Week 11 - Hackers and hacktivism

Week 11


There are two meaning of Hacker: 
1. a person or thing that hacks computer technology or programming; they are known as computer experts or enthusiast.
2. a person who circumvents security and breaks into a network, computer, file etc.

And for the hacktivism, it is also meaning as "Hacker". Hacktivism is according to information security researcher. It is the practice of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system and carrying out various disruptive actions as a means of achieving political or social goals.


These are the lists that happened last time:

Brief historical breakdown on the rise of Hacktivism

2011:   

• Attack on Fine Gael website by Anonymous
• Operation Tunisia: later recognized as the beginning of the Arab Spring
• Operation Egypt: Egyptian government websites were hacked and shut down by Anonymous until President Hosni Mubarak stepped down
• Operation HBGARY: HBGary Federal announced that the company had infiltrated the Anonymous group
• Sony data breach: users personal information was stolen by LulzSec
• Sony PlayStation Network hack: the gaming network was taken offline by LulzSec
• Operation Syria: Syrian Defense Ministry website hacked by Anonymous
• Operation DarkNet: Anonymous broke into 40 child pornography websites and published over 1500 names of users who frequented one of the sites

2012:

• Operation Russia: unidentified hackers cracked emails of pro-Kremlin activists and officials
• AntiSec Leak and CIA attack: Anonymous shut down CIA’s website for more than five hours
• DDoS attacks by Muslim hacktivist group "Cyber Fighters of Izz-ad-din Al Qassam" targeted U.S. banks in retaliation after a Muslim film was posted on YouTube

Bibliography

References:

Definition of Hacker

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hacker

Definition of Hacktivism

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hacktivism

Brief historical breakdown on the rise of hacktivism

http://www.trendmicro.com.sg/vinfo/sg/security/news/cyber-attacks/hacktivism-101-a-brief-history-of-notable-incidents

Images:

http://ownieu.6x9.fr/files/2011/06/anonymous1.jpg

https://www.intellihub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hacker.png

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiTlxiV60a_ieIqAQuydt_T-UjUpV6QaEAswDnQ1Rb5Ez4ScvHmbNZNfUfbuWacmlJO-u6cTre4AhBoJuqiGqWEVrgbibke-hE-3anET_NTR5eFfDEhJVNbRK9Xq4WEjw2Rmah_dfGldm/s1600/Hacker3.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Anonymous_emblem.svg/2000px-Anonymous_emblem.svg.png

http://image.slidesharecdn.com/seminar-140301072309-phpapp02/95/introduction-to-hacking-hackers-hacktivism-15-638.jpg?cb=1393671252

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5LXJ79WrwGh5a27-u4NyxeHV7_omqS3PJ5Kp0FLK1QlhXlCHd9NZp_DLVXgm2e41FEEz_zaD7ZK6cA4-XiVc69Nw6xTxwRp-2OAkXadspFrmbQZ2DVj8S0okqmKnReZ4bTdvwhyfQlQv/s1600/hacktivism-politics.jpeg

http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1LQZW2J6S-PXQSHS-67/u9917008%20Hacktivism%201.cmap?rid=1LQZW2J6S-PXQSHS-67&partName=htmljpeg

Week 10 - Second draft presentation

Week 10

On week 10 we had another presentation, and we need some feedback to add more details and information for some slides.

-So for the site details, we need to put more information about the location and the details of why must be this locations and what does it help if we present our works in this place.
-For the mind mapping slide, have to be link with the subject we are doing.
-For the Tamagotchi slide, we need to put more details and information what are we actually going to do.
-And for the rest slides, we just need to put more information and exact details to present our slides.

Week 9 - VNS Matrix

Week 9 

VNS Matrix within the context of an emerging history of women-only collectivism and collaboration in Australia. These include: interrogating the cliche of the lone, white, male artist; and interest in separatism and the production of autonomous spaces; a commitment to operating outside the boundaries of the established art-world; the desire to learn, acquire and share skills; and the pursuit of community engagement. This paper will engage with the history and theory of collectivism and collaboration by exploring VNS Matrix in three parts, there are collective production, disruptive content, and unusual distribution of their confrontational yet highly enjoyable practice.

Bibliography

References:

VNS Matrix Collaboration

http://www.academia.edu/4082912/VNS_Matrix_A_case_study_of_women-only_collectivism_and_collaboration_in_Australia_abstract_

Images:

https://www.accaonline.org.au/sites/default/files/styles/acca_retina_tile/public/header_image/1440_1994_VNS%20Matrix_postcard-1.jpg?itok=pd8_Y2Se

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8TgIfaCAAE4tR2.jpg:large

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b544/scanlines/starrs%20and%20cmielewski/DNASLUTS_zpsa9162fa0.jpg

Week 8 - VNS Matrix

Week 8

VNS Matrix is a fierce and funny feminist art made by Josephine Starrs, Julianne Peirce, Francesca da Rimini and Virginia Barratt. They were part of cultural movement called Cyberfeminisim, which peaked in the early 1990s and dissipated sometime between the bursting of the dot com bubble and the coming of Y2K.

