Monthly Archives: September 2011

Week 2 – Getting started with Lifestream

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Grace Elliott

I definitely needed the answer to “What is a lifestream?”  This is all very new to me, I’ve had  an extremely slow start and have basically resorted to just adding the suggested feeds. I shall continue to experiment and hope … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Week 2!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jeremy Keith Knox

Week 1 has been very active ,and it is great to see the blogs and lifestreams starting to take shape – congratulations to everyone who’s been able to get their heads round the various course environments! The Synchtube screening was … Continue reading →

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Promises and Threats

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Grace Elliott

Hand’s article relating to “Narratives of Promise and Threat’ certainly struck a chord with what is happening in the UAE at present. To ensure the sustainability of their society, great investment is being made in education.   A completely new … Continue reading →

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Lifestream 1

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Ania Rolińska
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Moveo ergo sum

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Ania Rolińska

I am a human and as such I am rational, autonomous and have free-will, right? Yet, why do I so often tremble, unsure of myself and world around me? Why do I feel I am on a constant quest, unable … Continue reading →

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Summary: Week 1

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Daniel Griffin

Not too many tweets for the first week so I will have to fill in the gaps a bit… We’ve been discussing two films this week over twitter and in a synchtube session based loosely on the subject of digital … Continue reading →

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Deus ex Machina

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Ania Rolińska

eXistenZ is advertised as a statement about how humans and the surrounding technologies interact with each other and the most common interaction pattern seems to be that of constant blurring and penetration, including ‘surgical penetration’ in the form of a … Continue reading →

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Cyberculture: Bell

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Daniel Griffin

In my summary this week I note that we seemed to be focusing on the unreality of cyberspace, and on how it is a type of shared fantasy world in which our connections are taking place.  The chapter in this … Continue reading →

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Reconnection

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Daniel Griffin

Suffering from a sense of disconnection is one thing but actually being out of the digital loop is proving to be very awkward.  As you may know, I’ve just moved to Dublin where I have only a few contacts, all … Continue reading →

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Lifestream Week 1

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Austin Tate

My Lifestream was set up on Monday 19th September 2011, and allowed to import activity in a number of feeds backdated to 1st September, so there were quite a few initial records. I blog and tweet as myself and as … Continue reading →

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