indeed, externalizing memory and the consequences for cognition is an
interresting point of thought. certainly something not to be underestimated,
although at this point in time i think it hasn't got that far yet. i'd like
to see it evolve though, as it seems like a logical step in human evolution
to me. experimenting with such questions leading to happy choas would be the
best way to do it i guess.
im totally up for strapping keyboards (or laptops) around our necks!!
luc
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 4:27 AM, Kassen <signal.automatique_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
> luc ;
>
>> so what your saying is, you want me to do crazy dance moves in a funny
>> suite during your coding performance at the today's art festival!?
>>
>
>
> I meant to say it would be great to investigate and illustrate the degree
> to which modern man lives in symbiosis with computers on a cognitive level
> (externalising much of our memory to hard-discs, etc) by having deaf, dumb &
> blind performers stumble straight into the audience after a few unfortunate
> picks of the random number generator.
>
> If, for some reason, this wouldn't lead the audience to question to what
> degree they themselves are following rules and where -exactly- those rules
> come from (reflexes, hormones, social traditions, programmers with a strange
> sense of humour), at least there would be pleasant amounts of chaos.
>
> That's not to say I'd keep anyone from dressing up and doing funny dance
> moves.
>
> oke, i can bring my Fristi dancemat with me for you to hack on stage.
>> http://www.jetix.nl/localise/fristi_dancemat/fristi.html
>>
>
> Actually, I've got a dancemat here myself. I'd definitely be up for some
> project with dance-mats and livecoding, that would be a convenient excuse
> for bolting guitar-strap-holders to a keyboard as well. Sounds like another
> excellent opportunity for disaster.
>
>> <http://www.jetix.nl/localise/fristi_dancemat/fristi.html>
>>
>> and then you'll let me have the cyborg body??
>>
>> I believe the traditional way of dealing with questions about giving up
> one's body is to say "Maybe I'll call you later". :¬p
>
> Cheers,
> Kas.
>
Received on Wed Jul 30 2008 - 12:10:46 BST