Ai Wewei, Yesim Agaoglu, Stephen Black, Eugene Soh collaboration in gallery.sg
Nhung: Floating
Works created with ink
If one person can be said to symbolize the Tiong Bahru Market, it might be this guy in the hat...
Posted in Art, Artists, SPOKEN
Tagged art, artists, authors, collaborations, creative writing, network art, SPOKEN
THIS post was written before SPOKEN started. SPOKEN is a project I am doing with Eugene Soh, an experiment in which art, text, virtual reality and social media intersect. Learn about SPOKEN here.
To enter gallery.sg and experience SPOKEN, click here.
Here is the extremely short version: from 2002 until 2008 I was involved with a visionary virtual reality project that combined educational practices with gamemaking and multimedia. However, the spiritual captain of the project was part Disney, part Microsoft and part Sex Pistols. An unexpected death, treachery, incompetence, inexperience, bureaucratic boondoggles and more made my life "interesting"... I have pages of notes about the events and the spirit of the times. We were doing things like Youtube and Second Life before they started. The project was so close... and yet so far away. (Actually, now that mobile technology has settled down, I hope that the lessons and products of that experience can be revitalized. But that's yet another story.)
In 2006, as a way of showcasing our technology, I entered a gamemaking hackathon. A theme was given on a Thursday morning and the next day at five the results were judged.The theme was something about healthy eating, I think. Working with my programmer in Hong Kong, we made a game in which the viewer learned about the calorie count of certain foods. The player competed with an AI character. It was fun to do.
However, what I remember most was a team that made an incredible flash game. I don't remember if they won or not, but I do remember two guys on that team very well. George Parel and Eugene Soh were full of energy, knowledge and bursting with creative ideas.
They still are.
I've been lucky to work with George and Eugene on a few projects since then. In 2008 I finally had to put the educational gamemaking project on hold while I waited for a programmer and the mobile device situation to stabilize.I put more time into writing and art projects. George and Eugene (that dude from Singapore) however, have kept on doing remarkably creative things with IT, art, design and more.
Virtual reality may seem to be an artificial place, but the gallery Eugene has created fills me with memories and hope. I am honored and very thankful for I Ate Tiong Bahru to be on display in gallery.sg
Cheers, Eugene! Cheers, George!
Preface
This informal essay is my way of marking the end of a certain era in ebook history. It's part snapshot, part reference materials, part journal.At the end of this post are notes about me, my experiences and my books. Thanks to Doug Rolph for his insights on economics, Eric Hellman for his input and my dad for having taken care of our family by selling books.
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After I finish writing eight books, I will begin marketing. Until then, I'll probably study the ebook world less and hopefully do more writing, arting and engaging with Life. When it does comes time for me to contribute to the marketing conversation, I hope I have something to say. For now, I present the following notes, quotes and thoughts as a means of punctuating a phase in the development of ebooks as I have seen and experienced it.
This is an exciting time. The ebook delivery platforms are finally stable, self-publishing has proven to have great value and a number of services have recently appeared that shorten the distances between readers and authors. It seems to me that indie ebooks and ebook marketing are about to enter a new era.
This blog post makes little mention of traditional publishing. This is simply because, as much as I would like to enjoy the benefits of being a Big 5/6 author, that fruit is not now within my reach. I am however, considering joining the Author's Guild.
Although I've done almost no marketing, I have studied the environments in which ebooks are created, presented, bought and sold. Some observations:
1. Except for uploading, nothing about ebooks is easy. Writing is the anti-social social media, full of long, long hours of pressure-filled solitude. Assembling an error-free book is never simple. The social part, finding an audience, is an immense challenge. I respect all of the authors mentioned in this post for they have successfully met these challenges and more.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. Stephen King
Based on my experiences, the work breakdown of an 88,000 word novel looks something like this: 1000 words a day (88 days) or, more likely, 500 words a day (176 days). Call it 200 days to prepare something for a proofreader. Two months for corrections, art, and ebook conversion. So, a book takes about 300 working days to finalize. About... And then there are the thousands of actions needed to connect with readers... The title of Guy Kawasaki's excellent book says it all: APE, meaning Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
This document, by Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords, is a data-based analysis of the ebook market. Highly recommended, it covers topics important for newbies and veterans. It touches upon issues like word count, pricing, marketing and more. For instance, his research shows that the average bestseller on Smashwords is 100,000 words, and the average romance is 112,195 words. (There are more links to resources at the end of this post.)
