http://erikloyer.com/index.php/blog/ An RSS 2.0 feed of blog postings by Erik Loyer. en erik@erikloyer.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T04:58:00-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/a_shower_of_strange_rain_commentary/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/a_shower_of_strange_rain_commentary/#When:04:58:00Z The last couple of months have seen an uptick in published commentary on Strange Rain, much of it owing to notice the app received at this year’s Modern Language Association conference in Seattle. Electronic Literature, Events 2012-02-09T04:58:00-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/waiting_in_the_wings/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/waiting_in_the_wings/#When:16:45:01Z Dialogue bubbles huddle together in the Unity authoring environment like backstage theatre performers awaiting their chance to shine in the forthcoming iOS and Android release Upgrade Soul, from Opertoon. Authoring Tools, Comics, Opertoon 2012-02-03T16:45:01-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/authoring_tool_makes_dynamic_interactive_curves_for_the_knotted_line/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/authoring_tool_makes_dynamic_interactive_curves_for_the_knotted_line/#When:16:20:00Z Here’s a clip demonstrating the Flex-based tool I’ve built to help create the physics-driven curves which shape the imagery of The Knotted Line, a forthcoming project directed by artist Evan Bissell. Authoring Tools, Digital Humanities, Flash, Flex, Interactive Design 2012-01-25T16:20:00-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/slabtype_algorithm_now_a_jquery_plugin/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/slabtype_algorithm_now_a_jquery_plugin/#When:18:26:00Z Slabtype, the text rendering algorithm I developed for Public Secrets, has been adapted by web developer Brian McAllister as a jQuery plugin. Algorithms, Digital Humanities, Graphic Design, jQuery, Source Code, Typography 2012-01-17T18:26:00-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/making_things_that_make_things/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/making_things_that_make_things/#When:00:10:01Z Coding editors seems to be a thing around here lately. Authoring Tools, Flash, Flex, Interactive Design 2012-01-13T00:10:01-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/reflections_on_ces_with_tunesmap_gracenote/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/reflections_on_ces_with_tunesmap_gracenote/#When:03:36:00Z A short aerial hop returned me home last night from Las Vegas and the human anthill that is CES. It’s been 15 years since my last visit to the show, and while the technology on view has obviously changed, the experience of attending the show itself seems largely the same. Miscellaneous, Music, User Experience 2011-01-09T03:36:00-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/precision_targets_launches_interactive_comic_and_essay_within_a_navigable_c/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/precision_targets_launches_interactive_comic_and_essay_within_a_navigable_c/#When:23:07:01Z It’s been a long time in coming, but I’m very happy to announce the official launch of Precision Targets, a collaboration with scholar Caren Kaplan that uses a hybrid comic/essay format to explore the militarization of everyday life through technologies like GPS. Precision Targets places the user inside a cube containing six parallel stories told through interactive comic panels that are married to threads of commentary by Kaplan. Animation, Announcements, Comics, Digital Humanities, Flash, Flex 2010-04-29T23:07:01-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/tag_team_talk_with_craig_dietrich_at_uscs_digital_studies_symposium/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/tag_team_talk_with_craig_dietrich_at_uscs_digital_studies_symposium/#When:16:14:00Z Moderated by Freewaves founder Anne Bray, the Digital Studies Symposium at USC (open and free to the public on Thursday evenings) has been hosting weekly conversations between pairs of digital designers about the myriad, ever more swiftly flowing currents of the digital humanities. Anne was kind enough to invite my Vectors collaborator Craig Dietrich and myself down to the Zemeckis Center to speak on February 11th. Digital Humanities, Events, Interactive Design, Music 2010-03-03T16:14:00-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/thank_you_anne_friedberg/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/thank_you_anne_friedberg/#When:14:46:01Z I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge Anne Friedberg, a brilliant scholar I had the privilege of collaborating with on a project called “The Virtual Window Interactive,” a companion piece to her book The Virtual Window: From Alberti to Microsoft. Anne passed away a week ago today.  Digital Humanities, Remembrances 2009-10-16T14:46:01-08:00 http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/pictures_at_an_exhibition_blood_sugar_at_ucla/ http://erikloyer.com/index.php/site/pictures_at_an_exhibition_blood_sugar_at_ucla/#When:01:11:00Z Just wanted to share a few snapshots taken just prior to the opening of the installation of Blood Sugar at the UCLA Art | Science Center (the exhibit runs through February 20). Digital Humanities, Events, Flex, Wii 2009-02-02T01:11:00-08:00