Off Topic...

We've just returned from the Edinburgh Festival, and my, what a splendid event it is. Not a cheap couple of days at all, in fact, quite the opposite, but a fantastic experience. If you're into drama, comedy, music or dance, or some combination, or all, of the above, it's got to be on your agenda. And if you're not, Edinburgh's a magnificent city so if all else fails you can drink in the architecture and the palpable buzz.

One lingering thought is that technology has pretty much failed to invade the world of art. We saw some plays which included video, and that was it. As a token, LED spotlights are everywhere, but that's hardly the point.

Of course there isn't much of an intersection between the arts and geek communities, but when you look at the presentation of a pop group from thirty years ago - drums, guitars, microphones, singers - and you look now, nothing much has changed.

Technologically we have the ability to create a much richer experience for the audience, and the tools are there (Vixer anyone?), and undoubtedly the creativity is there too, so where's the fusion?

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to devise a new art form that exploits the ubiquity of graphical technologies. If you take your show to Edinburgh next year, let us know eh?