Comments on: Futurism and Sphere Fetish: Microsoft Channels Woody Allen; Let’s Play Music with Spheres http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: samoan http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-539428 samoan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:28:08 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-539428 They play with photos because they think they are copying Apple. They play with photos because they think they are copying Apple.

]]> By: datadreamer http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-538942 datadreamer Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:00:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-538942 Wouldn't it be more useful to be inside the sphere (in the sense of a more immersive experience and a larger interfaceable surface area)? Wouldn’t it be more useful to be inside the sphere (in the sense of a more immersive experience and a larger interfaceable surface area)?

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536883 Peter Kirn Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:11:50 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536883 Well, some of Microsoft's other research projects are very cool. But then, that's the funny thing -- why this compulsion to think that the only way to get the public interested is with something like photos? On the contrary, walk to a recent MOMA or ITP show, and it's clear the "lay", non-techie person is most interested in whatever's super cool and far-out -- just like the rest of us. (Maybe more so, because they don't sit on the Internet seeing this stuff every day.) Well, some of Microsoft’s other research projects are very cool. But then, that’s the funny thing — why this compulsion to think that the only way to get the public interested is with something like photos? On the contrary, walk to a recent MOMA or ITP show, and it’s clear the “lay”, non-techie person is most interested in whatever’s super cool and far-out — just like the rest of us. (Maybe more so, because they don’t sit on the Internet seeing this stuff every day.)

]]> By: Bobby N. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536740 Bobby N. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:47:31 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536740 I don't know about a big touch-sphere, but I can't wait for an Augmented Reality Ableton to manipulate 3D representations of sound in infinitely customizable ways. I don’t know about a big touch-sphere, but I can’t wait for an Augmented Reality Ableton to manipulate 3D representations of sound in infinitely customizable ways.

]]> By: frragile http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536492 frragile Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:08:17 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536492 Thanks, Peter :) Thanks, Peter :)

]]> By: rhowaldt http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536389 rhowaldt Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:31:32 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-536389 it's so amazingly fantastic that Microsoft is busy developing all of these nice multi-touch surfaces with the photo-arrangement-software, so all of those out there (and i know they are many) who secretly dreamed of new ways to move their photographs around digitally, and resize them by simply touching, can now do just that, not only on a table-top but now also on a sphere! Wow. I think Microsoft is fantastic. I could spend all day moving my pictures around and resizing them, just thinking about it makes me so excited i almost have to retire to a private area for some self-indulgence. but really, Peter pointed this out already, what's with the photo-arrangement-stuff? well, i guess this makes it clear that the tech-people should make the tech, and the artists should figure out ways of using that tech. it’s so amazingly fantastic that Microsoft is busy developing all of these nice multi-touch surfaces with the photo-arrangement-software, so all of those out there (and i know they are many) who secretly dreamed of new ways to move their photographs around digitally, and resize them by simply touching, can now do just that, not only on a table-top but now also on a sphere! Wow. I think Microsoft is fantastic. I could spend all day moving my pictures around and resizing them, just thinking about it makes me so excited i almost have to retire to a private area for some self-indulgence.

but really, Peter pointed this out already, what’s with the photo-arrangement-stuff? well, i guess this makes it clear that the tech-people should make the tech, and the artists should figure out ways of using that tech.

]]> By: frragile http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-535695 frragile Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:48:08 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-535695 Christ, that video really was dull. You should put a disclaimer before it. Christ, that video really was dull. You should put a disclaimer before it.

]]> By: bliss http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-535670 bliss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:11:57 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/08/01/futurism-and-sphere-fetish-microsoft-channels-woody-allen-soon-youll-play-music-with-spheres/#comment-535670 Sleeper is one reference. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* *But Where Afraid To Ask also comes to mind! ;) Sleeper is one reference. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* *But Where Afraid To Ask also comes to mind! ;)

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