Very few traditionally published authors became bestsellers; the same is true for ebook publishing. My goal is not to become a bestseller, but to connect with the largest possible community of people who enjoy the art of reading.
2. A great writer or a great marketer...
....or, the frustration of being caught between not doing enough writing and not doing enough marketing. A writer writes, a salesman sells.
Self-publishing does not equal self-marketing. Spending money wisely on promotion money means income and time to write. (See the links below)
Twitter, Goodreads, FB, LinkedIn and blogging? All have their advantages and disadvantages...
3. There are no independent, hugely successful ebook-only self-publishers. Note: Two days after this post went up, I became aware of this great piece by Dana Beth Weinberg on Digital Book World. Thank you Jacqueline Church!
Amazon is huge, Apple is huge, Kobo and Smashwords are very big. Unless you are selling from your own website or the back of your car, you're not truly independent.
OK, A bit of an attention grabber there...but the author's need for a partnership with Amazon and ebook distributors is a dependence that cannot be overlooked. These "automatic partners" will always protect their interests first. They call the shots. Amazon is a business, not an author.
Amanda Hocking is a hugely successful author. At one point, the average daily sales figure of her self-published ebooks was 9000. Again: average DAILY book sales: nine thousand! Her success was based on hard work, technological first mover advantage and an indirect tie-in with Hollywood.
Consider: -the successful and pioneering integration of ebook readers into tablets and mobile as well as the launch of the Kindle (2007) and the iPad(2010)
-the large demographic of young women who bought readers and tablets - the fact that, having written many books, Hocking could quickly provide a new and large market with a variety of new titles - writing books about the paranormal when Hollywood is pushing the same cannot hurt. Twilight, the hugely successful series of movies about teen vampires began in 2008. Hocking's first book, My Blood Approves, began selling in 2010.
E.L. James' book phenomenon began in the fan fiction chat rooms for Twilight. The characters in Fifty Shades of Grey were originally the characters from Twilight. Could Master of the Universe, as her series was originally called, have achieved its success without an existing network of thousands of Twilight fans?
These two women made their mark upon society in two different ways. As shared, collective book-based experiences: WOW! However, the writing is..."not terrible" or worse
I remember SF/F authors complaining (back in 2011) that their readers hadn’t switched to e-books yet, casting jealous eyes at the outsized romance audience. But as readers did move across, we saw people like David Dalglish and BV Larson breaking out, and the rest of “genre” fiction soon followed. http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/amazon-makes-life-easier-for-authors-of-historical-literary-fiction/
There are "indie success stories" about authors who "rode into town" on the backs of traditional publishing. Funded by Big 6 money these "indies" were advertised and publicized, sent on book tours and given things like business cards. Possibly, audiobooks were made. Hundreds, if not thousands, of their books were given away, many to reviewers. As the 'first mover'possibilities of the ebook market became clear and realistic, these authors, knighted by the Big 6 and armed with credibility and connections, rode onto a battlefield with little opposition... Undoubtedly hard work was involved, but to label them as indies brings to mind the quip about George Bush: "...was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple."
There certainly are "ebook only" indies connecting with many readers and enjoying sales. I just don't know of any. (FOUND SOMEONE: LINDSAY BUROKER Please tell me about others! them! Somewhat related to this, are there any "ebook only" awards?
Here, authors talk about their sales experiences.
4. The ebook world evolves to reward the reader; the prepared author benefits from this. Fan fiction. Goodreads. Ebook readers on mobile phones. The mashup between big data and metadata. Entrepreneurs with vision who see ways to connect authors and readers in a new ways.
It is an exciting time.
