http://libarynth.org/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:36:50 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki http://libarynth.org/lib/images/favicon.ico http://libarynth.org/ http://libarynth.org/germinationx_visual_design Part of the germinationx game design Current sprites Ideas Reference General look * Has to be simple, hundreds of frames of different plants in stages of growth/decay needed. * Has to work with an isometric view (but it's all flat planes overlayed with transparency) * Not too hippy, need to move away from games like <http://apps.facebook.com/treetopia> * Perhaps more monochromatic/schematic is a good approach dave griffiths Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:59:48 +0200 http://libarynth.org/germinationx_user_stories Part of the germinationx game design Joanne the perfect player Joanne is a 26 year old regular FaceBook user and a one time player of Farm Ville. She is experienced with social games and played Happy Aquarium for a time too. She is a student and uses facebook to keep in contact with her friends and family, but is aware of it's limitations and doesn't log on every day. She used to help her father in their garden, and wants to get her own some day soon. She grows some garden vegetables in pot… dave griffiths Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:58:47 +0200 http://libarynth.org/germinationx_companion Part of the germinationx game design Lirec background Through the Lirec project we have access to a state of the art AI system based on fatima, a multi agent system developed originally for the Fear Not game. This system is capable of simulating multiple characters who can be programmed with differing emotional traits, and specific attitudes to other agents or objects. The agents are given goals and actions with which to achieve them. Objects, other agents and the results of actions are appr… dave griffiths Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:57:28 +0200 http://libarynth.org/germinationx_game_design This is an initial game design for Germination X - a permaculture game for social networking platforms. Current pre-alpha version running here: <http://t0.fo.am:8000> * You can sew seeds and see other players plants. * The plants will grow according to a simulation model based on companion planting. * You have a planting guide companion who follows you around to guide you. See germinationx companion. * Players never directly meet in the game - although they will be aware of each other… dave griffiths Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:13:42 +0200 http://libarynth.org/floating_cities the floating city(scape) “This essay proposes a novel approach in the attempt to find one or more versions of utopia: A distributed matrix of hundreds or thousands of cities that float on the oceans, holding physical life-support technologies and high standards of living constant across all cities, and making slight variations in the social fabric from city to city, based on local resident preference. This is not so much a blueprint for any one utopia, but rather, a plan for a testing laborato… Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:20:10 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/start Reflecting on the role of the arts, design and technology in an environment of turbulence Luminous Green is series of gatherings, workshops and play-spaces dedicated to a community of people who care about the world. About the world that supports life today and about the possible worlds, that may support a cleaner, greener and more fulfilling life in the future. The Luminous Green community is composed of creative thinkers, doers and makers, deploying their imagination and ingenuity to shape a … luminous Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:20 +0200 http://libarynth.org/boskoi alpha/beta... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:51:40 +0200 http://libarynth.org/augmented_foraging Augmented Foraging Combining the ancient skills of foragers with the newest mobile media. A mobile phone guide to edible urban wild-food sources. Created in first instance for Amsterdam urban_edibles as an Ushahidi based app for Android phones. First test version available here: Boskoi We have chosen Boskoi as a name for the mobile app because it translates as 'grazer' or 'browser' from the Greek 'βοσκοί'. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:37:26 +0200 http://libarynth.org/foam_material_library_categories 5 Sections Foam Material Library From all material and information foam has, we could divide it in to 5 or 6 sections: * 1-Inspirational: -section where would go all materials: found, made...., all what doesn't have technical information, contact addresses, manufactures. (database is not needed) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:43:32 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/reader_2010 luminous green reader 2010 expansions on the previous sampler and recommended reading pages... To begin with... Luminous Green is a series of gatherings about possible futures; about a human world, that is enlightened, imaginative, electrified and most importantly – living in a fertile symbiosis with the planet. Luminous Green encourages