2012
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Let’s go!
A lot of people already working on the
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New videos and pictures of the voestalpine Klangwolke
Another Klangwolke Miniature is born and works it’s way through to the voestalpine Klangwolke. Marco Palewicz, Chris Bruckmayr and Michael Kaczorowski talk about details and targets of the Klangwolke Miniatures. Fotos of some testprojections for the voestalpine Klangwolke This is a small part of the containermatrix which is going to swim on the Danube and…
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Google Transparency Report
Since Google exerts a not inconsiderable influence on how content is located and disseminated online, the company’s regularly issued report revealing which governments and organizations have “requested” the elimination of content they deem undesirable is an important contribution that clearly shows what a fragile construction the internet truly is. In cases of copyright infringement, their…
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C.LOUD Pro documents the voestalpine Klangwolke
Martina Sochor , David Panhofer and Barbara Heinzl of C.LOUD Pro C.LOUD Pro will be following the progress of this event all the way up to the big show in September and documenting it in sound and picture. What they see and what they suss out will be displayed weekly in the form of a…
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ABC Werkstatt
The word is out: preparations have already begun on the 2012 voestalpine Klangwolke. Everybody is invited to lend a hand staging this amazing event. You can display your musical talent by recording and submitting your own soundcloudminiature. But letters of the alphabet are also an essential element of this year’s extravaganza. Without letters, we couldn’t…
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ZeitRaum at Check-In 3
Check-In 3, Vienna International Airport’s new terminal, went into service on June 5, 2012. Its mission: state-of-the-art processing of millions of air travelers. The Ars Electronica Futurelab designed several installations for it. They take travel, time and air traffic as their subjects, and offer encounters with art to those passing through this hub.
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Lightningtest for voestalpine Klangwolke
The Donaupark is going to be the stage for the voestalpine Klangwolke, and even the buildings, usually fullfilling their functions in a very silent way, will be part of this stage. Check out the video to get a glimpse of what will be happening on September 1st 2012.
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Klangwolken Miniatures, some inspiration
Die Klangwolkenminiaturen sollen möglichst viele Leute dazu anregen, sich mit verschiedensten Klängen auseinanderzusetzen. Inspiration wartet förmlich hinter jeder Hausmauer, an jeder Straßenecke, jede Lichtung im Wald und jedes Stiegenhaus beinhaltet so viel Geräusch, so viel Musik, so viel Rhythmus, so viele Dinge, die wir im Alltag kaum wahrnehmen, weil wir sie zu oft wahrnehmen, und…
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SoundLab, first impressions
The Making of the SoundLab The Opening So, here’s what the hands-on sound studio looks like. Seven workstations are available. Thanks to audio routing, all signals collected at the digital mixing console (from microphones, synthesizers, instruments, what have you…) can be sent to all workstations and processed there. The nice folks at Ableton have provided…
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Out of Control – Jananas Gold
We’ll be taking a very innovative and interesting approach to our “Out of Control” exhibition this coming Sunday, May 20 at 8 PM—an online treasure hunt in cooperation with Jananas Gold!
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VDS, im Jahr 2007
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Summermode: On
The Ars Electronica Center is officially in summermode. The festivalteam enjoys the calm before the summerstorm!
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“CREATE YOUR WORLD” CAMP in Linz
Summer hasn’t even begun yet and we’re already looking forward to its final month. But it’s easy to see why: u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD, the 2012 future festival of the next generation, is set for August 30-September 3. This year, the Kinderfreunde, Upper Austria’s youth advocacy organization, is even offering the opportunity to spend…
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Smartphone-Security, by FH-Prof. DI Robert Kolmhofer
Nevertheless, the hazards that go hand in hand with smartphones are often underestimated. For instance, lots of valuable data are stored right on the smartphone—passwords for various services and online shops and the domain account for the company network, as well as stuff like credit card information. If a smartphone falls into the wrong hands,…
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CISPA: What does it mean?