VNS Matrix worked in a wide variety of media such as; computer games, video installations, events, texts, and billboards. 

Bibliography

References:

VNS Matrix Movement

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/an-oral-history-of-the-first-cyberfeminists-vns-matrix

Images:

http://motherboard-images.vice.com/content-images/contentimage/17504/1418237594932271.jpg

http://motherboard-images.vice.com/content-images/contentimage/17504/1418151657668825.jpg

http://images.vice.com/motherboard/content-images/contentimage/16999/1416345157694108.jpg

https://transmediale.de/files/imagecache/tm-galleria/a00089_VNS%20Matrix%20-%20A%20Cyberfeminist%20Manifesto%20for%20the%2021st%20Century_web.jpg

http://remix.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/virginia-barratt-vns-matrix.jpg

http://adanewmedia.org/files/2014/07/VNS.png

Week 7 - Art Hackathon

Week 7


Hacktathon is an event in which people from various backgrounds and collaborate with other groups of people to create something awesome. 
An Art Hackathon is a hackathon where creatives and technologists collaborate in order to create digital works of art. These include, but are not limited to, interactive installations, visualisations of data, web services or small physical objects.

Bibliography

References:

Definition of Art Hackathon and Hackathon:

http://arthackathon.co.uk/

Images:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MoqWZPRK-Xs/maxresdefault.jpg

http://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/AJDOnLOGUH8/0.jpg

http://img.youtube.com/vi/EdY23VP0ets/hqdefault.jpg

http://blog.seymourpowell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-16-at-14.13.541.png

http://media.tumblr.com/6affc8e842d35fd2daba552cc0968803/tumblr_inline_mspqwzR5Cg1qz4rgp.jpg

Week 6 - Presentation (Tamagotchi)

Week 6

 

Week 5th we were supposed to present about our presentation. Our presentation is about use artist references to create an ideas by using New media. So basically our work is linked with Cory Arcangel. The linking between our ideas and his is we are using the old time memories games. Which we decided to use Tamagotchi. Tamagotchi is an electronic toy displaying a digital image of a creature, which has to be looked after and responded to by the 'owner' as if it were a pet.

This are our mind-map about childhood games. 

We got inspiration from these two videos;

1. This is the video of Holographic screen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGiwROBW5fM

2. T mobile angry bird:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-PxFMqOUw

So basically our ideas for Tamagotchi is, we are going to create the reality of Tamagotchi version by using Holographic Screen. Holographic is a graphic that shows a three dimensional, projected of something or someone. We will use holographic screen to make the Tamagotchi displays from the projector, and it will appear with three dimensions of Tamagotchi. There will be 3 buttons on the projector, there are; 'Shit', 'Food' and 'Food detector'.

So for the 'Shit' button; if we press the button the trash bin will appear on the holographic screen and the laser from the holographic projector will detect our hand gestures, when we pick up the shit, the shit will be on our hand let us to throw into the bin.

Next one is 'Food' button; if we press the button they will scan the food what we are eating. And it will measure the calories of the food and also the status of the food such as vitamins, carbs, protein, fats, sugar level, salt level and etc. And there will be spoon & fork provided. The spoon and fork is to scan our food, there are real utensils; so we can use it to eat and it will detect our food datas while eating. When we are eating the food the food datas will be send to the holographic projector and make the Tamagotchi eat as well.

This thing also can help for diet as well, as we know that if Tamagotchi consume too much food they will die. So if the holographic screen give an alert sign we should stop eating as well. There will be the limit of calories that Tamagotchi should consume and also the limit is limited by every user's data. And when Tamagotchi dies, it won't just die with cross sign on their eyes and disappear. They will also have reasons when they die, such as disease.

Our idea is basically focused for those who wants to have pets, on diet, and play old time games. 

Bibliography

References:

Definition of Tamagotchi:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tamagotchi

Definition of Holographic:

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/holographic

Images:

Tamagotchi:

http://imagesmtv-a.akamaihd.net/uri/mgid:file:http:shared:mtv.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Poop-1430403634.gif?quality=.8&height=400&width=400

Week 5 - Night Fest

Week 5

I went to Night Festival on Saturday, and I thought I was not able to take picture of the artwork but luckily I manage to take one and took a video of it. The artwork that attracted me the most was the 'Keyframes' by Groupe Laps (FR).

From this installation artwork the most interesting part was when the sculpture moves by creating different movements. The artist used LED figures and their routine imbue static building with energy and excitement. This installation artwork brings glimmers of the past to life.