Tag Archives: internet

I don’t know what I am doing…

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Pete

So I placed my books on Amazon.com today, but its clear that I don’t know what I am doing as the last draft of the small book was already on it! (I have asked how I remove it). The books … Continue reading →

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Research Paper

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Pete

I sent my research paper to Gareth today. However I didn’t send the title, abstract and outline of around 1000 words. Rather I sent him this (draft MA Research Paper). As you can see it’s a completed first draft of … Continue reading →

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Emily Allchurch – 2

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Pete

I enjoyed a great presentation by Emily Allchurch yesterday. She took us through her conceptual and practical approaches in some detail included touching on the economics of her practice. The presentation was online via Skype and Google Hangouts and worked … Continue reading →

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Research paper symposium number 2: Art is all mental

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Pete

GeneralWe enjoyed our second research paper symposium yesterday. This time is was led by Gareth Polmeer. I didn’t know him before the session but found his work here but to summarise he is a Visiting Lecturer in Critical and Historical … Continue reading →

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Speed has been a theme this week

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Pete

Speed seems to have been a theme this week. Visiting dad and getting sharp because his internet  and PC are so slow. Getting by broadband upgraded from 100MBPS to 153MBPS and seeing a significant increase in the loading of sites. … Continue reading →

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Research paper symposium

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Pete

It’s taken me the weekend to process and respond to last Tuesday’s research paper symposium. The symposium was preceded by a paper Jonathan sent outlining the paper’s specification – see research paper briefing 2014-15_MAVA all_May2015 and then following it up with … Continue reading →

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What is “digital”

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Pete

Todays tutorial began with some MA housekeeping stuff but the meat of the session was about the nature of digital. The discussion began by exploring the question of whether the medium was so fast that any attempts at classification were … Continue reading →

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Symposium

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Pete

We has a great symposium yesterday on the subject of Digital Visitors and Residents – see here. I made a little schematic of my digital world before the meeting. Jonathan posited that Dave White’s encouragement was for to use the … Continue reading →

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Symposium and reflection on Lev Manovich’s The Practice of Everyday (Media) Life

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Pete

Today’s tutorial was a fascinating discussion about the nature of the web and the pros and cons it offers us in terms of art making, sharing and engagement. Rather than summarise the discussion (that is on Skype anyway, I have … Continue reading →

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