At first I was thinking - why is this on the front page of HN? Then I remembered when I was heavy into the scene (~1999-2003) - so much overlap with tech, way ahead of its time!!!
A few examples:
* projection mapping onto surfaces like mountains in nature parties
* zero-latency visuals synced to the music (and the cream of the crop demoscene type stuff)
* custom synths written in max/msp or whatever
* designer drugs, nootropics, "bio-hacking"
* experimenting with inducing trance states with "brain machines" and certain repetitive frequencies and stuff.
I really feel lucky that I got to experience all that, since I was kinda jealous from reading the Acid Test of what the hippies had and how they combined music with visuals and tech (like microphone feedback experiments)... we had much better toys :)
There has got to be cool stuff happening these days... would be a bummer to learn that 20 years (WTF?! HOW?!?) hasn't seen much progress..
A few examples:
* projection mapping onto surfaces like mountains in nature parties
* zero-latency visuals synced to the music (and the cream of the crop demoscene type stuff)
* custom synths written in max/msp or whatever
* designer drugs, nootropics, "bio-hacking"
* experimenting with inducing trance states with "brain machines" and certain repetitive frequencies and stuff.
I really feel lucky that I got to experience all that, since I was kinda jealous from reading the Acid Test of what the hippies had and how they combined music with visuals and tech (like microphone feedback experiments)... we had much better toys :)
There has got to be cool stuff happening these days... would be a bummer to learn that 20 years (WTF?! HOW?!?) hasn't seen much progress..