Created by: Paralegal.net
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The Ars Electronica Center gets a Soundlab
The Ars Electronica Center is going to have a Soundlab. You can build your Soundcloudminiatures in it (https://ars.electronica.art/klangwolke/en/participate/soundcloudminiatures/) or enjoy various soundinstallation. This is part of the room in it’s current stage, the doors open on May, 17th.
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LINZ CHANGES at the Spring Fair
Flanking the entrance is the Linz Light Railway’s first locomotive. The presentation of a book marking the line’s 100th anniversary is set for May 1st at 7 PM. Inside, a bird’s-eye view of Linz is one of the top features this year as well. After all, it’s not every day that you get a chance…
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voestalpine Soundcloud – The Cloud in the Web
The voestalpine Klangwolke – The Cloud in the Web says: “Hello!” It’s all about participation, join the cloud with sounds and characters. Find all information, dates and projects on ars.electronica.art/klangwolke.
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On Telecommunications Data Retention by Peter Burgstaller
The law in force since April 1, 2012 that requires public telecommunications service providers to record data about network users’ activities including their geographic location when such activity occurs and to store that data for a period of six months is difficult to reconcile with our constitutional guarantees of the confidentiality of personal data and…
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Prix-Jury 2012, Michael Doser, Oy vey vey!
In 2009, Munich’s “Haus der Kunst” organized a huge show of his works (www.hausderkunst.de/hdk.de/index.php), almost all of them on a monumental scale. The show is very impressive, and many of Ai Wei Wei’s questions and reflections are thought-provoking (the catalog is an excellent compilation of these), but there is an undercurrent in the exhibition and…
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Prix Ars Electronica 2012, Pre-Jury “Digital Communities”
Symbolic picture The prejury for Prix Ars Electronica 2012 scans through hundreds of submission, here you can see the jury of the category “Digital Communities” (symbolic), consisting of Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Peter Kuthan and Romana Leopoldseder.
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u19 Jurymeeting
Sirikit Amann has been a part of u19 ever since its inception in 1998. She’s been working in the field of cultural education especially in conjunction with new media on the national and international level since the ‘80s, and has been a curator on behalf of Ars Electronica since 2006. Her projects include “Young Animations,”…
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Out of Control – What the web knows about you
Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google (there’s probably no need you provide you with a link here, right?), recently gave a detailed and comprehensive account of some of the looming threats and his critique of them. In this connection, he regards closed systems like Facebook and Apple’s Appstore as discrete domains that make…
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Ich seh, ich seh, was du nicht siehst
Earlier this year, there was a pretty impressive wave of protests in Europe and the US. The bone of contention was SOPA/PIPA/ACTA, proposed legislation that would have a wide-ranging impact on how we use the World Wide Web, and all in the name of the law and for the sake of crime prevention. Incursions into…
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Prix-Jury 2012, Martin Supper
New technology shall create something new! Pierre Boulez 2010: “It’s like architecture: In that moment, when you not only work with wood, stone and concret, but with steel, glas and other materials, you have many more possibilities.” While judging 640 (Music) submission for the ICMC2000 (International Computer Music Conference) I didn’t listen to a lot…
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Prix-Jury 2012, Mariela Yeregui
In the last 10 years we have been committed to creating a space dedicated to the reflection and creation in the intersection of art, science and technology at the National University of Tres de Febrero (Argentina). It has been a great challenge as the domain appeared limitless, allowing an immense possibility for research. Consequently, a…
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App and Web at u19
Let us in on your idea for the world of tomorrow and this year’s Golden Nica could have your name on it! u19-CREATE YOUR WORLD is the competition for creative young people up to age 19 who live in Austria and whose idea of having fun is coming up with something new. We welcome all…
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Pictures right out of your head
Every once in a while, you’re watching at a scenery so beautiful, that you want to capture it and show it to your friends. More often than not, there’s a camera around, but there’s also the romantic way of painting the whole sensation. You pick your brush or pen, start to fill the paper with…