artificial_product [a.k.a. fakeshop] sends the following URL:
http://web.t0.or.at/fakeshop/capsule_hotel/intro.html
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plagiarist sends their own holiday gift:
…our holiday gift to you… the gift that keeps on giving…
http://plagiarist.org/www.0100101110101101.ORG/
merry christmas from all of us here at plagiarist.org….
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Jacinta Laurent sends this announcement:
VECTORIAL ELEVATION, Relational Architecture No. 4
A NET ARTWORK ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SEE AND TRANSFORM
THE HISTORIC CENTER IN MEXICO CITY USING
18 ROBOTIC SEARCHLIGHTS
"Vectorial Elevation" by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Z<F3>calo Square, Mexico City, December 26th 1999 to January 6th 2000.
Visitors to http://www.alzado.net will be able to design domes of light
over the Zocalo Plaza using 18 searchlights placed around the city
centre. These searchlights are powerful lightbeams that can be seen from
a 10 mile radius. They will be in constant motion showing the designs
arriving from the Net.
The website will feature a 3D interface that will allow participants to
point the searchlights and design a "Vectorial Elevation", which is a
geodesic light dome over the square. The interface will allow people to
see virtually their design from any point of view. When a submission is
sent to Mexico, the searchlights will orient themselves automatically to
render the participant's design and three webcams will take pictures to
document it. A web page will be made for each participant with photos
of his or her design, information, and comments.
A live netcast will take place using three webcams located at the
Latinoamericana skyscraper, the "Gran Hotel de la Ciudad" and the
National Palace. The video will be sent using "kyx pyx" streaming
software developed specifically for this project. This source code will
be available as a free download.
The installation "Vectorial Elevation" is a piece by Mexican media
artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, in collaboration with over a dozen
programmers, designers and technicians from four countries.
Lozano-Hemmer's "Relational Architecture" projects aim to transform
emblematic buildings with new interactive technologies that allow the
public to be an integral part of the artwork. More information on his
work can be found at http://www.telefonica.es/fat/artistas/rlh/prlh.html
The piece will be running every night , dusk to dawn (6PM to 6 AM), from
the 26th of December to the 6th of January. Hundreds of thousands of
people will access the piece through the net and millions will see it
live in Mexico City. For those who do not have net connectivity a number
of free public terminals are available across the country, mostly in
museums and libraries.
On the 31st of December the piece will not be running interactively in
order to accommodate the New Year's Eve celebration. At 11:37 PM,
Lozano-Hemmer will select a few of the "Vectorial Elevation" designs
already done by the participants and will make a 7 minute light show.
This show will feature music by Mexican electronic DJ Bostich, from the
Nortec scene. The entire New Year's Eve celebration will be netcast by
the site's webcams.
Design your own vectorial elevation and become a part of a unique fin de
millennium celebration.
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buresoh sends these URLs:
MILLENNIUM MIDNIGHT Net Event
31 December 99 - 01 January 00
Starts at 13H00 Paris.
Official URL :
http://www.icono.org/midnight
Mirror site :
http://www.ifrance.com/midnight
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The Ars Electronica Center announces a Y2K event with TNC:
GLOBAL INTERNET OBSERVATORY
(THE MILLENNIUM PARK SHOWDOWN)
A Futurelab Ars Electronica Center/TNC Network event, in cooperation
with Austrian TV ORF.
December 31, 1999
http://www.aec.at and http://www.tnc.net
Will one of the most intriguing mysteries in the short annals of
cyberspace at last be revealed?
For over a year, Paris-based TNC Network and its partners have been
tracking down a mysterious amusement park located somewhere in
cyberspace, and due to open its gates in 2000 - MILLENNIUM PARK.
On December 31, 1999, Ars Electronica Center and TNC will set up a
GLOBAL INTERNET OBSERVATORY. Equipped with the most advanced monitoring
technologies, a team of specialists connected to correspondents
worldwide will scan cyberspace, and report any sign which could possibly
be related to the park. The team is single-mindedly determined to bring
this momentous quest to a joyous conclusion.
Join the Millennium Park Quest, and get the latest news on the Y2K
situation worldwide, at: http://www.aec.at or http://www.tnc.net
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