top | item 3460101 The Deleted City - 650gb Data Visualisation of the lost Geocities 44 points| freakyfractal | 14 years ago |deletedcity.net | reply 6 comments order hn newest [+] [-] jordanlev|14 years ago|reply I don't understand -- is this visualization available on the site, or is the site just an advertisement for some art installation somewhere (and if so, where/when??) [+] [-] unicornporn|14 years ago|reply I know I shouldn't be that kind of guy, but http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3090481 :)Anyway, wonderful example of making art from data. I recommend http://www.generatorx.no/ and http://rhizome.org/ if you'd like to indulge in similar artyfacts. [+] [-] endlessvoid94|14 years ago|reply Is this just an advertisement that Geocities was shut down? And that I can get the dump on bittorrent? [+] [-] tgrass|14 years ago|reply Could not watch the whole video for the bastardization of Beck. [+] [-] tezmc|14 years ago|reply Let's face it though, no music quite conjures up the feeling of Geocities like a terrible midi version of a beck song.Should have included a few "under construction" GIFs too IMO. [+] [-] draggnar|14 years ago|reply but the soundtrack did fit the zeitgeist quite well
[+] [-] jordanlev|14 years ago|reply I don't understand -- is this visualization available on the site, or is the site just an advertisement for some art installation somewhere (and if so, where/when??)
[+] [-] unicornporn|14 years ago|reply I know I shouldn't be that kind of guy, but http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3090481 :)Anyway, wonderful example of making art from data. I recommend http://www.generatorx.no/ and http://rhizome.org/ if you'd like to indulge in similar artyfacts.
[+] [-] endlessvoid94|14 years ago|reply Is this just an advertisement that Geocities was shut down? And that I can get the dump on bittorrent?
[+] [-] tgrass|14 years ago|reply Could not watch the whole video for the bastardization of Beck. [+] [-] tezmc|14 years ago|reply Let's face it though, no music quite conjures up the feeling of Geocities like a terrible midi version of a beck song.Should have included a few "under construction" GIFs too IMO. [+] [-] draggnar|14 years ago|reply but the soundtrack did fit the zeitgeist quite well
[+] [-] tezmc|14 years ago|reply Let's face it though, no music quite conjures up the feeling of Geocities like a terrible midi version of a beck song.Should have included a few "under construction" GIFs too IMO.
[+] [-] jordanlev|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] unicornporn|14 years ago|reply
Anyway, wonderful example of making art from data. I recommend http://www.generatorx.no/ and http://rhizome.org/ if you'd like to indulge in similar artyfacts.
[+] [-] endlessvoid94|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] tgrass|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] tezmc|14 years ago|reply
Should have included a few "under construction" GIFs too IMO.
[+] [-] draggnar|14 years ago|reply