transhumanist post-cyberpunk magazine H+ releases 2009 spring issue
We knew life's going to get twisted when R.U. Sirius re-entered the atmosphere. Ken "R.U. Sirius" Goffman, editor for iconic cyberculture magazine Mondo 2000, mastermind for 10 Zen Monkeys, columnist for Wired and the author of several hundred articles on subcultural issues (and author of The Real Cyberpunk Fakebook) released the first issue for his science/cyberpunk/transhumanist PDF magazine H+ in October, giving us a glimpse into the future of bodyhack.
The 2009 spring issue is teeming with new content on 72 pages focusing mostly on economy and nanotech: nanobots in the bloodstream, anti-aging medicine for the mainstream, solid state storage, superintelligent financial markets, nano tattoos, singularity, virtual worlds that model real world economic behavior, economy hacking, space-based solar collectors, paths to unlimited renewable energy, enhanced armies and among others, the reanimation of the lost cyberpunk in the 21st century. Download right away.
lombergar's posthuman cyberpunk exhibition
The entire Posthuman 1.0 exhibition by Domen Lombergar, which was shown in three exhibitions in 2007 and 2008. Check his gallery of twelve images here. Maybe you'll need circuits | wires | motherboards | chips.
xavier chassaing: scintillation
This is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs. It combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques, directed by Xavier Chassaing (mail at chassaing [dot] xavier [at] gmail [dot] com), music by myspace/fedaden. (via digitaldj.jp)
zoog of angelspit with the classic buddha tee
Oh yes, this is arch-priest of tree-hugging doom, Zoog of Angelspit working with his Prophet-5 synth, wearing the classic Buddha teeshirt, merch of ld50.hu. Thinking back of all times, I'm still glad I said goodbye to seven years of gore and glory.
If you want other tee shots: we had Meza (on a fucking mountaintop), Soffy and Gabo posing for us.
escape from city 17: 500$ budget quality indie filmmaking
Without further comments, we're all flabberghasted - and we includes the whole gaming news industry in its motherfucking entirety. The Purchase brothers filmed two 5-min episodes of in the Half-Life universe with a budget not exceeding 500 dollars. If you could do something like that for this measley amount, we should all believe: good production value equals dedication and good ideas. Nothing more. (via boingboing)
feb15: still alive and kicking
Above, that's a bottle of VDay super fruit juice and the index page for The Dose - which is online now and expecting contributors. Below, that's Monsieur tlvlp behind a piece of Vietnamese nem turned into a fat alien cock, taken on an experimental sushi night. I think it all began with "intelligent rice".
As for the movie, yes, we've finished filming and it was motherfuckingly cold. We've made pics, behind-the-scenes materials and on-the-set videos but we're keeping that to ourselves until we've seen the edited (and non-CG) version of the movie. After that, MySpace time.
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circuit strike.one
HGrenade is right on the verge of releasing an iPhone game, Circuit Strike.One, and the eyecandy-loving gamer community has an erection the size of Mount Everest, balancing a thousand euro banknote on the thankful end, just for them. Not that the concept of euros would make any sense at all, during a time of international crisis. When banks are rumoured to actually test market and investor tolerance, not break them.
Anyway. CS0 is all propped up in Unity and the video above will send you shrieking into nonspace. Interface is amazing, graphics is amazing, neon vectors and semitransparent abstract elements are everything to kill for and they either screw up controls wonderfuckedly or this is going to be one of the key games of 2009. Beside Zen Bound. Until Bethesda finally reveal the name of the iPhone game they're developing.
But I digress. (Nothing but!) CS0 HQ is for the clicking.
the new black
Filming postponed because of the London weather reports, working on sets next week. New project launches next week. No time to blog. I have a shitload of links to post, might have time to share them with you on Sunday - during worktime. No rest until grave.
mirror's edge new time trial pack (and an awesome theme song remix)
When we started Mirror’s Edge we were working with abstract environments, quick test levels that we threw together so we could mess around with the moves. Then came the game and the more realistic urban settings which were a lot of fun to work with but there was always a little voice in the back of our minds saying, “Remember when you could build any bizarre shape you wanted?”
