Re: [-empyre-] PS queer new media artists (avatar faciality)

2012-06-05 Thread Amanda Phillips
Margaret, the question of realistic is a really important one, particularly in technological reproductions like CGI faces. In video games, technological advances are usually focused on making faces more photorealistic - obviously not a culturally neutral term, but one that suggests attention to

[-empyre-] on working queerly with media

2012-06-05 Thread Zach Blas
hi all, sorry it took me a few days to jump in. i left la for the weekend and ventured out into the desert, which slowed everything down. margaret, amanda, and micha have already brought up many wonderful thoughts and comments. i’m so grateful to you all and so happy to begin this month with your

Re: [-empyre-] on working queerly with media

2012-06-05 Thread Christiane Robbins
bears an uncanny ( and yet to be acknowledged ) resemblance to the nascent trajectories of identity politics proferred by Harry Hay ( Los Angeles ) and the Mattachine society in the mid-20thc. Any thoughts on this? Thx! C On Jun 5, 2012, at 4:02 PM, Zach Blas wrote: doing new