there may be a problem with the perception of cybernetic 2nd, anyhow as long as people like inselberg are around, i don't worry but enjoy. he was telling how he met foerster back in 1957 or so and recalled the first peep show he saw on a screen. guess he taked about sensorama and the belly dance ...

In 1956, Morton Heilig began designing the first multisensory virtual experiences | a critical history of computer graphics and animation

von foerster was seeking a mathematician and inselberg a job during summer; he ended up to study acoustic and the ear at bcl. 17 years later the paper about that research appeared. (- there is something wrong with the dates, ... but that's probably the problem of the observer ... or is it mmatic?

has been a while, but looking forward to meet again: paul pangaro, this time talking about gordon pask,
paul weston, who once showed me his original drawings on hirwon and will continue where he stopped his talk four years ago, alfred inselberg who once tried to convince me to think in nth dimensions but also asking: why are you here?

and many others .. for sure the third hvf - and for me second - conference will be challenging but fun. glad to have a chance and looking forward to meet these truly humans again.

heinz von foerster congress 2007, 16th - 18th of novembre, vienna

Heinz von Foerster Lecture '06 Louis H. Kauffman »EigenForm«

Montag, 13. November 2006, 19:00 Uhr Aula, Universitätscampus Wien 9 Spitalgasse 2 4 | Hof 1

Heinz von Foerster created the concept of EigenForm, a generalization of the notions of fixed point (of a transformation) and eigenvalue (as in quantum mechanics). EigenForm is an extraordinary and fruitful concept in cybernetics.

In his essay "Objects as Tokens for Eigenbehaviours", Heinz von Foerster created the concept of EigenForm, a generalization of the notions of fixed point (of a transformation) and eigenvalue (as in quantum mechanics). EigenForm is an extraordinary and fruitful concept in cybernetics. This talk will be about EigenForm, Form and the relationship of these ideas to the use of mathematical forms in cybernetic discussion. At the simplest level an eigenform is a fixed point. Thus the golden ratio is a fixed point for the function F(x) = 1+1/x. With the golden ration there is a long history extending rational numbers to so-called irrational numbers such as the golden ratio (geometric as it is!) that can make us complacent about this fixed point. On the other hand, if we look for a fixed point (in logic) for negation, then we must ascend to levels of imaginary values in the logical form. The classical logical values are simply True and False, each the negation of the other. By looking for EigenForm in Logic, we create domains of possibility. Just so, the EigenForms that correspond to the objects of our experience are our mutual creations in a dialogue that brings forth worlds. The "I" is such an eigenform. Heinz: "I am the observed link between myself and observing myself." This talk will discuss EigenForm as a key example of a Kernel, a formal idea whose unfolding affects our creativity, thought and action. | brought to you by the fabulous heinz von foerster gesellschaft, vienna

heinz von foerster's birthday party '06

11. 11. 2006 15:00 17:30 Uhr echoraum : Eintritt frei! Gespräch mit Louis H. Kauffman

11. 11. 2006 17:30 23:00 Uhr echoraum : heinz von foerster's birthday party '06 echoraum proudly presents : eine Auswahl von Objekten, Papieren, Büchern und Videos mit Heinz von Foerster aus dem Heinz von Foerster Archiv am Institut für Zeitgeschichte an der Universität Wien

e c h o r a u m A-1150 Wien, Sechshauser Straße 66