{"id":8520,"date":"2012-11-04T01:35:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T09:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nearfuturelaboratory.com\/pasta-and-vinegar\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2017-08-18T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T17:57:52","slug":"pixeliose-a-disease-resulting-in-partial-pixelation-of-the-field-of-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nearfuturelaboratory.com\/2012\/11\/04\/pixeliose-a-disease-resulting-in-partial-pixelation-of-the-field-of-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPixeliose\u201d a disease resulting in partial pixelation of the field of vision"},"content":{"rendered":"
An interesting Swiss film displayed at “Cin\u00e9ma tous \u00e9cran<\/a>” (a local festival in Geneva): Pixeliose<\/a> by Romain Graf.<\/p>\n The story goes like this:<\/p>\n “Adrien suffers pixeliose, an unknown disease resulting in partial pixelation of his field of vision. To cure this disease, he goes to a woman, Dr. Rittenmatter, ophthalmologist. This consultation gives no result, but they feel surprisingly close and decide to meet for a swim.<\/p>\n Adrien is traumatized by the death of hundreds of people who jumped from the towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 in New York City.<\/p>\n His illness can’t be treated, it does not exist. However, Dr. Rittenmatter believed him and understood what he feels, which matters more than any other medical treatment.<\/i>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Why do I blog this?<\/b> It’s intriguing to see how a sort of New Aesthetic<\/a> McGuffin (in the form of a disease) is used to create a plot here. Aside from this, and the pleasant viewing of the film, the use of ophtalmologic devices is also curious to create a specific atmosphere. Definitely something to use in design fiction workshops.<\/p>\n An interesting Swiss film displayed at “Cin\u00e9ma tous \u00e9cran” (a local festival in Geneva): Pixeliose by Romain Graf. The story goes like this: “Adrien suffers pixeliose, an unknown disease resulting in partial pixelation of his field of vision. To cure this disease, he goes to a woman, Dr. Rittenmatter, ophthalmologist. This consultation gives no result, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[42,169],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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