We have been making a variety of maps for the upcoming release of the Pure Time Trial Map Pack. We didn’t want to be limited by an urban setting; we wanted to “leave the city behind” and focus completely on the nature of movement itself. The maps are all about exploring the purity of the core gameplay with nothing getting in the way.
Tom Farrer, ME producer blogging about the new Mirror's Edge DLC, the Pure Time Trial Map Pack. The music you hear during the trailer, that's the Teddybears remix of Lisa Miskovsky's Still Alive theme song.
why we're silent
We know you're hungry for grabmeat. Planetdamage has no grabmeat now. He works on movie script and his first week in February is actually spent on the sets. Second week is spent with evil domination plans and the new project launch. Until that, daytime job and Mirror's Edge. Planetdamage posts videos and funny pictures, nothing more. His smart ideas and longer articles might actually migrate to the new project.
Relentless, THE REV: more processing eyecandy
Audio visualization for the energy drink Relentless done by Flight404. Here's a full rundown on the project. In other words: will post more and sensible things later.
erik natzke graphic design
After every second of awe I spent watching DAIM's work, here's something new - Dawe just sent in a link, chock-full of works by Erik Natzke, interactive designer. I wanna buy his stuff. Wind covers, iPhone skins, teeshirts, everything. Sell me stuff!
documentation of q3apd @ lovebytes06
q3apd is an experimental work that takes the events and spatial dynamics of combat and uses this information to make live computer music. It was last shown at the http://lovebytes.org.uk exhibition in 2006. (via youtube)
3apd uses activity in QuakeIII as control data for the realtime audio synthesis environment Pure Data. we have developed a small set of modules that once installed into the appropriate directory, pipe bot and player location, view angle, weapon state and local texture over a network to Pure Data, which is listening on a given port. once this very rich control data is available in PD, it can then be used to synthesise audio, or whatever. (via selectparks)
tatsuyuki tanaka - cannabis works
PinkTentacle posting this wonderfully mushroomic material by Tatsuyuki Tanaka, the very one responsible for this Nike ad. Almost like an Animatrix entrance exam material. (via pinktentacle)
alec empire: az optimizmusom megriaszthatja az embereket
Budapestre látogatott Alec Empire, az elmúlt két évtized elektronikus zenéjének meghatározó alakja. A kilencvenes évek hangzásait inspiráló zenésszel arról beszélgettünk, hogyan látja két évtizednyi lázadás után a világot, hogyan születnek filmzenéi, miért lehet kellemetlen a MySpace-hírnév - és hogyan okozhatunk lázongást bizonyos frekvenciatartományokkal. (link via hvg.hu)
Jó egy órányi beszélgetés az A38 gyomrában, Alec Empire még mindig visszafogott, kedves interjúalany, Nic Endo láncdohányzik a pult mellett, nem akar beszélni, az őket kísérő, a hajó színpadán debütáló gitáros, a Der Plan-ból ismert Achim Treu videózik vagy a pultot támasztja. A magyarul olvasható interjú körülbelül fele az eredeti angol verziónak, amit várhatóan jövő héttől olvashattok, amiből kiderül még számos dolog az új párizsi koncertDVD-vel, a hannoveri punkokkal és az idei koncerteken játszandó Atari Teenage Riot-számokkal kapcsolatban. (Fotó: Stiller Ákos, hvg.hu)
alec empire & the hellish vortex live in budapest
Tonight - an interview with Alec Empire and Nic Endo, marking a real beginning in 2009. Expect interview early next week in English, Hungarian readers can glimpse a part of the full interview with a few photos, links coming in later. Still working on projects and news trickling in from early February. Site visits dropping possibly because I'm not posting new content. Patience, patience.
banlieue 13: ultimatum
David Belle is back! The number one traceur, the founder of parkour re-appears on the big screen from the 18th of February with his new movie Banlieue 13: Ultimatum. The sequel to the 2004 parkour movie B13 also features Cyril Raffaelli (B13, Ronin, Kiss of the Dragon, Yamakasi, The Transporter).
- For parkour lovers: Mirror's Edge (the game) is released on 13/01/2009.
- Did you know that David Belle appeared in Kassovitz' Babylon AD as the kid with the tattoos?