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A day in a hackerspace

Hack42

On Thursday 30 October we went to visit Simon Cleassen at Hack42 in Arnhem.

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6 CD-ROMs published by Mediamatic get stuck

cd-roms from 1994 to 1998

"This CD-ROM was made by Mediamatic Interactive Publishing(MMiP) for the Netherlands Design Institute. Technical requirements : a Macintosh computer with 256 color display, 4 megabytes of RAM and a...
"Long time no see!" CD-ROMs 20 years ago

6 cd-roms come alive

We CAN launch cd-roms from 1994 to 1998 on an iMac G4 equipped with OS9.2.2! If you ever tried to fix an unknown computer problem, than you understand how wonderful it is when you find out your...
(Artists) Talking Back To The Media

Back in time to the first year of Mediamatic Magazine

1985 was an important year for Mediamatic Magazine as for Dutch new media art in Amsterdam.
You are welcome to cut the magazine

How to digitalize a magazine that is made to emphasize the fact that it's made of paper.

Two Mediamatic Magazines (vol. 9 # 1 and vol. 9 # 4) are cut-out magazines. To see the inside of the Magazine you have to cut some pages.
CD-ROMs are Fun

An interview with the directors of ‘V.O.L.V.O /Airbag CD-ROM’

This CD-ROM is a transformation of an exhibition promoting Dutch new media artists (musical, time-based, computer-based art) from 1996. These artist are also the friends of the ‘V.O.L.V.O/ Airbag CD
The birth of Mediamatic Magazine

An interview with Willem Velthoven and Jans Possel.

To get a feel of Mediamatic Magazine and how it all started, we asked Jans Possel and Willem Velthoven some questions about the beginning of Mediamatic Magazine and the changes it went trough all the...
“Doors of Perception 1” Easy Package

A step by step manual for the “Doors of Perception 1” cd-rom (1985) for Apple computer users.

This is a step by step manual for accessing of the cd-rom “Doors of Perception 1” made by Mediamatic Interactive Publishing (MMip) in 1985 for The Netherlands design institute, and published by...
Remembering Mediamatic Magazine

Start archiving, or be forgotten!

Between 1985 and 2007, Mediamatic published over 35 magazines and 12 CD/DVD-ROMs, creating a platform for new media and art. While we continue exploring new media for cultural development, we want to...
Arduino Forum

Arduino forum and discussion platform

This forum is created to see what happened after the Arduino Basic workshops. It's also intended to investigate if an intermediate or advanced Arduino workshop is wanted, and what you specifically...
12 Aug 2001

ikCam

Interactive tool to visualise social networks

Make a portrait or take a snapshot with your — new — friend. The ikCam directly publishes the picture on your profile.
From DVD to 7 inch player

How do I play a movie from a DVD on a 7 inch Mediamatic media player.

Basically you have to rip the DVD and turn it into a AVI (XviD) file. You do this simply by installing a program called Handbreak. Click handbrake.fr/downloads.php to download Handbreak.
"Doors of Perception 1" meet Basiliskll

Good news old-school Mediamatic fans shouldn't miss!

The "Doors of Perception 1” cd-rom was published in 1985. It was made for the first “Doors of Perception” conference, held in Amsterdam in that year. Now you can enjoy the cd-rom by simply following...
Hackers Camp Day 2

Sunny Day 2 started with a meeting exploring potential project ideas. Out of 15 original ideas a bunch seem to be the most promising. The ones that generate the most enthusiasm from team members...
And so the story begins...

Overview of my first activities for the dating project

This article is the first part of the dating chronicles, where I report the findings of my research on Mediamatics dating site. It describes the first events and work that I have done for it.
Arduino - the documentary

Free online doc about the Arduino platform
Time Lapse Day 5

This is the last day and part of the last night of the Camp. Seems like that around 2.30 the battery gave out. You got to give it to the participants, because as you can see they were still going...
The Deadline Cometh

Dev Camp Day 5

The last day has begun and things are starting to heat up. With physical mock-ups of the installations scattered through the space it's time to stop building prototypes and start constructing the...
Boy with Toy

A fascination with technology

From my early childhood I have been fascinated with technology. When I was only 4 years old, my uncle gave me a "motortje", a little electro engine screwed to a small wooden board with some gears...
Some thoughts from a non-coder

Dev Camp Day 5

Stringing code while eating boerenkool. You got to appreciate it.
Hackers Camp Day 1

Mediamatic is going to kick start this year’s Picnic with a first live event, a Hackers Camp, a team of professional geeks and interaction designers with technical and creative skills who will use...
Workshop ‘Better than Reality’

call for participation

Better than Reality is a project in which artistic use of augmented reality technology is explored. After a series of residencies that took place last summer, V2_Lab now opens up the technology to...
Now That Our Youth Has Been Emulated...

The best starting point from which to understand the impact of emulation is a standard thought experiment:
Paradiso: Interactive VJ

Dev Camp Day 2

This was the idea that was discussed the most during the first round of project proposals. And in the mean time it really has taken shape. The concept is almost done and the guys (and of course girl...
Hackers Camp Day 5

Time is running out. There’s some stress in the air and the language is getting slightly heavier. All the projects should be build and running by tomorrow. Participants went home around 2 in the...

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