Karsten Schmidt: Interview Excerpts from CLOUDS (2014)
Channel: The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
Date: 05/04/2023

This video presents excerpts of raw interview footage from CLOUDS (2014). Directed by Jae Minard and James George, CLOUDS is an interactive, generative, computational documentary that allows the viewer to explore different perspectives on the intersection of code and culture. Filmed using the RGBD 3D cinema format and created entirely with open-source software, CLOUDS uses a data-driven story engine to present an endless, ever-changing conversation about the role of computational thinking in contemporary arts and design. More information is at cloudsdocumentary.com.

Karsten Schmidt (@toxi) has risen to the status of a creative software guru, as one of the most active contributors of open source libraries for 3D graphics. The structure of software informs all aspects of Karsten's designs. When not creating, he travels the world consulting and teaching workshops on generative design approaches employing open source code as creative tool. [2014 Biography]

00:05 1. database
00:24 2. dissemination
00:50 3. illusion of original thought
01:16 4. memes
01:43 5. Paul Bourke
02:23 6. processing
02:59 7. toxiclibs
03:56 8. parallel processing
04:13 9. Educational tools
04:28 10. becoming insular
05:04 11. always improved
05:33 12. where it could go
05:41 13. east german hardware 1
05:59 14. east german hardware 2
06:46 15. demo scene 1
07:21 16. demo scene 2
07:50 17. 256 bytes part 1
08:26 18. code is information
08:47 19. demo scene 3
09:01 20. physical feedback
09:16 21. virus
09:44 22. why don't we learn?
10:15 23. programming is...
10:37 24. solving complex problems
11:07 25. power point vs programming
11:34 26. users
11:54 27. malware
12:21 28. literacy issues'
12:48 29. code has nothing to do with machines
13:07 30. code as way of knowing
13:33 31. immediate feedback
14:04 32. social collider
14:34 33. data visualization
15:05 34. changing behavior
15:30 35. DarkNet
15:48 36. infinite conversation
16:42 37. new media
17:26 38. culture and evolution
18:01 39. obsolescence
18:24 40. archiving
18:50 41. preserving history
19:27 42. atari emulation

Directors: Jae Minard and James George
Executive Producer: Golan Levin (CMU)
Producer: Winslow Porter
Design Director: Bradley G Munkowitz