[-empyre-] seeing yourself a prototype - the limits of open source

[Renate Ferro]

Adrienne,  But what is unusable you some may be usable by others, no?  I
agree though that the idea finding phase is more nuanced but am not
convinced that there must be implementation. Renate



>
>> always giving away our ideas, our sense of how art works, what it can
>> do, or what it might be in a certain situation. The very act of
>> engaging in a critique session is an "Open Source" exchange of ideas.
>> When students leave the room after a crit, they have no obligation to
>> cite their professors as the source of their ideas, they simply take
>> them and go.
>>
> A more nuanced analysis of the whole cycle might help. You seem to be
> talking about
> ideation. Most meaningful works of art, prototypes and societal
> contributions involve, ideation, implementation and cultural resonance. I
> am rather impatient of these discussions
> revolveing around just the ideation part. It is the source of the rather
> common critique of the MIT media
> lab's demo/charismatica focus. Similarly you see many dreamy, inspiring
> examples of Arduino and Lilypad demos. that simply can't be implemented
> reliably or usefully or legally (e.g. FCC regulations)
> and for which cultural resonance is often low.
>
> You can see the real challenges  involved when you look at the history of
> the OLPC project as they attempted  to rationalize the initial charismatic
> idea and implement and sell something.
>
>
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Renate Ferro
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Art
Cornell University, Tjaden Hall
Ithaca, NY  14853

Email:   <rtf9 at cornell.edu>
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