Scott Timberg, an arts journalist and author of the CultureCrash blog on ArtsJournal, has a new book out called… Culture Crash. It’s Scott’s attempt to look at how the digital revolution has impacted artists. The tagline of the book – “The Killing of the Creative Class” – gives you an idea of what he thinks […]
Live Versus The Machine (Let’s Not Take The Live Experience For Granted)
The promise of virtual reality has intrigued science fiction writers for years. But the technology for VR has been rather disappointing. Until now, writes Wired. A headset called the Oculus Rift has gamers excited. But also movie makers and artists interested in new forms of story-telling: What is known is that the ways that perspectives can change […]
The New Literate?
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material. – Wikipedia Literacy at its most basic is the ability to read and write. Someone is judged “literate” by what they’ve read or written, and notions of literateness (as opposed to “literacy”) have changed over […]
The Lang Lang Experience, Live And In 3D
Is the future of live classical music recitals to turn them into a multimedia experience that is somehow more “familiar” to a generation raised on video screens. Here’s a report from Lang Lang’s concert in London over the weekend: He is not the first classical pianist to give a solo Albert Hall recital but few […]
When Technology Blows Up Your Strategy
Often when people talk about using technology, what they’re really talking about is platforms. A blog is a platform. A Facebook page is a platform. A YouTube channel is a platform. They aren’t technology strategies. Platforms are constantly changing, and if you’re locked into one, it’s difficult to keep up when the next one comes […]