Ebooks: Born to Click, Part 2 of 3 visit www.blacksteps.tv for parts 2 and 3 of this post, as well as information on art, books and ebooks
Posted in ebooks
Tagged Amanda Hocking, E.L. James, ebooks, experiences, Fanfiction, Fifty Shades of Grey, history, self publishing resources
The following article really interested me and I used Google Translate to get the English text below. My desire to work with AR/VR is summarized here, in the public part of a submission for a grant for the 2017 Engadget Experience.
I found this on the KDDi website, where it was labeled as a corporate news release.
KDDI and Krypton realize a cafe date experience with the world's first virtual character
~ Limited time offering "Hatsune Miku" cafe experience possible ~
KDDI Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, President and CEO: Koji Tanaka, hereinafter referred to as KDDI) and Krypton Future Media, Inc. (Head office: Hokkaido Sapporo City, President: Hiroyuki Itoh, hereinafter referred to as Krypton) Hideo Miku "cafe experience event (hereinafter this event) will be held at" BLUE LEAF CAFÉ "(Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture) with au SENDAI from 8th to 9th and 15th to 17th July To do.
Both companies signed a basic agreement on service development utilizing AR / VR / MR technology on April 26 this year. Based on the same agreement, this event realizes the world's first trial of a cafe experience with virtual characters (Note 1). The two companies will continue to develop services that utilize technologies such as AR / VR / MR (Note 2) so that they can provide a new experience that combines "Hatsune Miku" and other characters and the real world.
In this event, utilizing Google's Tango technology spatial recognition technology to realize AR experience with 3D camera, it is possible to experience as if Hatsune Miku is sitting in front of you and experiencing a cafe together. In addition, this event is a new window opens The advance application system (lottery) (Note 3) has become.
During the period, "Miku ☆ Sanpo ~ CAFÉ edition ~" is launched on Tango compatible smartphone installed in the table in the space of "BLUE LEAF CAFÉ", "Hatsune Miku" appears in front of you, together with a cafe You can enjoy meals and chatting. A limited-time collaboration menu will also be offered and it is possible to taste the world view of "Hatsune Miku" to its fullest. Part of the sales of the limited time collaboration menu will be donated to support Tohoku reconstruction.
Also, the original "Data Charge Card" (limited quantity) with a plastic card with a visual card used on this event on the face of the card and limited goods of 10th anniversary of Hatsune Miku will be delivered from July 8, 2017 to September 3, 2017, We will sell at au direct shop nationwide.
KDDIとクリプトン、世界初のバーチャルキャラクターとのカフェデート体験を実現
～期間限定で「初音ミク」とのカフェ体験が可能に～
KDDI株式会社 (本社: 東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長: 田中孝司、以下KDDI) と、クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社 (本社: 北海道札幌市、代表取締役社長: 伊藤博之、以下クリプトン) は、2017年7月8日から9日、15日から17日に、au SENDAI併設の「BLUE LEAF CAFÉ」(宮城県仙台市) で「初音ミク」とカフェ体験ができるイベント (以下、本イベント) を実施します
KDDI株式会社 (本社: 東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長: 田中孝司、以下KDDI) と、クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社 (本社: 北海道札幌市、代表取締役社長: 伊藤博之、以下クリプトン) は、2017年7月8日から9日、15日から17日に、au SENDAI併設の「BLUE LEAF CAFÉ」(宮城県仙台市) で「初音ミク」とカフェ体験ができるイベント (以下、本イベント) を実施します。
両社は、今年4月26日にAR/VR/MR技術等活用したサービス開発に関する基本合意書を締結しました。本イベントは、同合意書に基づき、バーチャルキャラクターとのカフェ体験という世界初 (注1) の試みを実現するものです。 今後も両社は、「初音ミク」らキャラクターと現実世界が融合した、新たな体験を提供できるよう、AR/VR/MR (注2) 等の技術を活用したサービス開発を進めてまいります。
本イベントでは3DカメラによるAR体験を実現するGoogle社のTangoテクノロジーの空間認識技術を活用し、目の前にあたかも初音ミクが座って一緒にカフェ体験をしているかのような体験が可能です。なお、本イベントは新規ウィンドウが開きます事前申込制 (抽選) (注3) となっております。 期間中、「BLUE LEAF CAFÉ」の専用スペースでテーブルに設置されたTango対応スマートフォンにて「ミク☆さんぽ～CAFÉ edition～」を起動すると、目の前に「初音ミク」が現れ、一緒にカフェでの食事やおしゃべりを楽しめます。期間限定コラボメニューも提供予定となっており、「初音ミク」の世界観を存分に味わうことが可能です。 期間限定コラボメニューの売上の一部は、東北復興支援のため寄付されます。
