MachineMachine /stream - tagged with surreal http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron therourke@gmail.com GarJon http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/22602801100

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]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 13:19:27 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/22602801100 In the Zone of Alienation: Tarkovsky as Video Game http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/may/01/zone-chernobyl-tarkovsky-video-game/ Zona, Geoff Dyer’s recent book about Andrei Tarkovsky’s masterpiece Stalker, has been much discussed for its almost comically thorough dissection of the stately 1979 film. In an account that combines summary, memoir, meditation, tribute, and citation into a kind of deluxe version of the TV recap, Dyer sets out to convey the hypnotic effect Stalker has had on decades of viewers, and on himself. And yet, after reading the book, I was left feeling that something was missing. In both the book and the deluge of Stalker coverage its release has occasioned, perhaps the most crucial, and most popular, part… ]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 15:13:27 -0700 http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/may/01/zone-chernobyl-tarkovsky-video-game/ No http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/8380380071

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]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:21:00 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/8380380071 Alphaland http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/5240562153

Alphaland

Ever wondered what’s going on in the background of your favorite video games, behind all the moving pictures and pretty sounds? A new Flash game from Jonas Kyratzes titled Alphaland answers that very question by placing players in a rough Alpha version of a minimalist platformer, and then placing them deep within said Alpha’s metaphysical guts.

If it sounds confusing … well, that’s because it is. But it’s also pretty short, and pretty sad, and pretty pretty. If you’ve got a few minutes, give it a play over at Newgrounds!

(via Joystiq)

]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 03:14:00 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/5240562153 Punctures - Shintaro Kago http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/3345105669

Punctures - Shintaro Kago

]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:15:00 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/3345105669 Desert Bus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Teller%27s_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus Desert Bus is the best known trick minigame in the package, and was a featured part of Electronic Gaming Monthly's preview. The objective of the game is to drive a bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in real time at a maximum speed of 45mph. The feat requires 8 hours of continuous play to complete, since the game cannot be paused.

The bus contains no passengers, contains little scenery (an occasional rock or stop sign will appear at the side of the road), and there is no traffic. The road between Tucson and Las Vegas… ]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:02:18 -0700 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Teller%27s_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus SAME HAT! (tumblr) http://samehat.tumblr.com/ For folks that haven't checked it yet, the newly re-launched SAME HAT TUMBLR is up and running!

The SAME HAT! Tumblr is curated and run by 8 contributors. It features art/videos/music and random whatever from the bowels of the internet-- all stuff loosely related to the imagined community that is "SAME HAT". ]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:34:00 -0700 http://samehat.tumblr.com/ My Famicase Exhibition 2010 http://famicase.com/10/index.html With its latest entries having just appeared online, the Famicase exhibition -- curated by Tokyo game culture shop Meteor -- once again proves why it's a yearly art/game highlight. The premise? A collective of Japanese designers and artists imagine cartridges for their favorite Famicom (8-bit Nintendo) games that never were.

While this year's crop has strayed away from anything as blatantly/lightly controversial as last year's Bush Jr cart, it takes no less a sardonic swipe at Western culture with Burp'n'Shoot! above. The game, the artists say, is a "fun lazy redneck experience" that involves "sitting on the… ]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 05:25:00 -0700 http://famicase.com/10/index.html Time Traveler Caught in Museum Photo? | forgetomori http://forgetomori.com/2010/fortean/time-traveler-caught-in-museum-photo/ It’s the short description for the photograph shown at the virtual Bralorne Pioneer Museum, from British Columbia, Canada. The image can be seen specifically on this page (scroll down to the middle), among other items of the online exhibit. Did you notice anything out of place? Or perhaps, out of time? The man with what appears to be very modern sunglasses seems to be wearing a stamped T-shirt with a nice sweater, all the while holding a portable compact camera! ]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:40:00 -0700 http://forgetomori.com/2010/fortean/time-traveler-caught-in-museum-photo/ hellograndad.com http://hellograndad.com


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]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:27:00 -0700 http://hellograndad.com Time http://people.alfred.edu/~mh7/Site/time.html (A Glitch Lecture by ∆¥∆) ]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:33:00 -0700 http://people.alfred.edu/~mh7/Site/time.html Art Fag City » The Best of Web 2009! http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/12/31/the-best-of-web-2009/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArtFagCity+%28Art+Fag+City%29 Here’s a better model for year-end link lists: Only chose one link! I asked 18 of my favorite professionals to do just this, leaving the subject matter completely at their discretion. The format doesn’t solve the inevitable difference of taste issues between readers and linkers — one person’s trash is another person’s Titian – but it at least eliminates the impossible chore of having to rate 20 unrelated items. It also creates a list in which each link is special to someone. For me, that creates a year-end list worth reflection. ]]> Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:59:00 -0700 http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/12/31/the-best-of-web-2009/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArtFagCity+%28Art+Fag+City%29 Michael Unwrapped http://www.flickr.com/photos/huge-entity/4168363419/

Mr. Daniel posted a photo:

Michael Unwrapped

Michael Jackson's digitised face...
found on eBay

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Mr. Daniel posted a photo:

Michael Unwrapped

Michael Jackson's digitised face...
found on eBay

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:17:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/huge-entity/4168363419/ █░LAST░█░M░I░D░I░█ █░BACKGROUND░█ http://www.kingcosmonaut.de/lmb/#73 It is an internet radio, a cyberspace shuttle, and a kind of archive. LMB takes you on a journey through an almost forgotten web that is loud, colorful, often "personal", and doesn't care about standards. Though it might be forgotten by many, some parts of it are still there, waiting to be explored. And maybe we can learn something along the way. What? LMB plays a continous stream of MIDI music. However these aren't just random tunes, instead the songs are taken from websites where they are being played as background music. While playing a song the LMB cyberspace shuttle… ]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:04:00 -0700 http://www.kingcosmonaut.de/lmb/#73 The Stag http://www.flickr.com/photos/huge-entity/4153206033/

Mr. Daniel posted a photo:

The Stag

www.daikichiamano.com

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Kim Jong Il and?

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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:18:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/huge-entity/4079560345/ CHEESE ZONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6QfMqCTa8 ]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:30:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6QfMqCTa8 McRoll'd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssh71hePR8Q ]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:22:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssh71hePR8Q Rejected - Best Oscar Award Winner Movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuOvqeABHvQ ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:30:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuOvqeABHvQ