November 2006
DIGITALSOULS.COM - new media art | philosophy | culture
"one of the longest continuously running online galleries and e-zines dedicated to new media art, digital culture and philosophy; contributions by international artists and writers including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, John Berger, Sean Cubitt, Susan Sontag..."
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journal for newmedia teachers; issue 10 is on visual culture
soundtoys.net -
ejournal; interactive web soundtoys, artworks and related texts
Lifehacker, the Productivity and Software Guide
by 79 othersblog; always something interesting here about software or web sites that could be useful
Online Image Collections by Subject: Rotch Visual Collections: MIT Libraries
Exploring image collections on the Internet, compiled by MIT, an annotated links page
Martin Parr
a photographer of the everyday, contemporary
dichtung-digital. Hyperfiction, Netzliteratur, Hypermedia: Interfictions
here is a page listing all essays available in English; distinguished authors
Low Probability of Racoons - Hypertext and Flash animated poems
uses the duration of video to make kinetic poetry that has a narrative in the words and beyond them; nice example for students of simple form with complex effects
Electronic Literature Organization - Directory
good source for hypertext, kinetic poetry, search by author or type
Center for History and New Media
by 1 otherextensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center
Internet history
by 1 otheron other pages, find history of other important Internet developments, such as Google and PayPal
Henry Jenkins: Eight Traits of the New Media Landscape
succinct and useful as an overview 11/06
The Mirror Project: Adventures in Reflective Surfaces
by 4 otherscollection of images from people who photographed themselves in reflective surfaces; since this is a favorite tactics of lovers of light, many images are well composed and intriguing
Electronic Literature Organization
by 1 othersome links to contemporary hypertext literature; information about and reviews of artists' DVDs
Welcome to House of Lime
by 2 otherscheck out category "dings" to see a huge collection of innovative dingbats
KQED - Digital Storytelling Initiative
View and listen to the projects of people of all ages
October 2006
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by 2 othersa large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first
STORYTRON - Interactive Storytelling
Software for something between a game and literary hypertext. "Storytronics uses Verbs to define what may happen in interactive storytelling. Each Verb represents one possible dramatic action, like a kiss, a demand, or an advice." Looks like fun.
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artist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet
Welcome to the Information Processing Content Web Site
very useful lesson plans for Internet theory and use, digital photograph, desktop publishing
Digital Story Examples
a page leading to many examples, things you could make with imovie; from more than decade of practice from 1990-2003
Tech Head Stories
big list of links for many aspects of digital storytelling; regularly updated
WIRED 3.02: "Viruses Are Good for You" by Julian Dibbell
a theory of the benefits of computer viruses
September 2006
KQED
major station hosts digital storytelling initiative; good examples, handbook, model
