Theory Beyond Codes: Haptics, Mobile Handhelds, and other “Novel” Devices: The Tactile Unconscious of Reading across Old and New Media by Rachel Lee :: CTHEORY: Theory, Thechnology, Culure VOL 35, NOS 1-2 :: Editors: Arthur and Marilouise Kroker.

I. Don’t Press. Just Touch

In a 2007 news article in the ~Korea Times~ covering the then innovative technology of the capacitance v. resistive (i.e., pressure sensitive) touch screens, Cho Jin-Seo uses the lead-in “Don’t Press. Just Touch” to capture the habituated finger knowledge one would have to incorporate in order to switch from the more familiar interface of ATM’s and cashier check-out stands to the newer interfaces of mobile devices. [1] Continue reading

Affexity an interdisciplinary pilot choreographic project examining affect, dance on screen and cities. Continue reading

The Mobile Audience: Media Art And Mobile Technologies, edited by Martin Rieser, with an Introduction by Howard Rheingold:

The convergence of mobile technologies and ubiquitous computing is creating a world where information-rich environments may be mapped directly onto urban topologies. This book tracks the history and genesis of locative and wearable media and the ground-breaking work of pioneer artists in the field. It examines changing concepts of space and place for a wide range of traditional disciplines ranging from Anthropology, Sociology, Fine Art and Architecture to Cultural and Media Studies, Fashion and Graphic design. Continue reading

Giselle Beiguelman, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil from The Politics of Digital Culture on Vimeo.

Related: Interaction and Agency in Real Time Systems by Jo-Anne Green (presented at Soft Borders, Sao Paulo, 2010).

Tracing Mobility: Cartography and Migration in Networked Space — Exhibition, Symposium and Open Platform :: November 24 - December 12, 2011; Opening: November 23; 7:00 pm :: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin. Continue reading

Mobile Media Lab Residency (Brazil and The Netherlands) :: Call for Applications — Deadline: November 14, 2011. Continue reading

the optimal value for y: DataSpaceTime (Ray Sweeten & Lisa Gwilliam) — QR code portraits, Wallpaper prints, and Interactive video :: November 12 - December 12, 2011 :: Opening Reception: November 12; 6:00 - 9:00 pm :: Microscope Gallery, 4 Charles Place, Brooklyn NY. Continue reading

Affexity is an interdisciplinary pilot choreographic project examining affect, dance on screen and cities. Continue reading

Exquisite Zone by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder @ GLOW 2011 Festival :: November 5 - 12, 2011 :: Kennedyplein, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

The title, Exquisite Zone, references the 1920-30s surrealist drawing game called ‘Exquisite Corpse’, in which each collaborator adds to a collective composition.

Exquisite Zone invites nightly participants to use their smart phones to make digital marks in public space. “The idea is simple, but we’ve never seen it done real time with mobile devices, such as phones.” [See Cell Tagging by Brooke Knight] Many people can add to the ‘collaborative public drawing’. Continue reading

“Boskoi is an application for Android mobiles that allows people to create a checklist of geo-localized spontaneous food in urban areas. Continue reading