IPV6 Launched Today

Tech News Daily - Did you notice anything odd with your Internet connection today? Probably not, but the Internet started changing in a big way under the hood, with websites and Internet service providers turning on a new technology to transmit data.

The Internet's been running on a system that was originally developed 35 years ago as part of an experimental project called ARPAnet in the U.S. Defense Department. That's when researchers created something called Internet Protocol version 4, or IPv4. [4 Decades of Clever Technology]  Read more.

Digital Graffiti: Painting the town with light

News Herald (Florida) - Digital Graffiti is the world’s first projection art festival, with artists using the latest technologies to project their original works onto the town’s iconic white walls.

For decades, artists have used whatever animation and projection technologies were available to cast images onto the walls of skyscrapers and other urban structures. However, Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach is the first outdoor festival specifically organized to celebrate and showcase these unique talents, according to promotional materials for the event.

“Our town literally becomes their blank canvas,” said Kelli Siler, Alys Beach’s senior event manager.  Read more.

28 new studios in the Tannery Arts Center's new Digital Media and Creative Arts Center.

Mercury News (California) - Hundreds of art fans turned out Friday night for an opening celebration of 28 new studios in the Tannery Arts Center's new Digital Media and Creative Arts Center.

Built in the skeleton of a leather tannery operation that dates to the 1860s, city leaders said the $7 million project was a success.

"The whole goal is to really create a vibrant home for the arts regionally," said Bonnie Lipscomb, director of economic development for the city of Santa Cruz. "It's phenomenal," she said of the outcome.  Read more.

Unique art show brings in big name surfers

WECT 6 (North Carolina) - Sean Ruttkay, the man behind Elemental Digital Art, is a local artist who photographs waves and coastal landscapes.

His artwork is unique because it is all weather proof. He begins by taking HD photos of waves barreling, then enlarges the images and stretches them over metal.

He also creates one of a kind abstract pieces that mimic the waves.  Read more.

Standard Deviations: The Digital Art of Michael Holcomb Opens In Reno

Carson Now (Nevada) - Standard Deviation: The Digital Art of Michael HolcombOK…Let’s say sometime in the 19th century, George Boole, who created the algebra that’s the basis for digital logic and computer science, met the German biological illustrator Ernst Haeckel and they decided to make art. It might have looked very much like the work of Michael Holcomb, an artist whose images are on view at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center Gallery West, May 14th through June 22nd.  Read more.

Digital arts festival set for September

Sherveport Times (Louisiana) - A digital arts festival and technology career fair celebrating how digital technology enables artistic creativity will come to the Bossier Civic Center in September, the Bossier Arts Council announced Tuesday.

DigiFest South festival will feature a digital arts exhibition, a career fair connecting students with technology companies and educational institutions, and a series of industry talks. The festival is set for Sept. 6-9.  Read more.

Google doodle plays tribute to Moog keyboard creator, honoring bithday

Rolling Stone - Today the Google homepage honors Robert Moog, father of the modern synthesizer, by letting users play, record and share a synth melody of their own. The doodle was revealed on what would have been Moog's 76th birthday.

"At their best Google doodles are a bit like Dr. Moog's inventions. They operate at the nexus of art and technology and are seriously fun," Chief Doodler Ryan Germick told Rolling Stone. "If it wasn't for the geek genius of Dr. Moog, it would be a much less funky world."  Read more.