c’t lobt die Roboexotica 2014

Das internationale Festival der Cocktail-Robotik präsentiert in der kommenden Woche wieder Maschinen und Installationen im Dienste des technisch-subversiven Trinkgelages. 0b00000010 Gin Tonic, bitte, Herr Barbot! In der Robotik muss es nicht unbedingt bierernst zugehen: Auch in ihrem sechzehnten Jahr will die Roboexotica, das Wiener “Festival für Cocktail-Robotik” wieder die Grenzen zwischen Technik, Medienkunst und Nachtleben … Read more

Roboexotica 2014 steht vor der Tür

Alle Jahre wieder ist Cocktail-Roboter-Zeit. Roboter sind nicht nur zum Arbeiten und Angst machen da. Sie können auch Cocktails mixen, selber trinken oder alkoholgeschwängerte Bar-Konversationen führen. Diesen Robotern wird einmal im Jahr eine weltweit einzigartige Veranstaltung gewidmet. 2014 steigt die Roboexotica zum ersten Mal im Brick-5, 1150 Wien. Ein würdiger Ort für den technophilsten Rausches … Read more

It’s time for Roboexotica 2014

Roboexotica is the annual festival where scientists, researchers, computer experts and artists from all over the world build cocktail robots and discuss technological innovation, futurology and science fiction.Until recently, no attempts had been made to publicly discuss the role of cocktail robotics as an index for the integration of technological innovations into the human Lebenswelt, … Read more

monochrom präsentiert Jack Sargeant: William S. Burroughs in the World Beyond Literature

Vortrag und Filmvorführung im Raum D / quartier21, Museumsquartier. Vortrag: Saturday, November 29, 7pm Screening: Sunday, November 30, 7pm Jack Sargeant will talk about William Burroughs in the World Beyond Literature & screen Andre Perkowski’s Nova Express. Based on William S. Burroughs’ quasi-science fiction cut-up novel of the same name, the film is a remarkable … Read more

monochrom presents Jack Sargeant: William S. Burroughs in the World Beyond Literature

Lecture and film screening at Raum D / quartier21. Lecture: Saturday, November 29, 7pm Screening: Sunday, November 30, 7pm Jack Sargeant will talk about William Burroughs in the World Beyond Literature & screen Andre Perkowski’s Nova Express. Based on William S. Burroughs’ quasi-science fiction cut-up novel of the same name, the film is a remarkable … Read more

Neutral.it rezensiert “Die Gstettensaga”

Sehr feines Review der “Gstettensaga” in Neural.it The latest film by Johannes Grenzfurthner is set in a post-atomic future born from the ashes of the Google-war, a destructive global war of the twenty-first century between the two last superpowers: China and Google. “Social developments confront us with new tasks. Now we are dealing with nerds”. … Read more

Neutral.it reviews “Die Gstettensaga”

Excellent review of our movie “Die Gstettensaga” in Neural.it The latest film by Johannes Grenzfurthner is set in a post-atomic future born from the ashes of the Google-war, a destructive global war of the twenty-first century between the two last superpowers: China and Google. “Social developments confront us with new tasks. Now we are dealing … Read more

“Dogs Playing D&D”: Medienfeedback!

Johannes/Heathers Gemälde “Dogs Playing D&D” macht die Digitalmedienrunde! Wohoo! Boing Boing, Laughing Squid, io9, Geek Dad, Tor, CNET, Topless Robot, Dogster, etc. “Hey, Dog’s Playing Poker, you’re great and all, but Dogs Playing Dungeons and Dragons is the best dog painting in the history of all dog paintings. The end.” (Meredith Woerner, io9) “The must-have … Read more

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