"Artificial organisms might live on attention- they "sleep" when no one is looking at them and gain energy (cycles) when someone is. Since energy could be used to reproduce, the most attention-grabbing forms would be selected.

                              " Peter Hughes - hughes@cruz.com - through "www-vrml@wired.com"

Welcome to the SalsaNet
Dedicated to research, policy and the socially responsible uses of the Internet

Coming Soon.  The Visualization Project

Join us as we explore the place we live at Knowing Home

Current web projects of the Salsa Media Lab:

• San Antonio "Smart City" Project
• Public Studio  of the San Antonio Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
• San Antonio peaceCENTER
• The Knowing Home Collarboration

Projects who got their start here at the MediaLab

• Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo
• Texas Through Time Living History Foundation

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STARTING PLACES

Here are some links I found in my exploration that may be useful. In order to understand where we are going, we need to understand where we've been. Kristina Ross's History of Communication Media Technologies is a wonderful place to start. For some theoretical background try the Memetics Page and the Principia Cybernetica Web which will stretch your mind a little. For a political education and to find out what's happening visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation which has always been in the vanguard of dealing with issues affecting the web and society.

 

The History of the Internet.  from the Internet Society

 

 

The MIT Media Lab is, of course, the mother of us all.

The 21st Century Project

Jumpstart to the Internet.  Alamo PC's excellent page of resources for Internet newbies and old hands alike, here is a list of Internet  resources that will help you learn more about the 'Net.

To find out where the web is going check out the VRML Legit List for a whole lot of virtual worlds.

An excellent place to get in deeper touch with the craft of webmastering check out The Web Tools Review  and Hotwired's Webmonkey. Also check the Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide

A short Course in Proposal Writing will help with the non-commercial side of webmastering.   What kinds of weapons will the kids of the immediate future have?

Visualization Links

• Computer Graphic World

Technonogy News

 

• InfoWorld Electric
• New York Times Computer News Daily
• c/net central
• ZD Net
• CMP's TechWeb

 Webmastering

• The Webmaster Reference Library contains a ton of info on the craft of webmastering.
• The Ten Commandments of HTML
• The Internet Help Desk

 Virtual Reality

• The VRML Repository is an impartial, comprehensive, community resource for the dissemination of information relating to VRML. Maintained by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC).
• The VRML 2.0 Specification
• VRML Architecture Group

 Education

• Media Literacy links

 General Interest

• The Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)
• The Jargon List
• The Federation of American Scientists CyberStrategy Project
• The Center For Democracy and Technology

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Pleas McNeel    pleas@salsa.net