また、本イベントで使用するビジュアルが券面に描かれたプラスチックカード付きのオリジナル「データチャージカード」(数量限定) と初音ミク10周年の限定グッズを2017年7月8日から9月3日まで、全国のau直営店で販売いたします。
OK… Bubiko does not yet exist in AR. She is now a project-in-the-making. Soon, however… What does is exist is a lot of groundwork related to the possibilities of AR cinema.(Secret Donut World, I’m looking at you). Bubiko’s blog is here. The beauty of this stage of not-yet-spending-money development is that everything is beneficial, yet nothing really matters. To me…ba da da dum dum…Mama!(sorry)
The point is that putting a photography lesson on a food blog is harmless, beneficial and may reveal something that is useful later on… We are thinking about, and playing with the idea of, Bubiko’s voice, her speech patterns.(The following text is quite clearly not Bubiko’s, a bit of fourth wall experimentation.) Bubi’s catch phrase is Aroi mak mak! She is a little chef from Thailand. Details and developments to follow.
For now, without further ado… the same photography lesson/test that is on Bubiko’s Foodtour’s blog. Comments of any sort are welcome…And AR people… please get in touch so we can show you our top secret startup plans…
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The best things to eat come from the Earth: fruits, salt, spices, the ingredients of bread, vegetables and more. These wondrous substances receive energy from the sun. The sun gives us light and heat.
Light…
Photography is a combination of two Greek words: ‘photo’, meaning ‘light’ and ‘graph’, meaning ‘drawing’. Photographers create with light. Regardless of subject matter, a photograph is a recording of light. The different amounts of light energy recorded in one scene, one moment. The absence of light.
To become a food photographer, one must first be aware of the relationship between food and light. Light reveals the photographer’s thoughts about the food.
The photograph above is a recording of a very even light. The exposure was made in the late afternoon. The camera determined the exposure automatically.
I prefer this photograph, which has been modified a small amount, with a free software called PicMonkey.
The photograph above is a recording of a very even light. The exposure was made in the late afternoon. The camera determined the exposure automatically. Below is a composite of the touched and unretouched photos.
In the above image, I increased the size of the unchanged images to make it easier to see the differences. I will explain the changes in my next post. If you have any questions about anything related to food photography, please ask. I have a degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology and have documented a few very well known chefs.
The Bubiko photos are all taken with an iPhone 6s.
Simply: learn to appreciate light and your photos will be stronger. The gear really doesn’t matter. It is about what you see. And your vision.
Posted in AR, Art, Contemporary Photography
Toyo Project 1 is here
Again, I am in Kuala Lumpur, it is 2107 and Toyo is messing with my mind.
Seeing the picture in the first post was a shock. That night: Walking around the Lower East Side with some people on a lot of broken glass and we went to a bar first and the streets were all bodegas and Korean florists and guys selling drugs or dime bags and everything was fun, burnt out and/or threatening when we walked in the music was on and we were overlooking things and there were pipes and sculptures all over.
I took this photo of Toyo that night. Or so Toyo tells me.
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Hi Steve, sorry I couldn't serect any of Photos yet,? I have some question to ask, do you have an idea of Title of this book project? And where is Forcusing of my photo work? Like which period?like 80s Ny or NoSeNo 99 night event? You are thinking combining your NoSeNo Video, means you are more detail of your project , let me know wher to forcus my photos?!
WED 12:26PM
Hi Toyo...
