Month: February 2013

  • Taking the idea that you should know how to make a computer do your will, then framing it as something intended merely for a job, does a massive disservice to the discipline. It bogs down the conversation with ideas of what, specifically, is worth teaching, or the products that students will make, instead of the…

  • What’s this site about?

    beforevfx: The response to this site has been overwhelming and incredibly fast. I started this only two days ago and the site already has 2500+ followers and many more views. I’ve received a lot of emails of support but I’ve also had a lot of fellow VFX artists ask me to at least acknowledge the…

  • notgames: “Mystery, as opposed to mastery. An alternative to domination. A surrender. Mastery subjugates the world to my will, temporarily. Mystery is an encounter with the world, whatever that world is, and with others.” — Tevis Thompson compelling.

  • Annica Cuppetelli & Cristobal Mendoza Public Lecture

    EDP presents a public lecture by Annica Cuppetelli & Cristobal Mendoza Thursday, February 28, 7PM, C-Cube Studios More information at http://www.du.edu/ahss/edp/news.html

  • Intro to D3 Workshop

  • williamlmoore: ““The fact that nearly half of the population of Los Angeles has roots in Latin America is so profound that it warrants a major exhibition and research project with accompanying publications,” said Getty Trust head James Cuno. “These are complicated roots, over many generations, and relationships between the U.S. and those antecedent countries have…

  • artlistpro: JOSE DÁVILA, HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE, 2011 via sometimes-now:

  • barkleymoonshot: Joshua Davis: “Beyond Play: The Art of Creative Coding” This is a really great talk about how play isn’t antithetical to work. so is it orthogonal? I’ve been asking this of play, work, and rigor. I’ll watch and see what Mr. Davis has to say. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

  • academy award winner for cinematography. #beforevfx

  • @bogost_ebooks, @bogost_ebooks_ebooks, and More

    floresuprm: This set of Twitter accounts have a little literary and other kinds of fun with, around, and in spite of Ian Bogost’s Twitter account: @ibogost (depicted below). A leading scholar and creator of video games, he has garnered a large Twitter following by voicing his opinions on his areas of expertise and interest, as…