Category Archives: blôg

Early list from Cultural Probe book (Tweet Book), originally uploaded by meganleigh.

The last list I crossed off before submitting the #PhD bundle., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

‘Child no. 2’ is about to begin. Can you guess what it will be?, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

‘A new distribution-and-display technology is nudging the book asisde and catapulting images, and especially moving images, to the center of the culture. We are becoming people of the screen. The fluid and fleeting symbols on a screen, the subjective again … Continue reading →

Ready to submit. #PhD, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

#PhD bundle., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Assembling the DVD archive panflet #PhD, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

The thesis is here and she’s beautiful! #PhD #Woohoo!, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Thesis p. 40 & 41, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

PhD research outcomes list: DVD(s) to compile, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Using 15 000 words. This should not look too different to the finished product…coming soon.

Cultural Probe books arrived from Lulu.com. Another job done #PhD, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

#PhD thesis layout, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Final corrections on Twitter book done, order placed for 10 PhD exam board copies., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Thanks to Arts Council England Pst! microCONTROL has been revamped., originally uploaded by meganleigh. Exhibitions | UNLEASHED DEVICESShowing: Wed 1st Sep – Fri 22nd OctUNLEASHED DEVICES is a playful exhibition in which artists have reconstructed, remixed and reinvented everyday electronic … Continue reading →

#PhD methodology wrapped up into a lovely book., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

A few details to add, but Pst! microCONTROL is pretty much ready for Unleashed Devices at Watermans, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

microCONTROL clocks getting closer to completion. #pst!, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

LA, NYC, London, Kabul & Beijing Twitter feeds at work, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Today is going to be a better day. InDesign doc fixed, new camera!!! & arrival of these little babies, originally uploaded by meganleigh. New screens for Pst! microCONTROL for the Unleashed Devices show, coming up this fall at Watermans Arts … Continue reading →

113 pages documenting 2 years of lifelogging-PhD, Art, Travel, Hacking & Making (preview), originally uploaded by meganleigh.

layout test p53, originally uploaded by meganleigh. sample pages for my TweetBook. Early plans.

layouttest.p92, originally uploaded by meganleigh. sample pages for my TweetBook. Early plans.

I’m back in Leeds!, originally uploaded by meganleigh. After 2 weeks unconnected, my phone is now repaired and I’ve been able to re-locate my GPS position back to Leeds from Newcastle, where I last clocked in before the device died. … Continue reading →

These are my links for June 17th through June 24th

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‘A talk by Jake Elliott from “The Last Hope” – Hackers on Planet Earth 2008. This talk presents a short history of electronic art by illustrating connections between artists, activists, and hackers. The connections and histories presented include: the demoscene … Continue reading →

GoodMorning! First Render from blprnt on Vimeo. ‘GoodMorning! is a Twitter visualization tool that shows about 11,000 ‘good morning’ tweets over a 24 hour period, rendering a simple sample of Twitter activity around the globe. The tweets are colour-coded: green … Continue reading →

Wor NYC The Blog.

UNITED: Megan Smith 2009, originally uploaded by East Street Arts (ESA). From the UNITED show at Barkston House Leeds where Edwige rebuild an interpretation of Barkston House in Second Life and relayed live feeds from the internet and using CCTV.

647 days 18 hours, originally uploaded by meganleigh. http://www.instamapper.com/trk?key=13924273158256954631 dataGPS tracking powered by InstaMapper.com Latitude Longitude Altitude (m) Speed (km/h) HeadingN 53.79983∞ W 1.59657∞ 0 0 0N 53.79992∞ W 1.59690∞ 98 0 0N 53.80116∞ W 1.59999∞ 118 40 294N 53.80194∞ … Continue reading →

The Art of Partcipation:1950 to now layout includes ref in body #idea #PhD #thesis, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Ben Dalton: we will not be dealing with this kind of death, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Slurb – Marina Zurcow at #futr, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino mentions @kickbee at #futr, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Winkin Huang curve note: add draft #phd (Dame Wendy Hall), originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Attack #ftur, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Manchester is being invaded., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Aaron Koblin’s bicycle built for 2000 #ftur, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

bubbletweet icon, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

100510 PhD Thesis draft 2 10000 selection, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

These are my links for April 21st through May 6th

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Currently reading…, originally uploaded by meganleigh. as I write up each one of these books is referenced in some area of the document.

060410.PhD Thesis, originally uploaded by meganleigh. this is the introduction of the thesis, shaping the context for creative practice with/in social media… preparing for a discussion on the shift from Contemporary Art to a new stage of media art, or … Continue reading →

View of the Acre as I write up., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Social Moment_Astro_Nicole, originally uploaded by meganleigh. Nicole P. Stott experiencing space on her way to the Space Station. Part os the SocialMoment Series.

Twitter Social Moments print series almost ready to send to Diane Farris Gallery in Vancouver, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Tweet_prints_iamdiddy, originally uploaded by meganleigh. Social Moment: @iamdiddy attends MJ’s funeral. July 2009.

Tweet_prints_hockeygold, originally uploaded by meganleigh. social moment. Canada wins gold in men’s hockey in 2010 Olympics.

Tweet_prints_iranabad, originally uploaded by meganleigh. Social Moments Series

Tweet_prints_jkrums, originally uploaded by meganleigh. Social Moments series

Pst! Storyboard for animation #phd #sketchbook, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Pst! Concept for animation #phd #sketchbook, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Sketch of PhD mapped (in progress), originally uploaded by meganleigh.

LA, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

NYC, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

LONDON, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

TOKYO, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

KABUL, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

BEIJING, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Port-au-Prince, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

PYONGYANG, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

VANCOUVER, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Reynold Reynolds – Stadtplan 2004 City Map, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Clocks at the Transit Hotel, Berlin #pst, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Karen & Jon having a break at Amsterdam Biennale, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Wild penetrating the Cloud, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Metaphors associated with Social Digital Domain, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Elliot Erwin – Magnum in Motion, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Timothy Allen-Jackson talking about Robbie Cooper’s work & Liberation Aesthetic #chart09, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Liberate your avatar by Paul Sermon #chart09, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Mary Oliver speaking at CHArt, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Sperm Whale – part of Lucy Skaer work at Tate Britain for Turner Prize., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Sperm Whale – part of Lucy Skaer work – Turner Prize, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Eva Rothchild – Col Corners at Tate Britain., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Pst! Pin Assignment., originally uploaded by meganleigh.

If you can fix this code to print to a 20X4 LCD in a legible way I will send you a chocolate bar!Whole Arduino Sketch:ab_twitterfeed_isolated_printlcdnotworking1suspect the issue it somewhere here… but it’s really beyond me.void printTitle(char c){boolean running = true; … Continue reading →

LCD is a go!, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

Soldering-up the new LCD, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

http://arduino.cc/en/uploads/Tutorial/lcd_schem.png

Pst! Is getting closer to physically tweeting space…, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

New, bigger LCD arrived today – fingers crossed it will work!, originally uploaded by meganleigh.

1- I’m trying to print twitter status updates (xml) in the Arduino serial monitor.2- Then I want to send to an LCD3- If you copy and paste from this post you will miss stuff so I’ve included it in .RTFRight … Continue reading →

My PhD research blog in print, originally uploaded by meganleigh.