Photo book.. no title yet...
Subject is simply ten photos. Up to you, but I hope I can decide 2 or 3. The point is to put together something that is interesting and full of information and stories. SO it could be anything... but maybe it is good to have only a few from No Se No, because that is so famous already.. As for teh video... I am not sure how it will work yet... I am thinking that my black and white videos will be the heart of the project. And some things, like No Se No, you also have... But the final result cannot be predicted right now. I am just wondering if you are interested or not. If you don't want, to.. I understand... If you are interested...for now that is good enought. I can include you as a possibility in my proposal. Then when I start to see my footage, I can better understand what can be made. For example, I videoed you talking... that must be interesting. Is all of it interesting? Is the tape damaged? Maybe you talk about something and you have a photo of it.. I remember you were speaking in Japanese... but you said "Don't carry mugger money" Maybe you have a photoof that. Maybe I have a photo or video of that... Konokanji... these kinds of questions... I am sorry I am not clearer...but I hope it will be an interesting experience and video.
Book again... if you have a theme or topic or title, I am happy to use it.
Steve Thankyou your reply, I'll talk to you later I gat go dentist appo again. Ok?
Ha ha ha... Japanese joke. I hope the dentist is Ok for you...
WED 4:44PM
THU 3:51PM
Hey Steve, yeah I get something from your comment, about forces! You are not forcing me and my photo so as you are not forucing you and your video,you are interested to make interesting book!? Combination of my photos with your video work and with some writing (story). I'm interested your Idea Steve! You are good writer that you showed me in Facebook. You have something in your head! Like christa G and Stelarc. .. Etc . That we can talk about or tell story about ?! I don't know now we should think and talk more ok ? I'll send you something later
THU 9:52PM
Toyo.. Please do not worry about the story.. The starting point is the photo. It can be a not famous person or a landscape or teh snow on cars. Anything! A tree a show a performance, teh sculpture garden The question is What is in your heart that you want to share?
8:50PM
Toyo... what do you think? Maybe we do one photo a week, or one photo a month? It is important for me to create a blog post that introduces the 10 photos...
Steve I'm sorry not moving our project well, I'll try to serect few tommrow to send you . All period of photos are from my heart.anyway imgoing to start early Ny snap shot, ok? I send you one special for you!
Toyo... No problem at all!
Now we have a start! I know every image is from your heart! I will show you the blog post in a day or two.Then if you think is OK, I will share with people slowly... Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. T H A N K Y O U
(TOYO SENT THE PHOTO THAT IS IN TOYO POST 1) Toyo... who is that singing?
Alright you see image ijust send? You are with microphone got it!
?????!!! Is that 8BC? Where?
Is that an image you want to use in the book maybe? I don't remember that event right now...
haha if you want we can! That was Jhon Sanders( sculptor) Party scene 1983 or 84. Many NoSeNo performers are there, the Brond lady is Shrin Take (Electra in a Bill's play Sharon Take next block from NoSeNo on Rivington st Basement studio
A SAturday night... Many pipes in teh ceiling.. a basement I was there only one time!
Idont know What Day night?! But you found your memory!yes? I too only went once Jhon was friend of Ray. Ok I send you one more image you took tho photo from my camera? I think,are you ready?
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John , and me and other Brond girl!
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Chat Conversation End
ANYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROJECT.
I have videos of No Se No performances and Toyo talking about life in the Lower East Side. (Thank you, Cowboy) If anyone has ideas on how to transfer Beta (Beta, not Betacam) tapes into today's technology, please get in touch. Thank you.
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I started this to bring attention to Toyo's photographic work and to see what would happen. Yes, I can write, but maybe I don't need to write anything. There is already one book about the Rivington School. Probably other people have more interesting things to say. Toyo's own memories and stories are treasures. I entered into this thinking that if I did write, I'd write about Toyo's images in a very impersonal manner, to counterbalance his intimacy. Topics like dates and short biographies, how Toyo constructs images, the challenges of film. Then, out of the blue... He sent some picture of me.
