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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on September 4, 2013 at 5:41am

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90782/8387237.html
Shanghai Science and Art Exhibition presents 7D films
The International Science and Art Exhibition in Shanghai is introducing some jaw-dropping 7D films. Visitors to the exhibition have had a chance to watch and take part in three interactive movies, that combine traditional film technology with computer games.

All three of the 10-minute-long movies are about war and adventures, and only six people can watch them at one time. They were filmed in 3D, and technology in the special screening room allows viewers to smell fragrances related to what is happening on screen. Viewers can also feel wind, rain, and their chairs shaking along with the action. They also have an infrared gun so they can shoot at the evil characters on screen and collect points like they would playing a computer game.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 29, 2013 at 5:59am

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/aug/24/3d-replicas-van...!

Van Gogh in 3D? A replica could be yours for £22,000

Museum develops hi-tech replicas of Dutch master – accurate right down to the frame
The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam has developed high-quality 3D reproductions of some of its finest paintings, with what it describes as the most advanced copying technique ever seen. Axel Rüger, the museum's director, said: "It really is the next generation of reproductions because they go into the third dimension. If you're a layman, they are pretty indistinguishable [from the originals]. Of course, if you're a connoisseur and you look more closely, you can see the difference."

Each reproduction is priced £22,000 – somewhat more than the cost of a postcard or poster. But the museum is hoping to increase access to pictures which, if they were sold, would go for tens of millions of pounds to Russian oligarchs or American billionaires.

The 3D scanning technique has so far reproduced Almond Blossom (1890), Sunflowers (1889), The Harvest (1888), Wheatfield under Thunderclouds (1890) and Boulevard de Clichy (1887). Further ventures into Van Gogh's back catalogue are planned.

Other museums are taking a close interest in the commercial potential of 3D, given that the Van Gogh museum expects to raise substantial funds from sales. The revenue will go towards planned renovations, as well as the preservation of a collection of 200 paintings, drawings and letters. Rüger said: "It is really fascinating to start an ambitious and commercial product of this kind. For museums, the financial situation is such that we all need to think about new products, new income streams, new business ideas to secure our finances."

The replicas, called Relievos, are being created by the museum in partnership with Fujifilm, with which it has had an exclusive deal for three years. Such is the complexity of the technology, known as Reliefography, that it has taken more than seven years to develop and only three a day can be made. It combines a 3D scan of the painting with a high-resolution print. The "super-accurate" reproduction even extends to the frame and the back of the painting. Every Relievo is numbered and approved by a museum curator. There is a limited edition of 260 copies per painting.

Rüger said: "This particular process has been developed with paintings in mind. The work of Van Gogh lends itself particularly well, since the pictures are so rich in surface structure. We have been working with them on the colour quality and fine-tuning."

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2013 at 8:21am

http://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/art/366750/the-science-of-art
Digital design blends two disciplines to blur creative boundaries
The science of art Digital design blends two disciplines to blur creative boundaries
While traditional art explores the bounds of reality and feelings, the realm of digital art attempts to go further and serve a wider set of purposes. Technology plays a big part in rendition and perception,...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 24, 2013 at 5:37am

An unprecedented group of partners, including the NEA, NEH, and NSF (in their first-ever collaboration) together with both Microsoft Studios and Microsoft Research are collaborating . You can see more about it on the website:
http://mediasystems.soe.ucsc.edu

Now videos are being posted of the presentations as well as writing up a white paper based on the gathering and follow-on conversations. They are adding one video per week.

The first two talks are?

Introduction about the programme, talking about why we would want to bring together digital arts, digital humanities, and media-focused computer science:
http://eis-blog.ucsc.edu/2013/08/computation-as-culture/

Brenda Laurel's talk on bringing the practice and theory of drama together with the development of new media technologies:
http://eis-blog.ucsc.edu/2013/08/brenda-laurel-crossing-boundaries/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 20, 2013 at 5:47am

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 19, 2013 at 6:45am

http://www.michalbrzezinski.org/bioart/michal-brzezinski/others/ins...!
Andrey Smirnov: Sound in Z: Experiments in Sound and Electronic Music in Early 20th-century Russia (2013)

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 17, 2013 at 6:59am

2013 ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL
The centerpiece of this year?s Ars Electronica conference program is the Total Recall Symposium. One of science?s most coveted secrets and humankind?s greatest technological challenges will be the focal point of the next Ars Electronica Festival 5?9 September 2013: memory and its storage. What is remembrance? How is information saved to memory and how is it lost?in nature, in technology, in the future? Total Recall features neuroscientists, computer engineers, artists and philosophers who will discuss their approaches, their latest findings and their interpretations, their plans and visions of a future in which we?ll be able to save everything to memory. This year?s festival will include Project Genesis, a new exhibition devoted to the current state of scientific research in the field of synthetic biology.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 15, 2013 at 8:49am

Mathematical Impressions: Making Music with a Möbius Strip

Musical chords naturally inhabit certain topological spaces, which show the possible paths that a composer can use to move between chords

Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=making-music-with-...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 15, 2013 at 6:55am

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 9, 2013 at 6:13am

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/edinburgh-intern...

Edinburgh International Festival chief reveals technology theme ahead of event's official opening

http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/scottish-new...

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