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Event: Wireless Stories New Media in Public Space – Amsterdam Feb 17 2011
The Mobile City is involved in what promises to be an interesting conference on storytelling with digital media, to be held in Amsterdam, February 17 2011. Here’s the blurb: Wireless Stories New Media in Public Space From flash mobs to GPS city games, urban screens to digital graffiti, and smartphone tours to augmented reality Amsterdam,…
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Why The Economist is wrong about ‘the internet of hype’
Some weeks ago The Economist published an article about ‘the internet of things’, with the provocative title ‘The internet of hype‘. The journalist, (nick)named [?] Schumpeter, was invited to attend the corporate event Fundación de la Innovación in Madrid. He raises a number of critical points against the idea that the internet of things is…
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Cognitive Cities Conference 26-27 Feb 2011 Berlin, Germany
February 26 & 27 2011 The Cognitive Cities Conference takes place in Berlin, Germany. Some of our friends are speaking. From their announcement: We are at a point in time where the paths are set for the future of cities. The Cognitive Cities Conference (#CoCities) aims to bring the vibrant global conversation about the future…
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Conference: Die Vermessung des Urbanen 3.0 – Munich January 14-16 2011
Die Urbanauten – an interdisciplinary debating society on public space – is organizing a conference in Munich this January: Die Vermessung des Urbanen 3.0 Ein neuer „Zwischenraum“? Der öffentliche Raum der Stadt erlebt gegenwärtig eine Renaissance. E-Mail, SMS, später Blogs, Facebook und Twitter: anders als von Kulturpessimisten prophezeit, haben die neuen Kommunikationsfor( m)en des Internets…
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DATACITY – Report of Amber’ 10 – Art and Technology Festival in Istanbul (November 2010)
During the 5th and 14th of November, the city of Istanbul became subject and object, host and platform to the fourth international Amber Art and Technology Festival. The festival explores and questions the impact of technologies on social, cultural, and political domains via artistic practices. This year’s theme was: DATACITY. The Mobile City’s guest blogger…
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Report: Workshop ‘Locative Contours, Residua and Documentary Inclinations’ @ amberconference ’10 “Datacity”
Between November 5-14th, the city of Istanbul hosted the fourth international Amber Art and Technology Festival. The festival explores and questions the impact of technologies on social, cultural, and political domains via artistic practices. This year’s theme was: DATACITY. The Mobile City’s guestblogger Tina Bastajian looks back on a workshop she conducted at the conference…
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Mobile Tech Salon 9 Dec. 2010: Mobiles + Art + Activism
For those of you in or near New York, this looks like an interesting event on December 9 2010: On Thursday, December 9th, join us for Mobiles + Art + Activism We’ll feature interactive artists and activists who use mobile phones in innovative and creative ways for expression and advocacy. Featuring installations and discussion with the…
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Dissertation by TMC’s Michiel de Lange for download
Tuesday November 16 2010 Michiel de Lange successfully defended his PhD dissertation “Moving Circles: mobile media and playful identities”. To download the dissertation, go here >>.
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Lift11 Feb 2-4 2011: 25% discount via The Mobile City
We are happy to announce that The Mobile City is now an affiliate of the wonderful Lift11 Conference. This means that all readers of The Mobile City get a 25% discount on the sales price of tickets to Lift11. Lift11 is a three-day conference about current and emerging usage of digital technologies such as online communities,…
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Call: proposal for workshop at LIFT11
LIFT11 workshop submissions are open! At Lift11, workshops will take place on Thursday 3 February, and Friday 4 February 2011. Click here to submit a proposal. We’ve suggested some overall themes that we’d like to focus on in this edition – they tie in with our program and the plenary sessions and will enable Lifters…
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Call for Proposal:Shared Artist in Residence (Budapest, Amsterdam, Bristol)
5daysoff, Pervasive Media Studio, Kitchen Budapest and NIMk launch an open call for a cross-European residency programme. (original call: http://www.kitchenbudapest.hu/en/shared_residency ) We’re looking for interesting artists seeking time and space to research, produce and present projects at the intersection of art, mobility and culture involving audience participation. The programme will support early stage ideas that utilise…
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online book: The Enabling City: Place-Based Creative Problem-Solving and the Power of the Everyday
Chiara Camponeschi is a change-maker with over six years of experience in people-powered change. Her latest project, The Enabling City, consists of a Creative-Commons licensed publication, The Enabling City: Place-Based Creative Problem-Solving and the Power of the Everyday, and a web-platform by the same name. Guided by principles such as collaboration, innovation and participation, Camponeschi…