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OK... Let's get something out of the way. This series of blog posts is not about me. The first three introduce Toyo and myself, but after that... who knows? I graduated from RIT with a BFA in Photographic Illustration, with a minor in Film and Video. I graduated early, in March 1983. I was having a party and I told a teacher about it. He said where you going? I said New York City. He said what are you going to do and I said I don't know. He showed me a fax. Call them. If you work there, you get access to equipment. That's what it's all about. That was on a Friday. They wanted me to come in on Monday. I arrived in Brooklyn, sat by the river with my good friend Pat and wondered about the Manhattan skyline. We were waiting for another good friend, Ben to show up. We were going to stay at his loft.
The next morning Ben's girlfriend took us on the subway to Rivington Street. It was cold but there was a street market in the park we had to cut across. I imagined fruits and vegetables, maybe cooked chicken or something. We got closer, we were in the middle of it. The ground was completely blue, covered with empty syringe wrappers. Heroin. My interview was just on the other side. We walked through, I went up the stairs, started work the next day. That place was called Young Filmakers/Video Arts. The address was 4 Rivington. Later I moved right around the corner, onto the Bowery.
No Se No was at 32 Rivington Street. I left for a two week stay in Japan in October, 1984. The energy of what I experienced--and so much more, bursts out of every image Toyo has created. I am writing this from Kuala Lumpur, on July 18, 2017. I am seeing some of these pictures of myself... for the first time.
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Toyo Project 2 is here.
Three hands clapping. Maybe the phrase is a cyborg Zen riddle. Maybe it’s not. I can only imagine Stelarc’s reaction upon seeing the phrase. He'll either ignore it and plunge into the heart of the text, or laugh his Aussie-mad-scientist laugh..
This post is casual, a pleasant way to continue my haptics series. So much of writing, art and AR/VR is done in isolation and it is refreshing and important to remember the human side of things. I’m reminded of how unusual the “facts” of my life can be: In Singapore’s Little India, I once had dinner with a man with an ear on his arm.
When I lived in Japan, I was fortunate to document a few of Stelarc’s performances that featured The Third Hand, including his monorail suspension, his "last". Years before that event, I was working in lower Manhattan, not far from where Stelarc suspended himself over 11th Street. Two of my friends rushed in and told me about the “guy who was hanging by fish hooks”. The information caused me to become became pale and deeply confused.
Photo by Toyo Tsuchiya used with permission.
Now, when I meet Stelarc, it is like seeing a dear friend, one who is always stimulating.
effect of low voltage electricity on muscles demonstration
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. With Urich Lau and Steve Dixon. My first and only photobomb.
Stelarc recording winged body, by Stephen Black
Posted in AR, Art, Artists, collaborations, Haptics, IT, Stephen Black, Video Art, VR
Tagged artists, collaborations, installation, SPOKEN, Stephen Black
This is part meditation/part reportage of a fact-finding mission. I am not involved with the legal world in any manner, and these notes are simply that: notes.
I try to be open to other perspectives. And, as I am finalizing plans for an AR/VR startup, it doesn’t hurt to learn about the state of the legal industry, even if I‘ve no immediate use for the interesting information shared below.
The jpeg sign I made for my friend may result in something, maybe not. He is a successful IP lawyer presently with a MNC, and a keynote speaker. I’m not his agent. I am sure he will find what he wants. His situation made me think...
The legal world and IT… Finance now has bitcoins and blockchains, Fintech has invaded Wall Street. TV and movies can fit in your hand. VR and AR will take image making forward with a magic leap. Society is being restructured by Uber, ebooks, Facebook and Whattsup. Perhaps my friend can find what he wants simply, by writing a post on Facebook, LinkedIn or a website catering to lawyers and teachers. Maybe he could throw his net wider with Workable . Perhaps there is a matchmaking service specializing in law. Over sixteen million results showed up when I searched using the words: "job agency for legal profession".
First page of search for the words "legal profession job agency"
Guest Post: Why Legal Engineering + Why Now?
