Brett Stalbaum
Since the beginning
Works in La Jolla, California United States of America

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BIO
Brett Stalbaum, Lecturer, LSOE
Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major (ICAM)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Department of Visual Arts
9500 GILMAN DR. # 0084
La Jolla CA 92093-0084

C5 research theorist (www.c5corp.com) 1997-2007
Graduate (MFA) of the CADRE Digital Media Laboratory at San Jose State
University.
Professional affiliations:
Electronic Disturbance Theater
C5
paintersflat.net

http://www.paintersflat.net/

Latest: The Silver Island Bunker Trail, possibly the first time humans have walked like a game bot. The trail is open to the public for outdoor recreation and enjoyment.
http://silverisland.paintersflat.net
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DISCUSSION

[Fwd: Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition at University Art Gallery, UCSD]


Dear rhizome community,

If you happen to be in the San Diego Area, please feel warmly invited to
this opening. (The gallery is requesting rsvps to rfaust@ucsd.edu)
Jordan Crandall, Ricardo Dominguez, Natalie Jeremijenko, Teddy Cruz, Amy
Adler, Sandra Kogut and myself will be showing work.

Cheers,
Brett Stalbaum

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Subject: Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition at University Art Gallery, UCSD
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:02:24 -0800
From: Rachel Faust <rfaust@ucsd.edu>
To: rfaust@ucsd.edu

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>New Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition
>13 January - 25 March 2006
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Teddy Cruz, Revolucion, 1999, Photo-construction Teddy
Cruz, Tijuana River, 1999, Photo-construction

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:00-7:30pm

Preceeding the Opening: Artists' Slide Lecture Presentations from 5-6pm in
Mandeville Recital Hall
Seating is limited. Please RSVP by January 10 to 858.822.3547

The exhibition presents artist/photographer Amy Adler, media theorist
Jordan Crandall, architect Teddy Cruz, "father of hacktivism" Ricardo
Dominguez, techno-artist Natalie Jeremijenko and new-media/environmental
artist Brett Stalbaum. The diverse works featured in this exhibition blend
traditional art media with new technologies and reflect the
interdisciplinary focus central to both Department and Gallery.

The Gallery will screen Sandra Kogut's feature-length "film diary"
Hungarian Passport on March 2, at 8pm in the Gallery.

The University Art Gallery, UCSD is free and open to the public. Located on
the UCSD campus, the Gallery is at the west end of Mandeville Center.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11am-4pm or by appointment for
groups of ten or more. For more information about the exhibition, please
call (858) 534-2107 or visit
<http://www.universityartgallery.ucsd.edu/>www.universityartgallery.ucsd.edu

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Media Inquiries: Kathleen Stoughton, Director (858) 534-0419
jpeg images available upon request

Rachael Faust
University Art Gallery, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive 0327
La Jolla, CA 92093-0327
Tel (858) 822-3547
Fax (858) 822-3548
rfaust@ucsd.edu
http://universityartgallery.ucsd.edu/

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Brett Stalbaum, Lecturer, PSOE
Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major (ICAM)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Department of Visual Arts
9500 GILMAN DR. # 0084
La Jolla CA 92093-0084
http://www.c5corp.com
http://www.paintersflat.net

Info for students, winter quarter 2K6:
-ICAM and Media (computing emphasis) faculty advising:
Tuesday 1-2PM, VAF 206, Contact via email stalbaum@ucsd.edu
-Vis 40/ICAM 40 (Introduction/Computing in Arts) office hour:
Tuesday 2-3PM, VAF 206, Contact via WebCT
-Vis 141A (Computer Programming/Arts I) office hour:
Tuesday 3-4PM, VAF 206, Contact: via WebCT
- Notes:
Week 7 (Feb 21st) No office hours today
Finals Week (March 21st) Yes.

DISCUSSION

[Fwd: Debby and Larry Kline Art Issues]


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Debby and Larry Kline Art Issues
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:16:16 -0800
From: Larry Kline <inkline@inetworld.net>
To: Full Focus <fullfocus@kpbs.org>

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are contacting you to ask that you send a letter to Harper

DISCUSSION

A Short History of Virtual Hiking + video


http://www.paintersflat.net/virtual_hiker.html
+ short video ~ 9MB

A virtual hiker is an algorithm that produces computationally derived paths from data in such a way that allows them to be re-followed through the actual world. The virtual hikers that are included in the C5 Landscape Database, beginning with version 2.0, include various Least Cost Path hikers and a Slope Reduction hiker based on a natural selection algorithm.

The first attempt to follow a virtual hiker through a real landscape was performed by C5 on April 9th 2005 near Dunsmuir California as part of the quest to discover the *Other Path* of the Great Wall of China in California, or as it is now known, simply the Great Wall of California. After a rigorous insertion hike and facing both fading daylight and rapid waters flowing through necessary water crossings, C5 was only able reach the beginning of the Great Wall's other path. The visual comparison of the China terrain and its California other were satisfyingly documented, even through it was impossible to actually walk in the footsteps of the virtual hiker. (C5 personnel are Joel Slayton, Steve Durie, Geri Wittig, Jack Toolin, Brett Stalbaum, Bruce Gardner, Amul Goswamy and Matt Mays.)

