[[column written for recent 800th edition of 3Dworld magazine ]]
Back in the twentieth century, before even, if you can remember the time before, the world wide web, the first issue of 3DWorld magazine appeared. A lot has happened to the world in the 15 years since then, but the next 15 promise to be even stranger. Clocking the 800th issue, who better to predict the next 800, than a magic eight-ball. Continue Reading →
by Sean Healy, March 17, 2006 0 comments
The Aeolian Ride came to Melbourne last weekend, having already happened in New York, San Francisco, Cape Town + Los Angeles – thanks to the inspired efforts of Jessica Findley. A day of soil shovelling kept me from being one of the fifty cyclists wearing an inflatable suit, but at least enjoyed these photos of it by Alan “DJ Bags” Bamford, who promises to post more to his Flickr account soon. He also noted “World Nude Bike Ride ( the next day) was not as well attended – maybe 15 troopers in the searing heat..”. 
Aeolian bikes in Melbourne has a flickr posse.
by Sean Healy, March 14, 2006 1 Comment
Via the wunderbar Undergrowth peeps, this meaningful alternative to the impending and descending glare of International cameras in Melbourne for the upcoming ‘Commonwealth’ Games:
This short documentary about contemporary and historical indigenous issues is narrated by two of the leaders of the Black GST movement, Robbie and Marg Thorpe. It explores the three main issues of unfinished business leftover from Australia’s reconciliation movement.
G- Genocide
S – Sovereignty
T- Treaty
Shot and edited by Tim Parish and Krusty, the guerilla news style documentary is intended as a historical primer for people interested in the issues of Aboriginal rights in the lead up to the Stolenwealth Games in Melbourne 2006.Warning: video file is 144mb and definitely requires broadband for viewing….
related : March Melbourne Madness, Stolenwealth Games
by Sean Healy, March 10, 2006 0 comments
*Via the VIDVOX User Forums, this useful guide to setting up midi between computers using the built in OS X 10.4 midi networking. Ostensibly for support of their software Grid Pro & VDMX, these forums are also a wealth of information about the nature of passing vidi-yo-yo-yo around machines in real-time.
*Tangentally, via Reverse Cowgirl, this tip-off to Pepper’s Ghost – an illusionary technique used in theatre and some magic tricks to make objects seem to appear, disappear or morph into each other.
by Sean Healy, March 8, 2006 0 comments
The Wooster Collective facilitate an ever-fresh feed of visual street delights, but their recent series of How To Guides is more entertaining than they’ve been in a long-time.
Favourites?
#12 – Blek Le Rat’s How to Survive in the Graffiti World Without Selling Your Soul , #9 – Lepos’ How To Plan A Viral Marketing Campaign, #7 – Flower Guys’ “How to Stretch Your Reach”, #5- Brad Downey’s How To Become Invisible, #3 – Logan Hicks’ How To Make Prison Wine, #2 – Dave The Chimp’s “How To Quit Smoking” and the irresistible #4 – Mark Jenkins’ How to Make a Plastic Bag Eating Giraffe.
by Sean Healy, March 8, 2006 0 comments