These instructions show how to modify a computer hard drive and other computer parts to make your own stereo! Useful for playing back all sorts of eccentric soundtracks.
This week I was again struck by how much pixels have in common with the pointillist dots in paintings: small, atomic bits that together create an image through optical mixing: that is, the dots merge with distance to form an apparent continuity.
This page has a very cool suggestion that exploits the innate ability of CGI to ignore real-world physical laws: configurable camera optics that can "shoot" multiple angles of their "subjects." The possibilities for this concept are really interesting. CGI need not be such a slavish imitation of the cameras we're all familiar with.
This company claims it can use sound to "change your mind." I'm not sure I really believe this kind of claim, but this kind of thing's been around for a long time.
Opinions? I've never worked with this kind of sound/technology, but I know of people who do use it for their performance work. But what I want to know is, is this needlessly manipulative?
Valenti clearly shows "whose side" he's on in the debate about copyright, ownership and the ability of everyone else to live without corporate control.