This is a Guest Post by Dr Ben Gardner, Chief Scientific Officer, of UK-based Wavelength Law, which is a hybrid law firm that offers both legal advice and legal engineering solutions. https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2017/06/02/guest-post-why-legal-engineering-why-now/
Find a Lawyer, a service based in the state of Indiana http://www.inbar.org/news/news.asp?id=350199
Artificial intelligence disrupting the business of law https://www.ft.com/content/5d96dd72-83eb-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5?mhq5j=e1
Law schools increase fees. The most lucrative jobs are given to schools in great disproportion. A lot of jobs go to graduates from a only a few schools.
US$100,000 debt because of grad school. http://nationalmagazine.ca/Blog/March-2016/Law-school-on-trial-Obiter-Dicta-s-student-survey.aspx?lang=FR
A COLLECTION OF STARTUPS FOR THE LEGAL BUSINESS IN CANADA
AS an "algorithmic artist", I wonder how AI programs and filters would reflect or not reflect this article: Why We Do Not Hire Law School Graduates from the Ivy League Schools
I should make it clear that I have no relationships with any of the companies and sites mentioned above and will notify them that I have linked to them.
Stephen Black
Hello Engadget and Esteemed Judges,
My name is Stephen Black and I am an artist, writer and producer. Cone is a three part project: a VR experience, an AR film experiment and a book. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
OnwARd,
Stephen Black
Engadget Experience Cone by Stephen Black PDF
Stephen Black's Cone is a 3 part project proposed for the 2017 Engadget Experience
Engadget Experience STEPHEN BLACK CONE (VR +AR +ebook)
Stephen Black’s Cone is a conceptual, experiential, multidisciplinary artwork: VR, AR, gaming, audio and text. Cone is conscious—and ignorant-- of fine art, dance, music, sound, design, animation, performance art, branding, storytelling, and installation. Cone has three parts: a short VR film experience, an AR experiment with Vance and a book documenting the creation and ideas associated with these two projects. Cone aims to help bridge the gap between artists and technologists.
Stephen Black is an artist, producer and writer. He was creative director of the Monja Kids Creative Development Kit, a 3D gamemaking kit which was successfully launched in Singapore.
Beach Road, Black’s 360 short film co-production with Hiverlab, was featured at film festivals in Brisbane, Singapore and Las Vegas. He curated SPOKEN, a virtual gallery(Unity) built by Eugene Soh. His text was a significant part of Michael Lee’s Office Orchitect installation at the 2011 Singapore Biennale.
Glasses in hand, the avatars of Stephen Black and Eugene Soh welcome visitors
Eugene Soh's tribute to Jeff Koons' balloon dog floats over the SPOKEN landscape
One of several designs by Roy Chan.
Black has worked for Cartoon Network, CNN, Fox and Fuji TV. He is also the author of several books, including i ate tiong bahru , which is a national bestseller in Singapore. He collaborated text and concepts to Office Orchitect, Michael Lee’s installation at the 2011 Singapore Biennale.
CONE 360 short film will combine butoh, performance art with 360-specific visual and audio techniques.
Ohno spirits
CONE AR will feature Vance, an animated character, and challenges the limits of AR filmmaking/storytelling.
Secret Donut World by David Severn w/ Stephen Black
CONEMA MANIFESTO (koh-ne-ma, three syllables as in cinema) An ebook combining existing interviews and essays by SB, with documentation of CONE and examples of short stories which lend themselves to 360 cinema.To be given away free during Engadget Experience.
Cover for ebook of Stephen Black's proposed Cone project for the Engadget Experience
Technologies and Products
Google Tango, depth perception visual/shape recognition algorithms, alternatives to image markers or GPS, Matterport, Unity, Vuforia, Android, Samsung, Ossic Sound, technologies that can scan bodies, technologies that link sound files, lipsynch and AI
Total Budget for VR short film experience, AR experience and ebook production, transportation and expenses: $100,000. Item by item breakdown available upon request.
