User:Lucia Dossin

Reading Writing Research Methodologies

Notes on Reading

• Discipline, Control and the current state of Internet - notes
• Discipline, Control and the current state of Internet - common notes (group)
• Protocol – Introduction Chapter (Alexander Galloway)
• Empire - Chapter 1.2 Biopolitical Production (Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt)

Writing

• Work description in 300 words
• On Discipline Society / Society of Control
• Observations on Being an User
• Zizek / Martens / Oppenheimer
• Interview
• Essay on Method

Prototyping Networked Media

Assignments

• Assignment #1 Python & Turtle
• Assignment #3 Python Generated Sound Files - RAW DATA
• Assignment #3 Python Generated Image Seque3nce - RAW DATA
• Assignment #4 Working with text
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• Assignment #5 Roll Your Own Google

Modules

• SVG
• Scraping

Prototyping Lens Based

Assignments

• Editing Scheme
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• Kinect

Thematic Seminars

Politics of Craft

• Politics of Craft

Sound Narrative

• Soundworkshops

Archive

• Documentation

Self-directed Research

• Exercise 1

Cookbook

• Comparing Google Terms of Service

Links

• Steve
• Aymeric

EMO entry

The Magician

Hieronymus Bosch and workshop, 1502

The magician is a professional hired to entertain by performing tricks. One of the specific feature of this profession is the commitment to secrecy. An illusionist that reveals tricks can be expelled from the group.

History

The first reportedly known magician, Dedi, lived in ancient Egypt (2700BC) and was supposedly able to resurrect animals after having their heads cut.

Since the beginning, magic has been associated with supernatural powers. In the Middle Ages, it has been associated with witchcraft. According to the Magicpedia, in the Renaissance a few important books were published on the subject.

'Natural Magic' (Magia natvralis libri viginti, written by John Baptista Porta in 1558) was a book on Natural Sciences and contained information on 'geology, optics, medicines, poisons, cooking, magnets and its properties, fires, gunpowders, invisible and clandestine writing'. (Wikipedia)

'The Discoverie of Witchcraft' (written in 1584 by Reginald Scot) not only disclosed trick secrets but also presented a strong position against the Catholic church for persecuting people and accusing them of being witches.

One of the most ancient performances is the 'Cup and Balls'. It has been performed for the last 2000 years. It is still considered such a relevant trick that many consider that mastering it is essential for someone to be called a magician.

Penn and Teller cups and balls

Abracadabra

The etymology of this word is uncertain but it may derive from Aramaic. Abracadabra is used as a magic word. The first mention of it was in a Medical book from century 3AD, where the word was displayed in the form of a triangle and was used as an amulet against malaria.

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A - B - R - A - C - A - D - A - B - R
A - B - R - A - C - A - D - A - B
A - B - R - A - C - A - D - A
A - B - R - A - C - A - D
A - B - R - A - C - A
A - B - R - A - C
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There are also connections between the word and the ability to write. It could have been used as a way to remember the alphabet, as 'it becomes more pronounceable and easier to remember by adding repetitive vowel "a" or "ra" sounds where there are none and adding an alliteration "bra" at the end'. (Wikipedia)

Magic Organizations

Worldwide there are many organizations that aim to keep the art of magic alive – and secret. The oldest one is The Society of American Magicians, founded in New York in 1902. A few years later (1905), the Magic Circle is founded in London. Both associations are still active. For a more complete list of this kind of organizations, check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Magic_organizations.

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