To say that times are changing is an understatement. Things are changing faster than we can keep up. As a human race we are constantly evolving and each major event over the course of our evolutionary history over various time intervals have marked the rise and fall of cultural and societal changes. I think we are headed towards an event of that nature that will alter the course of our lives drastically, forever. It is said great turmoil is prevalent before such an event occurs. This might be that moment of transition. Maybe this means we are headed towards the Apocalypse.
I think that significant technological advancements have taken place during times of adversity. Most of these advancements are a result of human beings’ need to push their own limits and also extend those of the earth. Until we successfully achieve immortality, or successfully become a part of the machines that we build, it won’t stop.
In this vortex, I find myself – a human being, an artist. There are definitely tough times ahead and numerous obstacles to be overcome. But, instead of depressing me, that excites me; that’s what really brings out the artist in me – the challenges, the hardships, the need for innovation. I know that technological advancement and innovation will continue and in times like these, will definitely take some huge leaps into the future. I’m excited to be a part of it and look forward to pushing my own limits and contributing to shaping a new world.
This podcast is a similar commentary, which I hope you find entertaining.
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This week I’m going to show you a jitterbot I created in Max/MSP/Jitter. I’m manipulating and mixing video to create visuals that complement music, live. I’m using OSCemote on my iPhone to control the visualization. I made the music and shot 4 original videos. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can email me.
We had to create character sketches for our robot, Sassy, who is part of the cute robot army.
Team Sassy is:
Lawrence Mascia – Huxtable Easterwood
Brain Carter – Brainy Bravin
Bruce Drummond – Superduper Constantine
Character name: Estella
Gender & Age: Female, 1 decade
Appearance: Pirate, punk, military, rebel
Strength and Speed: Quick and agile with a lot of stamina
Perception and Intelligence: Always aware of her environment, fairly intelligent
Damages: Missing limb, weathered, maybe eyepatch
Class Features and Class Rank: Frontline assembly, Private
Key Personality Traits
Iconic trait: Gold tooth
Habits: Smoking cigars
Flaw: Over confident, condescending
Fears: Rats
Desires: To fly
Biography
Estella is the last survivor of a highly customized, mass produced model of robots created by Dr. T.R. Fiddlewink Esq. This line of robots were terminated soon after their creation due to their inherent personality disorder problems. Estella escaped with her life and swam across the seven seas only to end up in the cute robot army. Estella is mean to her mates, has a major attitude problem and is always on a mission. She is full of anger and hatred for her creator and all humanity in general.
Abilities
Basic skills: Trained in Shaolin Kung Fu, hand-to-hand combat
Feats: None
Specialty: Heavy artillery and vehicles
Tricks: Card tricks!
Advantages/Disadvantages: Her over confidence gets in the way
Combat options
Primary weapon: Rocket launcher
Secondary weapon: Heavy machine gun
Tertiary weapon: Laser gun
