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 Illusionist

I'm interested in exploring the figure of the illusionist - a professional who is hired and paid to performs tricks, known to be an illusion. Another specific feature of this profession is the commitment to secrecy.

Famous illusionists

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, 1805-1871

From Wikipedia: "The Arabs of Algeria were said to be excited to rebel against French colonialists by miracles performed by their religious leaders.[citation needed] In 1856, Napoleon III's Second French Empire brought Robert-Houdin out of retirement to Algeria, hoping that he might perform tricks that were far more impressive, thereby dissolving the excitement of the rebels.[citation needed] Robert-Houdin's tricks, it is said, succeeded in breaking up the influence of the mullahs.[citation needed] Moreover, the Arabs became afraid of Robert-Houdin.[citation needed]"
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David Copperfield, 1956

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Penn & Teller, 1955 & 1948

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David Blaine, 1973

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Marco tempest, 1964

Also known as open source magician. [5]

Mat Franco

While researching on magicians and illusionists, I came across Mat Franco, the winner of TV program America's Got Talent, announced just a few hours ago. In the video below, his 'mind-blowing' performance at the finale.
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The Magic Circle

London based organization, founded in 1905, aimed at 'promoting and advancing the art of magic'.