transdisciplinary discussions and collaborations between people from all walks of life, including artists, designers, academics, activists, social entrepre… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:53:48 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/retreat_2010 Luminous Green retreat 2010 At: Les contes de Salme, Vielsalm, Belgium From: Monday 26th of July, 6PM To: Wednesday 28th of July, 4PM Organiser: FoAM, Koolmijnenkaai 30-34, 1080 Brussels, Belgium <http://fo.am> Why Luminous Green? Luminous Green is a series of gatherings (workshops, retreats, symposia) for people who are committed to and engaged in creating a 'luminous green world'. What do we mean by that? FoAM's vision of a thriving future is firstly green - fresh, lush & flo… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:24:44 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/recommended_reading Luminous Green: Recommended Reading See also the page of FoAM's Luminous Green this>Library Article outlining the aims and methods of Luminous Green * luminous_green_mediated_environments Articles by the speakers at the Luminous Green Symposium 2007 * Berzowska, J. (2007). Constellation Dresses and the Leeches. The Question of Power for Electronic Garments. * <http://www.xslabs.net/papers/iffti07-berzowska-LC.pdf> luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:59:11 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/raw_living_food Raw-Living foods by Linas Kesminas Introduction For a long time raw food was the main food that humans were consuming. It was simple food, not processed and turned into fancy meals. But as the time passed man got more sophisticated in his actions, was searching for new experiences, improvements. The food was not an exception. And now in our days hundreds of machines and tools are invented to create elaborate meals. Our kitchens are like small factories with quite a bit of consumption of ene… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:58:05 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/bobs Bio Ocean Balls Brian Degger, 2008 As humans destroy their environment, we are the sentient creatures responsible for ecosystem preservation and rehabilitation. This might be our one true responsibility, to be true to our living environment. In this role, we envision using a range of technologies, from high technology to grassroots folk-science, to remediate the earth. The destruction of the earths undersea fauna and fauna is occurring continuously, at great distances and depths away from the… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:37:07 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/who_owns_the_air Who Owns the Air? The Buying and Selling of Greenhouse Gases Andrea Polli 2007 Abstract The accelerating crisis in climate change and the realization that humans are the primary cause of this change has raised questions about ownership and responsibility. Who ‘owns’ the climate change crisis and who is responsible for mitigating and reversing it if possible? The overwhelming response to these questions by governments internationally has been to propose a market solution—in essence, to sel… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:33:46 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/yurt_culture Yurt culture: on nomad art, architecture and cuisine Olu Vandenbussche In May 2007 the Central Asian Crafts Support Association (CACSA) invited several international artists and designers to Kyrgyzstan, as part of their objective of promoting and innovating local craft culture through intercultural exchange programs. We spent one month travelling in the northern region of Kyrgyzstan, visiting community-based craft initiatives, participating in workshops and seminars on nomad art, architecture… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:26:15 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/what_is_beauty We must ask what is beauty? Carole Collet Course Director, MA Textile Futures, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London “Does it run on sunlight? Does it use only the energy it needs? Does it fit form to function? Does it recycle everything? Does it reward cooperation? Does it bank on diversity? Does it utilise local expertise? Does it curb excess from within? Does it tap the power of limits? Is it beautiful?”i Janine Benyus luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:16:37 +0200 http://libarynth.org/luminous/craft_after_virtuality Craft after Virtuality Hands on and hi tech: craft futures, the embodied world and virtualisation Oliver Lowenstein, Fourth Door Review, <http://www.fourthdoor.co.uk> (draft 2008, all rights reserved) 1 A quarter of a century ago the word “craft” still evoked strong feelings for people of a deeply green mindset. In the early 80s, many of a deeper green persuasion saw the whole spectrum of making, respect for skill, and physical embodiment implicit in crafts practice as representing much t… luminous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:07:10 +0200 http://libarynth.org/edible_gardens_seed_nurseries Edible Gardens in Holland * de Wederik: edible garden from van Dorilea: van edable oerplants harden in Drente, her first question concerning plants is always: how do you taste…She has including: gezegende distel, engelwortel, en tripmadam. the site gives good descriptions of the plants. www.dewederik.nl * (permaculture tuin in Egmond in the dunes. <http://www.talk2000.nl/mediawiki/index.php/GroeneZon.nl_-_Zonnegroente_tuin_in_Egmond>) * (De Braak: tuin vlakbij de rietveld, Contact persoon Wi… Theun Karelse Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:43:30 +0200 http://libarynth.org/open_sauces_errata open sauces tasks/errata/miscellanea items marked as deleted have been done. draft #1 -> #14 * compressed into draft #16 draft #18 (aka open_sauces.draft.20100413.pdf) * pp 61. Remove subhead 'Notes' and set as notes for consistency with other articles (eg. pp41, pp86-87) * pp 55. include author name beneath title. