Cutting Edge
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Cutting Edge: Running against the virtual wall
In “Run Motherfucker Run,” the body becomes the controller: those who run experience virtual immersion—those who stop fall. A powerful critique of passive consumption in digital worlds.
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Cutting Edge: Hands-on drone art
In this issue, Horst Hörtner presents a project that shows how art, technology, and participation can come together: the Klangwolke 2012, in which swarms of drones were used for the first time and thousands of people became part of the production.
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Cutting Edge: Avatars of Humanity
“Cutting Edge” is a new blog series in which Ars Electronica team members present outstanding artistic projects. In the first edition, Gerfried Stocker introduces a project that shows how technology can create closeness: In the ‘Avatar Robot Café,’ people with severe physical disabilities are integrated into everyday working life via robots.