The second attempts to follow a virtual hiker were performed by Paula Poole and Brett Stalbaum using C5-developed software in the Anza Borrego desert of Southern California. On May 28th 2005, we attempted to follow the stepwise 3 degree Least Cost virtual hiker from Agua Caliente Springs to the Inner Pasture. An earlier scouting mission had revealed that part of the LCP path dead ended in a box canyon, but some probative scouting revealed a saddle over which the canyon could be bypassed. Even though this would cause a small divergence from the course, we proceeded to try the full hike. Unfortunately, the virtual hiker's track also led over a steep talus slope. While the path was not impossible to traverse due of the severity of the slope alone, the combination of loose talus and the many agave plants, cholla and barrel cactus in the area presented painful safety challenges. The idea of following the LCP path to Inner Pasture was abandoned after Brett slipped and fell, spearing his arm on an agave.

Realizing that most paths in the area were probably untenable due to the floristic nature of the Anza Borrego desert and its many sharp plants including the beautiful ocotillo, jumping and teddy bear cholla, it was decided to follow the nominal foot path to the Inner Pasture known as Moonlight Canyon. While both the LCP hiker and Slope Reduction Virtual Hiker utilized parts of Moonlight Canyon, they diverged enough that the claim to have followed the virtual hikers could not be sustained. Interestingly, however the virtual hikers did traverse parts of Moonlight Canyon.

The desert mountain ranges of the Great Basin provide much less in the way of spiny botanical hazards than do the Sonoran desert. A scouting mission including Brett, Paula and Naomi Spellman was performed on June 18 2005 to evaluate the terrain, and During the Locative Media in the Wild Workshop at the White Mountain Research Station Crooked Creek Facility, July 22nd of 2005, Brett, Naomi, Kimberlee Chambers and Nico Tripcevich became the first to actually successfully follow the path of both a Three Degree Least Cost Path hiker and a Slope Reduction hiker. True to form, the LCP path followed a waterway, and the Slope Reduction Path discovered a surprising and unexpectedly easier path than the non-computational path that had originally been scoped out on June 18th. Experiments with virtual hikers are ongoing.

DISCUSSION

Re: Darpa Grand Challenge: accidental art? (Indiana Robotic Navigation)


Used Ford explorer? $10,000. Modifications to DARPA Grand Challenge
entry? Probably 100,000+. Christian warbot making a "hard right" and
coming to a crashing halt against a wall? Priceless.

Pall Thayer wrote:

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> On 9.10.2005, at 02:25, Brett Stalbaum wrote:
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>> the Spirit of Christianity, by Indiana Robotic Navigation, went
>> through a gate on the qualifying course, made a hard right turn and
>> ran directly into a wall."
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> Religion makes lots of "hard right turns" and frequently runs into walls.
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Brett Stalbaum, Lecturer, PSOE
Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major (ICAM)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Department of Visual Arts
9500 GILMAN DR. # 0084
La Jolla CA 92093-0084
http://www.paintersflat.net
http://www.c5corp.com

Info for students:
-ICAM and Media (computing emphasis) faculty advising:
Monday 1-2PM, VAF 206, Contact via email stalbaum@ucsd.edu
-Vis 40/ICAM 40 (Introduction/Computing in Arts) office hour:
Monday 2-3PM, VAF 206, Contact via WebCT
-Vis 141A (Computer Programming/Arts I) office hour:
Monday 3-4PM, VAF 206, Contact: via WebCT
- Notes:
Week 0 (Sept 19th) Yes.
Week 6 (Oct 31st) No office hours today
Finals Week (Dec 5th) Yes.

DISCUSSION

Darpa Grand Challenge: accidental art? (Indiana Robotic Navigation)


You can find out about the four (or 5) entries that finished the DARPA
grand challenge here: http://www.grandchallenge.org/
Certainly, this represents a large step forward for expert systems, AI,
and robotics.

But can robots also autonomously emerge ironic conceptual art?

One team, Indiana Robotic Navigation, notes the following on their homepage:

"Indiana Robotic Navigation believes that Jesus is the Christ the son of
the living God. We will strive to do everything we do to glorify our
Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that the only way to succeed is with the
Lord's help. We want a challenge that is so big that if God isn't in it,
it will surely fail. The Grand Challenge is just such a project."
http://www.indianaroboticnavigation.com/

How did things work out for Christ's warbot? From the New York Times:

"There were several crashes during qualifying and practice runs the week
before the race. One vehicle, named the Spirit of Christianity, by
Indiana Robotic Navigation, went through a gate on the qualifying
course, made a hard right turn and ran directly into a wall."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/08/technology/08robot.html