Again and Again

Brian Droitcour explains his concept of "the loop" through the use of this photo. He says that "the loop is the unsteady cornerstone of contemporary technology, both a basic structure of computer code and the physical shape of reels of film and tape that continue to inform conceptual understanding of digital media." He also described the metaphoric meaning of the loop.

I did not understand his explanation of the loop; however, when he started talkng about its metaphoric meaning of "time," I felt as though I had a clearer understanding of it. I do not see the correlation between this photo and his explanataion.

Dancing Machines: An Interview with Natalie Bookchin

Natalie Bookchin took video clips of different people dancing alone in their room to different types of music. She then put them all together and incorporated them into one video. Her main purpose was to see the relationship from all the different types of dance and how globalization played in with this idea. Other factors that became relevant were the way the different forms of dance were visualized and the way people perceived them.

Personally, I thought this idea was very interesting. I love dance, in any form, and feel that comparing different types from different people can be very interesting. In the photos that are shown in this picture, the three girls are all doing the same exact move but are facing a different way. They are all in their room; however, they are in very different environments due to their location, music choice, and culture. I can really relate to this piece.

Driving Through Iceland

This is a piece of work that won the challenge to create the best piece of artwork using Processing in 200 characters or less. It was created by dotlassie and is entitled, "Driving through Iceland." It is an interactive piece that looks like a road that you control or drive on by moving the mouse. You can go faster or slower by moving the mouse up or down.

I think this piece is very interesting and I love that it is interactive. It shows how control is pretty much everything in most situations. If you go to fast, it is easy to lose control. Sometimes when you go slow, and take things one step at a time, you end up going farther in life and doing things the right way.