by Kourosh | Aug 9, 2006 | On Technology
Well I think this counts as the second time I’ve seen or heard Vonnegut give a talk. The first was at the Harold Washington Library and now in Second Life. If this, the Suzanne Vega performance, and the impending Duran Duran show doesn’t signal the...
by Kourosh | Aug 5, 2006 | On Music, On Technology
I’ve never really owned a fish tank. Yet, I find analogies to them all the time. The buffers they set up seem so ripe for metaphor. Here I use a fishtank analogy for a new piece of music equipment: I just got this foot pedal MIDI controller. As soon as I...
by Kourosh | Aug 4, 2006 | On Music, On Technology
New World Notes: SUZANNE VEGA AND THE SECOND LIFE OF LIVE MUSIC Wow. Suzanne Vega performed in Second Life last night! She apparently did her original a cappella version of Tom’s Diner. It was also the first broadcast of a major radio provider into a virtual...
by Kourosh | Aug 2, 2006 | On Music, On Technology, Performances
Before I mention the performances, I wanted to give a heads up that I understand that Kurt Vonnegut will be speaking in Second Life sometime next week. I’m giddy 🙂 – Here are my next performances: – August 7th – 8pm CST (6pm SL) – at the...
by Kourosh | Jul 31, 2006 | On Mind, On Technology
“I think there’s a good case to be made that having fun is a key evolutionary advantage right next to opposable thumbs in terms of importance. Without that little chemical twist in our brains that makes us enjoy learning new things, we might be more like...
