[dance-tech] New Thursday Club on 22 February with Prof. BILL GAVER (Goldsmiths)
- From: "Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x]" <drp01mc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dance-tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:30:17 +0000
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NEW THURSDAY CLUB EVENT* on *22 FEBRUARY* with PROF. BILL GAVER
Supported by the Goldsmiths DIGITAL STUDIOS and the Goldsmiths GRADUATE
SCHOOL
6pm until 8pm, Seminar Rooms at Ben Pimlott Building (Ground Floor,
right), Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, SE14 6NW [To find
us check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/ ]
FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME
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THE HOME HEALTH MONITOR*
Domestic ubiquitous computing systems often rely on inferences about
activities in the home, but the open-ended, dynamic and heterogeneous
nature of the home poses serious problems for such systems. In this
work, we propose that by shifting the responsibility for interpretation
from the system to the user, we can build systems that interact with
people at humanly meaningful levels, preserve privacy, and encourage
engagement with suggested topics. We describe a system that embodies
this hypothesis, using sensors and inferencing software to assess
‘domestic wellbeing’ and presenting the results to inhabitants through
an output chosen for its ambiguity. In a three-month field study of the
system, customised for a particular volunteer household, users engaged
extensively with the system, discussing and challenging its outputs and
responding to the particular topics it raised.
BILL GAVER is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths, and a Principle
Investigator on the Equator IRC. Bill has pursued research on innovative
technologies for over 15 years, his work spanning auditory interfaces,
theories of perception and action, and interaction design. Currently he
focuses on design-led methodologies and innovative technologies for
everyday life.
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Other Thursday Club events this term:
8 MARCH with SUE BROADHURST
DIGITAL PRACTICES
Sue is Subject Leader, Reader in Drama and Technologies at the School of
Art, Brunel University of West London. Sue is also a writer and
practitioner in the creative arts. Her new book /Performance and
Technology: Practices of Virtual Embodiment and Interactivity/ has just
been published by Palgrave. She is co-editor of the /Body, Space and
Technology /online journal and is currently working on a series of
collaborative practice based research projects entitled "Intelligence,
Interaction, Reaction and Performance".
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22 MARCH with IGLOO
International and award winning artists Igloo create intermedia
artworks, led by Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli.
‘In the mid-sixties, Fluxus artists began using the term 'intermedia' to
describe work that was ....composed of multiple media. The term
highlights the intersection of artistic genres and has gradually
emphasized performative work and projects that employ new technologies.’
[Marisa Olson - Rhizome.org]
Igloo projects are created with teams of highly skilled practitioners
drawn primarily from performance, music, design, architecture, costume,
computer science and technology backgrounds. Their work combines film,
video, motion capture technology, music and performance with digital
technology. The work is developed in a variety of formats and made for
distribution across a range of platforms, including gallery
installation, internet sites, large and small scale performance and Cd Rom.
Visit www.igloo.org.uk/
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THE THURSDAY CLUB is an open forum discussion group for anyone
interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity,
interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in
today’s (and tomorrow’s) cultural landscape(s).
For more information check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/gds/events.php or
email maria x at drp01mc@xxxxxxxxxx
To find Goldsmiths check
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Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art and Computational
Technologies Goldsmiths Digital Studios www.cybertheater.org
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