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Uploaded by on Nov 23, 2011

An intriguing combination of programmers, artists, and philosophers, these creators embrace a process that delegates essential decisions to computers, data sets, or even random variables. This allows important metaphors to arise in their work, calling attention to the relationship between humans and the computers that surround us, the mountains of information we generate, and the powerful impact that technology has on our relationships with each other.

Featuring:

Luke Dubois, Generative Composer
Scott Draves, Generative Artist
Will Wright, Game Designer

Music by:

Codex Machine, http://soundcloud.com/ms-codex
Luke Dubois, http://lukedubois.com
Revolution Void, http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/revolutionvoid
Tryad, http://tryad.org
Reno Project, http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Reno_Project

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Produced by Kornhaber Brown: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com

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  • whats the piano piece at 6:00?

  • @schiloneb That song is called "As We May Think" by "Revolution Void".

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  • very cool

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  • open your eyes, man. @01:00

  • The music part is thoughtful, interesting but ultimately arbitrary since the data in music form does not relate to the actual events in actual reality, only in something like converting text to harmony. My point is, can you tell the difference between music that has war dead in it from music that has the names of serial killers? Nope. Still, interesting though.

  • @walterzarnowitz

    Any examples?

  • @PBS thx, i knew that i've heard that song a hundred times before, but i couldnt remember the name of the band . thx

  • @ataturkwashomo so is your mom.

  • They are way behind the curve.

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