Week 9

Guest Lecture – George Griffin

This lecture was not too pertinent to my field as I do little to no work in that style of animation. However, I do appreciate the strenuous work this artist puts in to his pieces. Though much of what his work commented on was lost to me (aside from the commercials). The least resonating of the presentations so far for myself.

Readings

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Exactitude of Science

I’m not entirely sure how to respond to this. I mean, it’s correct yeah, but it’s not at all practical. Precision and accuracy need to be sacrificed in order to accommodate for other factors like scale and tangibility.

Intro to Baudrillard

After reading this piece, I slightly understand more the concept behind the exactitude of science. Recreating reality, whether through movies, virtual reality, and other modern visual media, is a daunting task comparable to making a 1-1 map of a country. The limitations presented with each medium, are what drive the difficulty. However, as technology evolves, these limitations will be gradually broken down until there’s hardly any worth noticing.

selection from Simulacra and Simulations

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