See NRG unveiled at the IOCT, 23 September 2008, 11.30am

See NRG unveiled at the IOCT, Tues 23 September 2008

About NRG

It’s 2010 and you have been appointed to lead the new World Energy Directorate, with the power to control international spending and research on energy sources and production. Your decisions will influence the life of billions of humans, countless species and the Earth as a whole. How will your choices change all our lives during the planet’s next forty years of industrial development?

Part environmental game, part multimedia artwork, NRG (short for En-er-gy) is self-sustaining, people-powered installation. No previous knowledge about energy issues is assumed or required, but NRG is intended to stimulate thought and discussion about energy consumption, its links to global warming and the need for the development of lifestyle alternatives.

NRG was created as part of the first Digital Writer in Residence position at the Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT), De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. It is funded by a Grant for the Arts from Arts Council England.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM (GMT)

Location:
Institute of Creative Technologies
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 9BH
United Kingdom

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Universe update – July 2008

Reorganised to 3 pages – blog, definitions/data, and multimedia.

Blog – http://www.netvibes.com/chrisjoseph#NRG_blog
Data and definitions – http://www.netvibes.com/chrisjoseph#NRG_definitions
Media – http://www.netvibes.com/chrisjoseph#NRG_media

Black or white screens for better energy efficiency?

Fact or Fiction?: Black Is Better than White for Energy-Efficient Screens, by Larry Greenemeier (27 September 2007).

“In the meantime, the world is evenly split between CRT and LCD monitors, totaling roughly 405 million and 401 million respectively in 2007, according to iSuppli data. So if you’re still toiling away in front of a hefty CRT monitor that takes up three-quarters of your desk, then black screens will save you some energy. For those who’ve graduated to thinner LCD models, black screens are actually sucking up more energy then their white counterparts.”

Grand Theft Bicycle: A Game-Installation by Steve Gibson, Justin Love and Jimmy Olson

Grand Theft Bicycle: A Game-Installation
By Steve Gibson, Justin Love and Jimmy Olson

Experience the excitement, glamour, fear, violence and mayhem of a genuine Middle Eastern battle! Better yet, get your fat shooter-playing ass off the console and onto the revolutionary Borgcycle™, a sensor equipped bike that allows / forces users to get a heart-pounding workout while hunting down some baddies.