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inserting/creating extraneous or incorrect data to foil systems that rely on clean data - delivering ‘dirty’ data than ‘dirties’ the whole output

a method of handling unethical data collection without consent
eg overlays for artists avoiding AI theft of works
- https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/

digital art

for any adequate combo of clicks, strokes and keyboard shortcuts you need a desktop jungle of peripherals, and equivalent on screen for tool adjustments.
very cluttered visuals, less portable, slows down your processes
hence why procreate is very popular now, and even animators could be moving to the ipad’s platform after procreate dreams
even laptops require flat surfaces and tablet ergonomics aren’t really ideal unless you’re hunched in an armchair or over a desk
but is it powerful enough and is it worth switching all other tools for the sake of procreate? if you’re at all multi-disciplinary (eg dev or 3d) you can’t fully switch from a traditional desktop and many can’t afford a separate device for one part of their workflow. and it adds to the near-monopoly of iPads and Surface tablets - you’re practically and financially locked into an ecosystem and the workflow that it necessitates.
on-screen keyboards limit screen space and make you need to context switch
often a reliance on external accessories for screen texture correction, hand ignoring, propping up device, etc indicates room for improvement in the hardware design.
peripherals:
- mouse and pen control are especially inadequate for continuous data such as colour values and scrolling/panning the canvas as it is difficult to be precise
  - touch-screen controls are more intuitive for this as scrolling and pinching gestures are now ubiquitous
- But for the actual mark-making using a tablet pen feels more natural.
- delineating between tool space and canvas space on the hardware itself allows for more deliberate and natural tactile input that invokes muscle memory and aligns with on-screen tool details
I’m interested in innovations in this area
- very little (public) work in this area, notable exception in Microsoft ‘s Surface Dial, some promising features but wasn’t highly rated and gained little traction
- how is the world of VR sculpting going?
- organic peripherals
a lot if work in the hobbyist space and from artists, so not widely useable or applicable
but very remixable, working collaboratively, eg open source hardware?

soft computing

human warmth, human touch, human texture
i am a soft animal and i want to interact with soft things
wearables that are actually wearable
wearables -> comfortables
peripherals, usability, accessibility
textiles, wools, yarns
silicone/rubber/latex
wood, cork, other plant fibres
conductive threads
machine embroidery
conductive silicone and flexi-circuits
silicone EMG https://www.nature.com/articles/s41528-023-00279-8
silicone wearable bands with NFC/RFID data/antennae, or otherwise wearable data
embroidered EMG
alternative materials for utilising the flexi vague nature of the connections, makes for interfaces that are more like humans - unsure, analogue, a spectrum

analogue computing

considering early input devices with natural motion and purpose, situated within built objects and playing off their already established physical properties and affordances
Special purpose analogue devices properly integrated within built environments
how ordinary people get creative with tools and materials to solve every day problems
the physicality of machinery vs opaque and obfuscating digital technology
simple mechanical principles under-utilised, there are engineering solutions for a lot of daily tasks that are difficult to discover - think of the popularity of eg ‘life hacks’, ‘home hacks’, ‘storage solutions’ but no dedicated discussions of engineering for these problems, lack of knowledge and confidence for many to figure these things out, or little outlet to share them when they do - very ad-hoc social media spreading or search engine connecting ideas - an undervalued important function of a social web - undereducation in general solutions engineering in public education

Resources

http://www.mrob.com/pub/math/sliderules.html

divine machinery

Materiality and complexities have ways of making themselves clearer at various junctures.
Failsafes that make sense only to particular audiences, infrastructures lay themselves bare and cause fear and confusion (Angel says be not afraid) ^e600f1

Resources

https://kimble.substack.com/p/media-collection-on-divine-machinery?r=2tarck&triedRedirect=true

cybercreative

placeholder for tech + art, digital arts, art with computational machinery and adjacent themes.

i have way more stuff on this, its the subject of my current postgrad work - I just need to sort out my notes and connect my visual/image notes/saved works/etc better also