Finally got a chance to listen to the recent @verybadwizards on Chess and Bernard Suits. It was entertaining and fun, as expected (hi guys). But kinda made me want to jump in and defend Suits a little... verybadwizards.com/248
Maybe partly also because of this recent pretty negative Game Studies Study Buddies discussion about Suits rangedtouch.com/2022/09/29/51-…
Jul 25, 2022 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
This midjourney image of "Piranesi's Prison" generated by a friend really got me thinking about what all this means...
There's a thing happening in these pictures because of midjourney's confusion about the "meaning" of these heavy vertical lines, they live in an ambiguous space between being bars on a window in front of the view and pillars in the distance.
Jun 14, 2019 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
When I was a freshman I signed up for a grad seminar in contemporary art cause I didn’t understand how college worked. Anne Truitt let me stay because she was cool. I learned a lot. The internet is like that, full of opportunities to jump ahead of where you’re “supposed” to be.
One of the things Anne taught me that I’ll never forget is the idea that you don’t need to immediately pass judgment on every new artist you encounter. You can let them “circle the airport”. You don’t have to bring them in for a landing or send them away, just let them circle.
May 14, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Feels like a watershed moment for the new form of the "interactive essay". I am very excited by the work being done in this area. Here are some highlights:
The undisputed queen of the interactive essay is Nicky Case. The work she's been doing in this area, to explore its potential and share her knowledge and enthusiasm about it, are legendary. ncase.me
