mediaarchaeologylab

mediaarchaeologylab, 4 days ago to random

have you ever thought about volunteering with us - either in person or virtually? we've made a form that makes it easy to tell us you're interested! https://forms.gle/pBzKnhbzoyatSDJh7

mediaarchaeologylab, 10 days ago to random

today on MALtv, Computer Warriors: The Adventure Begins.

A lucky thrift store find, this is a preview VHS of a pilot that Mattel made but never sold.

mediaarchaeologylab, 10 days ago (edited 5 days ago) to random

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mediaarchaeologylab, 11 days ago to random

happy birthday fifth element

mediaarchaeologylab, 13 days ago to random

it's all fun and games til your software manual starts philosophizing at you

mediaarchaeologylab, 14 days ago to random

hey CU grads! we'll be open from 10-4 on Thursday after the big commencement ceremony if you're looking for something to do with your folks (or just need us to do some GenX babysitting for you 🌈)

mediaarchaeologylab, 17 days ago to random

This month's #MALbookclub book is Lurking by Joanne McNeill @jomc - as always, share your responses to the book as you read along here or on the othernetworks.net bookclub post! We'll also be trying out a live chat at some point this month, so keep an eye out for that.
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374194338/lurking

mediaarchaeologylab, 19 days ago to random

hey, it's May day and while we're not yet in a mayday situation, we are asking for your help.

As you may know, MAL is part of the University of Colorado but generally a lot of our funding has come from external donors, and that has contributed to our ability to operate with a little more freedom, do weirder things, be more open and accessible to the general public than most university stuff. but, as these things go, a lot of those donors are shifting their priorities or scaling back.

we want to be able to continue being a resource in the way we have become accustomed to - maintaining our collection in working order as much as possible, offering these tools to artists and scholars and students and the general public, and doing our level best to be as weird as possible about it.

so, while we're looking at grants and other funding modes that we can shift to, we are also asking you all: does your workplace have a philanthropic fund? do you or someone you know have the means to make recurring donations? please consider asking them to contribute to our support fund, or doing so yourself:

https://giving.cu.edu/fund/media-archaeology-lab-support-fund

mediaarchaeologylab, 20 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to random

This is @shimmeringtrashpile here! I just wrapped my residency at the MAL! The VideoNow Color FX (Hasbro, 2004) is the third in my UV Portraits at the Media Archeology Lab. I thought I'd share.

mediaarchaeologylab, 23 days ago to random

we are so sad to see Rob @shimmeringtrashpile conclude his residency in the lab!

we had an excellent workshop last night, talking through what it means to have the minimum supplies necessary to carry out your art practice on-the-go with you any time in a creativity survival kit. a little clip from the stream if you want to check it out: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2129527635

mediaarchaeologylab, 1 month ago (edited 14 minutes ago) to random

An incomplete MAL wishlist:

• Any and all accessibility tech (speech synthesizers, braille displays, etc.)
• BBC Micro
• Casio Loopy Mouse
• Casio Loopy Magical Shop
• Cybiko
• LaserDisc player
• Famicom Disk System
• Microbee
• Selectavision Player
• Sidekick
• SNES controllers
• Unitron Mac 512
• VideoNow discs
• VirtualBoy

(we'll keep this pinned & update it as we think of stuff. if you have something on the list you'd like to send our way, please DM for details. Unless specified, we're only able to take things in working condition.)