots of coffee...

bookbinding makes a comeback!

I recently discovered that a good friend of mine is making books!!!

Check out her website at handboundbooks... they are beautiful. And this one's my favorite! Thanks Rhonda!! :-)

and she also has a blog.

The Machine is Us/ing Us

I found this YouTube link in Kairos, a SCHOLARLY online journal (sorry I had to make an argument for this last night) "exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy." The current issue 12.1 is on Scholarly Webtexts and this link was just offered up as an example in their call for manifestos section for a future issue--maybe a submission possibility. Dr. Cheryl Ball, VCU MFA Alum is an editor (but I would plug it anyway). :-)

The Machine is Us/ing Us by Michael Wesch

Visionary Landscapes

This is the link for the Electronic Literature Organization's 2008 conference, Visionary Landscapes, in Vancouver, WA. They have also put out a call for a Media Arts Show (which offers bursaries for selected work). The conference is not until end of May/first of June and submissions are due November 1st. I would really like to go (I think I've said this before... huh) and will be looking into funding for conference-going and things like that very soon. It would be a great opportunity for us to showcase our work, represent the program, and network with some very cool people. Breakfast with Nick Montfort and N. Katherine Hayles anyone?

Casper & the Cookies

Casper & the Cookies is an innovative band out of Athens, GA. I heard/saw them open for the Apples in Stereo and they are quirky and eccentric and fabulous. They do clever things with mixing in voice and sound. Just thought I would share. Their most recent album is aptly named the Optimist's Club if you need a little happy in your life.

They also have a myspace page where you can give them a listen.