Current topics of research:
http://www.blacksteps.tv/360-videography-what-would-matisse-do/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/the-potential-of-vr-as-a-collage-medium/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/riffs-on-vives-vr-development-bootcamp-at-digipen-part-1/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/mare-vaporum-open-source-video-source-material/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/virtual-reality-for-artists-workshopmichael-naimarkobjectifs/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/with-bubiko-foodtour-at-the-i-love-penang-festival-in-kl/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/haptics-giving-vr-the-finger-1-of-a-series/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/four-examples-of-a-blog-post-display-on-mobile-instant-article/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/red-dot-sad-stories-art-digitalia-2002-2017/
red dot SAD (Stories Art, Digitalia 2002-2017) book by Stephen Black
http://www.blacksteps.tv/self-portrait-as-a-game/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/facebook-goes-cameramondo/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/vr-what-would-picasso-do-notes-and-links/
Music/audio/performance: 3how
Stephen Black discusses his books, including Bali Wave Ghost, Obama Search Words and i ate tiong bahru.Reality TV and VR are also briefly discussed. Video by Aquiles Ascension
Cone. Engadget Experience. Los Angeles 2017
Posted in AR, Art, Artists, Beach Road, Bubiko Foodtour, red dot SAD, SPOKEN, virtual reality, VR, VR
Tagged art, installation, network art, Stephen Black, VR
July 2, 2017. The I Love Penang Carnival, held in Central Park, Bandar Utama near Kuala Lumpur... Besides sampling food, the excursion was a way of uniting three projects of mine. First, Bubiko Foodtour tests were conducted for AR models and photos taken for her blog and Instagram accounts. Secondly, I created images with an iPhone, continuing a lifelong interest in conceptual fine art photography. Finally, the total experience will be the basis for a story or essay in Touching JB, my latest book project.
Posted in Bubiko Foodtour, Contemporary Photography, Photography, Stephen Black
Tagged food, network art, SB projects, Southeast Asia
(The first of my posts on haptics is here. Some posts in this series are technical, some are interviews, some are essays; all are handy and some are touching.)
To truly understand haptics, one must be aware of those glorious, sensitive tools that are always at arm’s length.
from the Mare Vaporum project
"The human hand is an engineering marvel. There is no more impressive example of functional anatomy. It can grab and release, caress and defend. Learn karate, and you can break bricks with it. It’s a mechanism of precision and flexibility. A maestro can play the piano and the violin with the same hand. It’s a way of seeing. Close your eyes, and you can identify almost anything you touch. It’s an organ of sensuality—the fingers have more nerve endings than almost any other part of the body—and an organ of expression and communication. Not for nothing has Dr. Kodi Azari made the hand—its function, its reconstruction, and its transplantation—his life’s work."
hand, transplanted: photo by Michael Lewis for Los Angeles Magazine
-Amy Wallace writing for Los Angeles Magazine, March 20, 2017. Her article is highly recommended, for anyone. It continues...
Azari, who is 48, is the surgical director of the Hand Transplant Program at UCLA, where he’s worked since 2008. The field is still in its relative infancy. The first hand transplant to achieve prolonged success was performed 18 years ago in Louisville; by 2015, fewer than 85 procedures had been undertaken worldwide. But Azari is at the forefront. He’s traveled the country as one of the lead surgeons in five hand transplants conducted at the University of Pittsburgh and at Johns Hopkins University, including the first double-hand transplant and the first arm transplant performed in the United States. Then, in 2011, he and a team of 16 others did the first hand transplant west of the Rockies, at UCLA. The recipient was Emily Fennell, a 26-year-old single mom who’d lost her right hand in a traffic accident."
The complete article: http://www.lamag.com/longform/the-hollywood-exec-and-the-hand-transplant-that-changed-his-life/ The Hollywood Exec and the Hand Transplant That Changed His Life In just 30 hours, a superfit reality TV producer went from the top of his game to the precipice of death. What happened next would teach him everything about grace, resolve, and the power of love.
Gloves in space: this article, from 2009, details some of NASA’s requirements for hand coverings. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18166-nasa-seeks-its-one-true-glove/
http://www.blacksteps.tv/mare-vaporum-open-source-video-source-material/
TALK TO THE HAND
