An interesting article about Art&Technology - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/magazine/09FOB-Consumed-t.html
describing the work "A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter" which attempts to sell itself on eBay... Computer uses are getting more and more creative. At 03:05 +0100 2010/05/10, Ian Clark wrote: >Devon, > >I'll happily write up my experience with the use of J and put it on >the wiki. To get into Arduino, start with this portal: >http://arduino.cc/ . Also MAKE: magazine >http://www.makezine.com/magazine/ --just about every other gizmo has >an Arduino duct-taped to it. > >I doubt I'll be able to add much to the use of the Arduino in general. >There's a load of freeware and documentation, also a forum. But it >would be nice to see J somewhere on this extensive list, which shows >all our main competitors: >http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/InterfacingWithSoftware >Your museum curator can't really say there isn't much published >experience with it. But he's certainly opened an interesting market >for an aspiring Arduino jock: consultant engineer for art exhibitions >and museum displays. > >As for altering the artist's code, I guess that falls into the same >ethical category as restoring the pigments in Old Masters. I wouldn't >consider the code part of the artwork, but supporting technology. A >grey area though, which could do with some published interface >standards, if not software products, so artists could benefit from a >code version of Cryla or Fimo. > >Ian > > >On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ian - I'd be interested in what you find out about the Arduino. I heard a >> talk on it at BarCamp NYC a couple of weeks ago. The talk was about its use >> in artworks and the complications this raises for art curators with regard >> to maintaining the work because they often lack the technical expertise to >> work with a micro-controller. There are also issues about maintaining the >> integrity of a piece - whether a curator has the right to potentially alter >> a work by changing its programming. >> >> Please keep us informed. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Devon >> >> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm currently playing with the Arduino microcontroller much beloved of >>> hobbyists and gadgeteers: http://arduino.cc/ >>> >>> Pleased with what I can make it do so far, which is program it (in C), >>> but not communicate through my Mac with its running program. >>> >>> It has a USB port which supports a simple TTY interface via which >>> commands can be sent and data retrieved. >>> >>> Does anyone have any experience of communicating with it using J? >>> >>> Ian >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Devon McCormick, CFA >> ^me^ at acm. >> org is my >> preferred e-mail >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