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:04:43 +0200 http://libarynth.org/the_art_of_war Sun Tzu Sun Tzu and the Art of War... Powerpoint as non-lethal debilitation “Make no mistake, PowerPoint is not a neutral tool — it is actively hostile to thoughtful decision-making. It has fundamentally changed our culture by altering the expectations of who makes decisions, what decisions they make and how they make them.” Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:20:37 +0200 http://libarynth.org/redleaf_game_design see germinationx game design Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:07:43 +0200 http://libarynth.org/patax Pata-{X} (re-{trans}-Shoplifted from LibFoam:PataX mirrored at <http://www.auriea.org/index.pl/PataX> ) ) ) excerpt from “collage de ‘pataphysic.” Hypercard Patamnemonics is the discovery into the domain beyond particularity .... It will investigate the dictims which direct objections but could contemplate the corporality supplementary to this one; and less graspingly it might deliberate a universe which one can’t behold couldn't detect perhaps instead of the proper one, for the principles… Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:40:38 +0200 http://libarynth.org/urbanorchards urban orchards Looking at ways to grow fruit in cities on a medium to large scale. Cordon Space may be an issue so I'm trying to adapt the techniques used in monetary gardens which involves lots of pruning. In Amsterdam we are trying out Cordon; a line of small trees placed close together (125cm>x>75cm) at an angle of 45º. The angle produces less growth in wood and more in fruits. In Cordon a high variety of apples and pears can grow on limited space. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:09:13 +0200 http://libarynth.org/category_gardens a collection of gardens lat. hortus gardinus : a cultivated enclosed area “the real test of a well-composed garden is not how nicely it blooms but how beautifully it decomposes” -- Piet Oudolf, avant-gardener. I saw an old man who had a few acres of desert soil, unsuitable for farming, pasture or vine. Yet, by planting amongst the scrub bushes a little grass, some lilies, verbena and poppies, in his heart he felt like a king; and returning home late at night, his table was * laid with home… Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:34:02 +0200 http://libarynth.org/wanted_pages missing, presumed 'other' as of 20071222 accelerando accelerando_notes ada_lovelace akvanavty alan_perlis albert_einstein alonzo_church alvin_lucier andrey_kolmogorov andrzej_zulawski archetypes asr atanasoff_mauchly_eckert beginners_guide_to_natural_vlf_radio_phenomena berne_convention bertolt_brecht biocomputing biopower bird_brain brussels_illumination_map bursty.cap carnivorous_plant category_artists charles_babbage charles_darwin circadean… Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:20:07 +0200 http://libarynth.org/round_ubu Round Ubu ( a machine translation of 'Ubu roi' by Alfred Jarry, inspired by Michael Samyn's experiments/coments) )) Ubu Round Ubu Jarry Ubu or Poles First performed in 1888 First published in 1896 This book is dedicated to Schwob Then did Ubu Hosch pear, which was appointed by the English since Shakespeare, and have him under this name many beautiful tragœdies written down. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:34:36 +0200 http://libarynth.org/spome Spome A spome is any hypothetical system closed with respect to matter and open with respect to energy capable of sustaining human life indefinitely. The term was coined in 1966 by Isaac Asimov in a paper entitled, “There’s No Place Like Spome” in Atmosphere in Space Cabins and Closed Environments [1], originally presented as a paper to the American Chemical Society on September 13, 1965. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:00:57 +0200 http://libarynth.org/research_methodology Research or re-search: Knowledge production in contemporary arts and design Since process-based art and design became favourable in the contemporary cultural scene, research gained importance for many artists, designers and their organisations. Systematic investigations of the subject matter, tools, materials and media used to make an artwork, or implement a design became a valid part of the creative undertaking. By adopting and adapting the language of research, the creative processes of art … Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:33:36 +0200