The human computer?
Monday, August 17, 2009 by CVAJ
Are these girls cyborgs?
Calvin Harris takes credit for the world's first "humathesizer". Using conductive body paint and by making electrical circuits with their bodies they are able to orchestrate a song and dance routine for Harris' new song. At first I thought this was a bit fake - especially with the bikini clad beauties, but extra research seems it is quite legitimate and quite interesting!
It seems the human body is potentially the most amazing natural computer. With ideas such as Microsoft's proposed forearm keypad as old as 2004, who knows what the possibilities are?!
I also saw District 9 yesterday which has several cool cyborg themes, including human metamorphosis. While fantastical, it is important to keep an eye on how art represents and deals with this man-machine relationship, for it often demonstrates real ideas and possibilities...
How about these cyborgs?
Calvin Harris takes credit for the world's first "humathesizer". Using conductive body paint and by making electrical circuits with their bodies they are able to orchestrate a song and dance routine for Harris' new song. At first I thought this was a bit fake - especially with the bikini clad beauties, but extra research seems it is quite legitimate and quite interesting!
It seems the human body is potentially the most amazing natural computer. With ideas such as Microsoft's proposed forearm keypad as old as 2004, who knows what the possibilities are?!
I also saw District 9 yesterday which has several cool cyborg themes, including human metamorphosis. While fantastical, it is important to keep an eye on how art represents and deals with this man-machine relationship, for it often demonstrates real ideas and possibilities...
How about these cyborgs?