MetaFilter posts tagged with Cyberspace

Avatara: the movie

Rumple — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:44:44 -0800

Avatara is a 2003 ethnographic film (72 minutes) that takes place entirely in "Cyberia", specifically in the Digitalspace Traveler virtual world (previously), which dates back to 1996. Interview with the filmmaker. Review of the film. via Also see: Archive.org's "Archiving Virtual Worlds" index.

Cyber Command Über Alles

homunculus — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:55:24 -0800

Attention Geeks and Hackers: Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You! Welcome to Cyberwar Country, USA

The Croquet Project - Web 2.0

MetaMonkey — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 02:37:29 -0800

The Croquet Project is a staggeringly ambitious attempt to create 'an operating system for the post-browser Internet' - a multi-platform, open-source, extensible, decentralised, peer-to-peer, 3D virtual reality metaverse [2,3], designed for 'highly scalable deep collaboration', led by Alan Kay.

Being and Seeming: the Technology of Representation

MetaMonkey — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:20:53 -0800

Being and Seeming: the Technology of Representation an essay by novelist Richard Powers

STFU Newb

gsb — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:02:13 -0800

Cyberbullying Report. It's a Microsoft sponsored report talking about intimidation and bullying online. Here's a digested version of the survey [PDF]. And don't forget your dose of Cyber Wellness, too.

Cyberstream Poem

Niahmas — Mon, 03 May 2004 02:32:48 -0800

Poem in the cyberstream Still trying to figure this one out.

sixtwenty3dc — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 12:29:08 -0800

If cyberspace were organized into a giant neural computer... [NYT, reg req] ...one could in theory "upload" a person's mental software into it: thoughts, feelings, memories, the works. - an interesting sci-fi premise by author john darnton complete with a contemporary 'mad scientist!'

donkeysuck — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:27 -0800

candy for the eyes, ears, and brain. Although the documentary was shown at SXSW(and other locations) earlier this year, i haven't seen much reference to it. profiles william gibson and his mind's view of what he envisioned as 'cyberspace.' be sure to click the 'don't click' link for an interactive map that details some of the obscure points of the film.

and for those that already seen it, go get yourself some spooky, personalized M&Ms candy!

tranquileye — Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:25:08 -0800

There are several sites that present maps of the Internet: geographic, technical, and historical. And now, you can hang one on your wall.

tdecius — Tue, 02 Nov 1999 19:27:57 -0800

Philosophy in Cyberspace and Politics.com are wealths of information. Visit them if you want a complete bio of either Hatch or Hegel, Bradley or Baudrillard.