This is a really well done short film envisioning a near-future of gamified, augmented reality… with a disturbing twist. Let’s watch…
Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo.
Category: Video
The online manifestation of moving pictures, sight and sound.
An Interview with Anya Kamenetz about student loans, higher education, and her book “DIY U”
Anya Kamenetz is the author of DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education. She’s also the subject of our very first (and very beta) video interview:
DIY U is about the future of higher education:
It’s a story about the communities of visionaries who are tackling the enormous challenges of cost, access, and quality in higher ed, using new technologies to bring us a revolution in higher learning that is affordable, accessible, and learner-centered.
For more, be sure to visit the DIY U website and follow Anya on twitter @anya1anya.
We’ll soon post a continuation of this discussion in audio form.
An interview with Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is a quintessential “new modern.” He is comfortable in conversation with figures from the past, even as he embraces the latest modes of discussion. An actor, author, and public figure, Fry speaks in this interview about his literary and philosophical inspirations…
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“Nuit Blanche” A romantic surrealist short film?
This short video captures, in a striking fashion, a fleeting moment between two strangers…
A sparkling blue “alien” in our own seas
Vivid blue creatures with sparkling bioluminescence… not just the province of expensive special effects in sci-fi movies. Here in earth’s own oceans you can find the lovely Corynactis viridis:
You can read more about this intriguing little organism (and see other beautiful videos of sea creatures) at the blog of Morphologic Studios – a “scientific art endeavor.”
[via @Vimeo]
Dr. Ralph Stanley: A Legend of Bluegrass
From guardian.co.uk [via @Ettagirl]
Dr. Ralph Stanley’s new autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow, is available at Amazon [affiliate link].
Arcade Fire’s song for Haiti
“Haiti” by Arcade Fire – A passionate 2007 performance at Rock En Seine in Paris.
Some Haiti earthquake relief donation links:
A beautiful Chinese folksong from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project
From Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, a performance of “Yanzi (Swallow Song)” – a Chinese folk song, Kazakh in origin… “Please do not forget your promise and change your heart.”
Polaroid film: A 1972 “introduction” by Charles and Ray Eames
So serious–artistically and technically–for what is basically just an advertisement!
This short film is intrinsically interesting because it was made by the iconic designers Charles and Ray Eames, but it’s also fascinating as a time capsule of 1972… as a technical lesson on how a wonderful invention worked… and as a reminder of why–even in our age of instantly sharable digital imagery–people still desire this kind of tangible photography.
[Video found via Merlin Mann]
Note: The above YouTube version is inferior to a Vimeo version that I first posted. Unfortunately, it seems to have disappeared. If I can rediscover the better rendition, I’ll repost it.
“The Second Vision” – A Lovely HD Video
Fragments of test footage and moments in life and nature, beautifully edited into a short film by Martin Lang – composed of random clips filmed over five months on location in Sweden.
The accompanying song is “Nut in Your Eye” by Alcoholic Faith Mission.