In times of global terrorism you can easily overlook the real danger in the world which threatens us all: Zombies.
The urgently needed information to this topic can be supplied by the important propaganda documentary “What To Do In A Zombie Attack (2006)”. It gives important instructions how a responsible citizen should behave in case of a zombie attack (and also makes an effort to demonstrate why it’s all the fault of the communists).
The movie is published under a Creative Commons licence. It is available in several download and streaming formats and can also be embedded (as above).
Less multimedial, but at least equally informative is the article „How to Survive a Zombie Attack“. It suggests simple precautionary measures, shows which potential hideouts offer are strategically best, what you should do first and how you can manage survival in the long term.
DivX, a video codec, is usually available in a free basic version and a pro version for 19,99€. At the moment, the pro version is also available for free.
The DivX website doesn’t tell for how long the offer will be available. It only says “for a limited time”. The catch is that one has to enter an e-mail address upon registration.
Personally, I prefer the free open source alternative XviD anyway. :)
There once was a time when I would stay up deep into the night just to watch “Space Night”, a show featuring endless video footage of the earth recorded by astronauts during their flights.
While this alone - despite being interesting - wouldn’t be enough to keep me up for so long regularly, there was something else which did the trick. Sometimes - I didn’t know exactly when - there were short documentarys in the program. The topics differed. Once, it was about the russian cosmonaut training center, another time about the “tunnel effect”. Each and every episode was very interesting.
Later, when I wasn’t watching regularly anymore, they added a new show, called “Alpha Centauri“. Basically, it was just a professor holding a lecture for the camera. These lectures were great though. He managed to explain the most complex astrophysical topics so easily that everybody could follow him.
Now, years later, I discovered the Alpha Centauri web-archive of all episodes. It just made *swoosh* and I became addicted again. So for everyone who understand German (sorry, no translation available), take a look at it. You won’t regret it.
Last semester, Erik and myself created an interactive music video installation called “Dave“. It was the - so far - most intense project I have done. Well, it was worth it. :) We created the first installation of this kind that I know of.
The recipient, surrounded by displays, can alter the course of the video by interacting with three pillars. Interaction does not only change the video, but also the music. Nonetheless, the music preserves its character, because all possible variations are preproduced.
We created a little webpage with details about dave. There are pictures and videos which hopefully give an impression about the installation:
Too bad that it existed only for one day. It’s hard to describe the feeling when you were actually standing within it. Videos can’t really show that. *sigh*
I uploaded a new video project: Stuttgart in Ton (length: 4min).
Stuttgart in Ton is an audiovisual portrait of Stuttgart’s acoustics. Following the course of a day, the documentary shows the four themes traffic, work, recreation and night. Visual and auditive impressions get interwoven to become the rhythm of the city.
It does not contain any text, just sound. In contrast to most of my other productions, there is no language barrier and you can enjoy it without knowing German. :)
