1. to use the Robin Hood story -as a "universal" type of story that exists in different cultures.
2. it's a popular story in the west - currently relevant - in terms of financial crisis and Robin Hood movement/ Tobin tax - and austerity
3. it's a popular story in China - eg Jin Yong novels and "wuxia" - Jin Yong is most popular novelist in China
4. in India - Veerappan is a similar character
(though very recent)
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1. Old and new
What I'm delivering is a combination of an existing book and AR - it's a combination of old and new.
I want AR to breath new life into the old dog (novel)- to extend it into the world of the new (media)
2. Involve my subjectivity
I want to approach this project in an artistic way, and not marketing or commercially driven
I want to be irrational, illogical, unpredictable
I don't want to accept the technology as it's...
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Some thoughts about AR - from the perspective of an artist using technologyLooking at AR - how it's being used - artistically, commercially, scientifically, professionally - lots of examples here: http://delicious.com/davemillerukWhat is the promise of AR?Why the hype/ excitement?What is AR good at doing?What is it bad at doing?What would happen if I tried to stop AR from working? If I make it do things it's not intended for?Interesting...
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- needs to be interesting to young Chinese students- I am looking for a short traditional tale or legend about one of these themes:- subject ; brotherhood, sisterhood - as most Chinese of this generation are single children and have no brothers or sisters- or "the greater good" - making sacrifices for the country - the community - very Chinese- these fit with UNESCO ideals - promoting harmony - social cohesion - and cultural diversity
I am...
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"what is the most popular mobile phone operating system in China? The winner is Symbian, which has more then 50% of the market, and Android ranked second, third is iOS. Unexpectedly, Windows Mobile has some good share in China... We believe the next version of this data research will be more interesting to look at. Android will be invading Nokia market share, Apple really need something like “iPhone Lite” to compete at the low...
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"what is the most popular mobile phone operating system in China? The winner is Symbian, which has more then 50% of the market, and Android ranked second, third is iOS. Unexpectedly, Windows Mobile has some good share in ChinaTaken from: http://micgadget.com/13543/interesting-report-on-china-mobile-phone-industry (july 2011)
The 160 American Waldorf Schools have a training philosophy that says computers inhibit creativity, human interaction and attention. At the Waldorf School of the Peninsula, California, most parents know about technology: they work for giants like Google, Apple, Yahoo… but they do not value computers for a better education.
The classrooms are filled up with blackboards, chalks, bookshelves; pupils study math and problem solving by...
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Conference Registration:
Registration for the Fifth African Conference on FOSS and the Digital Commons – (IDLELO 5) 2012 Abuja (Mayrch19-23, 2012) is currently open. The IDLELO 5 conference will bring together experts and practitioners from Africa and around the world to discuss on the theme "Open Source Solutions for achieving Millennium Development Goals". To register please go to Idlelo 5 Conference Registration....
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UNESCO’s Director-General, Irina Bokova, launched the first UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Platformon 1 November. The UNESCO OER Platform is an innovative online platform, developed with a FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) framework, by the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, within the Africa Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) Consortium. It will offer selected UNESCO publications as Open Educational...
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How are African populations using mobile technology to solve certain issues? This question was the subject of a news article published by Aljazeera on 12 October 2011. Here are the main lines:
The article takes a look at the consequences for development of the huge mobile phone penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa (by 2015 the population will be more connected to mobile phone networks than to electricity at home).
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