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[patrick lichty]

intelligent agent - Vol. 3 No. 1, Final Installment

Vol. 3 No. 1, Winter/Spring '03
The final wave of articles from Vol. 3 No. 1 is now available at
http://www.intelligentagent.com

intelligent agent is published as a quarterly online magazine in a modular
format:
*3 thematic threads
Threads of Vol. 3 No. 1:
//the political sphere//
//biotech/transgenics//
//new media curation//
*reviews on festivals, net art, exhibitions, books, tech sector

All content is available in html and as pdf files with layout, which allow
readers to assemble customized issues. The content of each quarterly issue
becomes available over a period of 3 months.

NEW:
editorial
+Patrick Lichty, Dark Times for New Media?
Patrick Lichty ponders the state and future of new media art in the context
of the Walker Art Center's recent termination of its new media initiative -- 
an epilogue to this issue's thread on new media curation.

//the political sphere//
+ G.H. Hovagimyan, Shooter
Hovagimyan discusses his interactive sound installation Shooter, a
collaboration with Peter Sinclair, which is based on the psychological
thresholds one crosses when engaging in a video/computer game. Shooter
explores the issue of violence from the microcosmic level of gaming to the
macrocosmic one of war, especially information war.
+ Mike Mosher, Unionizing Silicon Valley Part One: Problem, History and
Opportunity
Mosher takes a look at the models and history of unions and ponders their
usefulness for unionizing the tech industry at a time where the lines
between hardware, software and engineering disciplines have blurred.

//biotech/transgenics//
+ Tiffany Holmes, The Mighty Mouse: Communicating addiction research through
computer art
Tiffany Holmes discusses the development of the art project "Mighty Mouse,"
a collaboration with neuroscientist Tolga Uz that fuses addiction research
with multimedia installation work and is meant to foster public dialogue
about issues related to drug use. The essay explores the potential outcomes
of a collaboration between an artist and a scientist and describes the four
principal elements of the project (a multi-channel video installation, a
drawing series, a web art game, and a testimonial-style video).
 + Ricardo Dominguez, Nano-fest Destiny 3.0: Fragments from the Post-Biotech
Era
Dominguez speculates about the post-biotech era in which "Molecular
Nanotechnology" (MNT) will implement its command-and-control structures.
Outlining subjects such as bio-colonialism, end of history scenarios (for
example, the gray goo syndrome), anti-market science, as well as the fusion
of genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, Dominguez considers our
nano-fest destiny.

//new media curation//
+ Patrick Lichty, Reconfiguring the Museum: Electronic Media and Emergent
Curatorial Models
Using examples of alternative curatorial models as case studies, Patrick
Lichty explores how networked communication technologies have influenced
curatorial practice and challenge the status of the art institution as
monopolistic cultural producer.

COMING SOON: Vol. 3 No. 2 with threads on VR/3D, Mobility, Gaming

Questions? Comments?
Please post responses to the issue at
http://agent.netart-init.org/forum/

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intelligent agent
Editor-in-Chief: Patrick Lichty
Director: Christiane Paul

http://www.intelligentagent.com
intelligent agent is a service organization and information
provider dedicated to interpreting and promoting art that
uses digital technologies for production and presentation.
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