nexus of art, science, technology, cognitive perception and learning


	nexus of art, science, technology, cognitive perception and learning

balthazarus

9-23-2008 6:07 AM

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science, art, virtual

balthazarus says:

“Art integrates the senses,” he said. “Science takes the senses apart and analyzes. The idea of Empac is to bridge the gap between the digital world of data and the physical world of our senses, which is where we make sense of things and decide what things mean.”

Sounds reasonable

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9-24-2008 3:05 PM

abailart

Hmmmm.

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