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The people of swissnex San Francisco are as diverse as the disciplines we engage in every day. These differences allow us to be better scouts...
View ArticleWhat is Behind Burning Man?
Some people say it’s just a festival with a few thousand party people running around the desert in crazy costumes. For sure that is what...
View ArticleAdventures in Transmedia
Leveraging the individual strengths of multiple storytelling platforms, transmedia builds a storyworld meant to engage and involve its audience and delivers an informative, entertaining experience. By...
View ArticleThe Software Approach to Fixing Cities
Are fast, cheap, and disruptive ideas for urban planning and civic improvement better than traditional ones? Luc Meier is swissnex San Francisco’s former Associate Director...
View ArticleWhat is Behind Burning Man?
Some people say it?s just a festival with a few thousand party people running around the desert in crazy costumes. For sure that is what...
View ArticleAdventures in Transmedia
Leveraging the individual strengths of multiple storytelling platforms, transmedia builds a storyworld meant to engage and involve its audience and delivers an informative, entertaining experience. By...
View ArticleThe Software Approach to Fixing Cities
Are fast, cheap, and disruptive ideas for urban planning and civic improvement better than traditional ones? Luc Meier is swissnex San Francisco’s former Associate Director...
View ArticlePark Your Creativity Here—Best Parklets Offer More Than Seats
Despite the fact that most of them tend to look like café seating, a parklet can be an endless amount of things—anything that you can...
View ArticleGateway to the Invisible: Art Illuminates Science
Swiss artist and photographer Fabian Oefner illuminates the beauty and complexity of science by, among other things, capturing crystals dancing atop a speaker and lighting...
View ArticleNine Questions for the Future of Books
Fonts that react in real time, drawings that sing, and volumes whose contents depend on how fast you flip. Glimpse the future with nine questions...
View ArticleDigital Promises: What’s Next for Art Books?
In a technology-driven world, what is the status of art publishing? A trip to the Los Angeles Art Book Fair provides insights on the digital...
View ArticleIncubate Creativity! The NEW, Interdisciplinary Accelerator Landscape
Can the model of the tech incubator be applied to spawn innovation at the crossroads of art and technology? Sophie Lamparter is Head of Public...
View ArticleI’m Addicted to Virtual Reality
The moment I climbed onto the Birdly virtual reality flight simulator, put on the Oculus goggles, and flapped my new wings I was hooked. Megan...
View ArticleTwit Lit: Fiction in 140 Characters
If you think of Twitter merely as a channel to communicate news and updates, think again! With its vast possibilities for abbreviated prose, links, images,...
View ArticleWhat’s Hot at Sundance?
The hottest thing at the Sundance Film Festival wasn’t the celebrity sightings. It was Virtual Reality (VR)—nothing less than the future of storytelling itself. Mary-Ellyn...
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