Resources

This list has been curated for Samir Tmajchi and friends.

Fashion

glitch / experimental / glorification of tools / sexy tech

Audio & Visual

• Processing - Visual arts programming
• SuperCollider - Sound synthesis
• Pure Data - Visual programming
• TouchDesigner - Real-time visual development
• Sonic Acts - Audio-visual art festival
• Center for Visual Music - Visual music archive
• Algorave - Algorithmic dance culture
• Cycling ‘74 - Interactive media tools

Data Art & Visualization

• Nullschool Earth - Hypnotic global wind patterns
• Google Arts & Culture - AI art experiments
• Observable - Live data coding
• NASA Visualization - Space eye candy
• Creative AI - Playful machine learning
• Penrose - Mathematical beauty

Creative Platforms

• Shadertoy - Visual code art
• Glitch - Web experiment playground
• RunwayML - AI art tools
• IIINITIATIVE - Digital art collective
• CodePen - Creative coding demos

Web as a Medium

• Ellesho
• Nocturnal Serena
• Gossips Web
• Budding Computer
• Terminal Pink
• Laurel Schwulst
• Oliver Nash
• Anna Rresti
• Mansour Mansour
• J49
• Anemones
• Defunkt
• Henrik Nyh
• Matty Oho
• Paul Stamatiou
• Paper Planes
• Klepas
• Jigar Patel
• Jupo
• Bouk
• Balogh
• Oil Shell
• Dan Luu
• Ee Vee
• Willium
• Chris Krycho
• Michael Bernstein
• Ruud van Asseldonk
• Nullprogram
• Tonsky
• Klingt
• Sockpuppet
• Lizzie
• Soimort
• Sigbus
• C9X
• Will Crichton
• Research
• Argumatronic
• Marfil
• Dump Interim Paper
• Elly Town
• Tiny Projects
• Webring
• Noa S
• Cynthia Re
• Stewart Grant
• Bitfission
• Mazzoli
• Ryan Hileman
• Blitiri

Concept

theory / philosophy / critical thinking

Philosophy & Critical Theory

• Byung-Chul Han
  • The Burnout Society - Digital fatigue
  • Psychopolitics - Power structures
  • The Transparency Society - Information critique

Research & Theory

• Radical Constructivism - Knowledge theory
• The Virtual Laboratory - Science history
• Study of Perceptual Experience - Consciousness
• Chemoton - Chemical computing theory

Critical Archives

• You Broke the Internet - Digital critique
• Analog Computer Museum - Computing history
• Arqueologia del Futuro - Future archaeology
• Nota Arsivleri - Music archive

Inspirations (Stuff I Look At)

• Analog Computer Museum
• Arch
• Arqueologia del Futuro
• Chemoton
• Compasswallah
• Dataisnature
• Elsewhere
• Integer Sequences
• Lifewiki
• Nota Arsivleri
• Nullschool Earth
• Picture of the Day
• Prime Numbers
• Radical Constructivism
• Study of Perceptual Experience
• Tekwiki
• The Virtual Laboratory
• You Broke the Internet

Structure

segmentation / technical tools / process

Hardware

• System76 - Open-source laptops
• Framework - Modular, repairable hardware
• Villa OS - Lightweight operating system for creative tools
• PinePhone Pro - Open-source smartphone

Audio Hardware

• RME Fireface UFX+ - Pro interface, 188 channels
• Genelec 8341A - Studio monitors with room adaptation
• DPA 4006A - Omnidirectional mic

Sensors

• CHILLER - Emotion detection via goosebumps
• FLIR One Pro - Thermal imaging
• BME280 - Temperature/humidity/pressure

Development Tools

• SuperCollider - Audio synthesis and real-time processing
• Pure Data - Multimedia processing
• WhisperAI - Multilingual speech recognition

Network & Inspiration

• Arthur Elsenaar - Digital art
• Bart Vegter - Visual arts
• BMB con - Sound art
• Center for Visual Music - Research
• Cocky Eek - Performance
• Ellen Røed - Visual arts
• Filmstad - Cinema
• FOAM - Photography
• iiinitiative - Digital culture
• Isabelle Vigier - Art
• Jeff Guess - Media art
• KASK - Art school
• Lightcone - Experimental film
• Mediakunst - Media art
• Nicolas Schöffer - Cybernetic art
• Optofonica - Sound/visual lab
• Paul Prudence - Visual art
• S:PAM - Digital art
• Sonic Acts - Art/technology
• Synergetica - Lab
• Telcosystems - Digital art
• Veenfabriek - Theatre
• Yannis Kyriakides - Composition

Complete materials: Project Archive