[spectre] [CAS] Event - 18 Sept - George Mallen and the early Computer Arts Society - Catherine Mason

[Paul Brown]

R E M I N D E R

The Computer Arts Society’s 2024 series of events continues
 
A Quest for Creative Collaboration: 
George Mallen and the early Computer Arts Society

Speaker: Catherine Mason; Moderator: Sean Clark
19:00 BST, Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Other time zones here:  https://www.timeanddate.com <https://www.timeanddate.com/> 
This event will be held via Zoom only - book using the link below
 
The ground-breaking CAS project Ecogame of 1970, led by George Mallen (co-founder of the Society and pioneer of creative computer systems since 1962), was a simulation model of an economic system, dealt with opportune issues of ecology and environment, and was the first multi-player, digitally driven, interactive gaming system in the UK.  It exemplified the CAS belief in a positive ‘human machine interrelationship’ made visible through art. An analysis of the early activity of CAS demonstrates that artists, by embracing computing, could have a greatly amplified role, one that was integrated with societal concerns.  This talk will present new research about the history of early computer art in the UK, based on her recently published book.
 
Catherine Mason is an independent researcher and writer who has been focused on recovering the lost history of computer and digital art since 2002.  Creative Simulations: George Mallen and the early Computer Arts Society is published by Springer.  Her earlier book  A Computer in the Art Room: The Origins of British Computer Arts 1950-80 is available as an eBook.
 
https://www.catherinemason.co.uk <https://www.catherinemason.co.uk/>
Instagram: @CathComputerArtHistory
 
The event will be recorded and uploaded to the CAS YouTube Channel.
 
This event is Zoom only and is open to the public and is free but you must book your place here: https://ComputerArtsSociety180924.eventbrite.co.uk <https://computerartssociety180924.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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Our next meeting will be the Sue Gollifer Exhibition Opening and talk on 16 October 2024 In Person and Zoom.

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