Dynamic Media Network » social networking

Copenhagen Wheel

Margie Borschke — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:25:07 +0000

The Copenhagen Wheel is a device that enables users to harvest and store the energy expended while cycling to convert a regular bicycle into a a hybrid electric bike and to simultaneously collect data about the rider’s habits (effort expended, calories burned etc), air and noise pollution, congestion and road conditions.

Users own all the data they collect and they can access this data through smart phones (e.g. iPhone) for future use. Users might want to share their data with friends and social networks to improve bike routes or meet up on the fly. They can also share their data anonymously with their city to create a finely grained database of environmental conditions that can be used to help improve traffic flow, air quality and the like.

Prototypes developed by MIT’s SENSEable City Lab for the Kobenhavns Kommune were launched at the COP15 United Nations Climate Conference. Technical partners were Ducati Energia and Progical Solutions LLC. The project was funded by the Danish Ministry for the Environment.

Art of Digital

Margie Borschke — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:09:13 +0000

A web-based network created by and for participants at the 2009 Art of Digital, a conference that helped promote the use of digital communication tools within arts organizations. Today the site is a rich repository for documentation about the talks, learning labs and networking that took place in Liverpool and on the Internet.

The project was a partnership between the Arts Council England and FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology).

Mutek

Margie Borschke — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:38:58 +0000

An annual festival of digital creativity and electronic music in Montreal MUTEK was conceived as a “point of convergence” for experimental artists and musicians. Their mission statement explains that their programming,

“intends to create a sonic space that can support innovation in new electronic music and digital art. This is a world of constant evolution and incessant refinement – the “MU” in MUTEK refers consciously to the notion of “mutation”.

The not-for-profit organization achieves this through a variety of initiatives including the festival itself but also a record label, tours, international events and showcases in Montreal.

Mark Pesce

Margie Borschke — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:34:57 +0000

American-born technology developer, writer, television panelist and educator known for the development of Virtual Reality Modeling Language, Mark Pesce is an Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney and the founder of Future St, a Sydney-based media and technology consultancy focused on convergence and the social web.

Pesce’s most recent research focuses on sharing