[spectre] New Thursday Club on 22 February with Prof. BILL GAVER (Goldsmiths, London)

[Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x]]

*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 at gold.ac.uk
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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Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art and Computational Technologies  Goldsmiths Digital Studios www.cybertheater.org