[spectre] Call for Participation

sher doruff sher@waag.org
Tue, 4 Feb 2003 15:54:03 +0100


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Call for Participation

Collaborative Culture/ Media Ecology
Master Class with Sher Doruff about interdisciplinarity
V2_, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, March 3-7, 2003

This masterclass will build an exploratory bridge between current=20
discourse on collaborative dynamic systems and LiveArt=92s practice(1).=20=

Since the context is inherently non-hierarchical and sensitive to=20
bottom-up interaction it will focus on peer2peer exchange between the=20
=91local=92 participants, guest presenters and an extended community of=20=

externally linked =91translocal=92 participants. It will address=20
interdisiplinarity and interaction between mediums and persons as a=20
processual dynamic with real-time, rich media multi-user creation. We=20
will examine the conditions and qualia of live, networked,=20
collaborative connections in relation to how we, as human agents=20
provoke and negotiate events in distributed, online, interactive=20
ecologies.

During the week, focus will fluctuate between theoretical angling and=20
practical playfullness. Artists working with issues concerning=20
information access, emotional computing, collaborative systems and=20
social networks will present their work, interspersed with daily,=20
hands-on, empirical assessment of online co-creation. The communication=20=

and digital processing of live and archived media, tools of LiveArt=20
practitioners, inject a new set of conditions that reflect an emphasis=20=

on the gradient properties emerging from the process that evolve and=20
grow the system itself. This is the beginning referent for the week=92s=20=

activities.

1. Theoretical correlations that will guide discussion within the=20
context of real-time multi-user platforms and datamining methodologies=20=

include:
	emergence in complex systems
	distributed cognitive environments/pervasive computing =
technologies
-
transformative iteration as aesthetic production


2.  Guest presenters =96 artists and developers researching related=20
issues will share their perspectives and research. Including Sharon=20
Daniel, Michelle Teran, Sara Diamond, Just van den Broecke and ANne=20
Nigten.

3. Hands-on =96 participants will interface with translocal participants=20=

from the Anatomic group at Waag Society in Amsterdam in assessing the=20
potential and pitfalls of virtual engagement in media rich,=20
self-organized, dynamic network scenarios.  Playtime, in the enabling=20
software environment KeyWorx (formerly KeyStroke), will be structured=20
on a project basis, with participants focused on a common set of=20
conditions, attributes and criteria relevant to the dynamic processing=20=

of media in networks. These online sessions will be streamed and=20
archived for remix and recontextualization as an exploration of=20
iterative content and dynamic change as emergent database.

4. Group projects in the workshop will involve preliminary designs for=20=

collaborative systems sensitive to cognitive/cultural aspects of=20
real-time interaction, processual aesthetics and it=92s relation to data=20=

classification, storage and access.

KeyWorx, developed at Waag Society, will serve as the primary=20
experimental platform for this research. KeyWorx is an R&D project=20
which enables collaborative distributed environments for=20
multidisciplinary artists to create and disseminate new media=20
performances from a shared workspace to a global audience. Live and=20
archived media can be instantiated and modified by up to five=20
participants in a session. The performance output is broadband streamed=20=

and/or beamed to local audiences and web viewers. The meeting and live=20=

interaction of diverse personalities and skillsets on a virtual, global=20=

stage will serve as a platform for an analysis of collective aesthetics.

Waag Society=92s Anatomic group in Amsterdam will be facilitated by Guy=20=

van Belle, Michelle Teran and Arjen Keesmaat.

(1) Definition from British Counci - Live Art frames a diversity of new=20=

performance cultures.Situated outside, within and in-between the=20
segregated artforms, LiveArt embraces new forms, new ideas, and new=20
media=85.

more info about this master class:=20
http://www.v2.nl/Projects/interfacing_realities/

Participants

The master class is open to 10 participants
- who have some experience or interest in real-time interactive=20
technologies such as MAX/MSP/nato/Jitter, Isadora, Image/ine, KeyWorx
- who have experience or serious interest in collaborative environments=20=

in arts practice

Application

Application details and further information:
http://www.v2.nl/Projects/interfacing_realities/
Contact: ridder@v2.nl
Deadline for application: January 31, 2003.

This master class is an ENCART project supported by the European=20
Culture 2000 programme. ENCART (European Network for Cyber Arts;=20
partners: Ars Electronica Center, C3, V2_, ZKM).




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Call for Participation


Collaborative Culture/ Media Ecology

Master Class with Sher Doruff about interdisciplinarity

V2_, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, March 3-7, 2003


This masterclass will build an exploratory bridge between current
discourse on collaborative dynamic systems and LiveArt=92s practice(1).
Since the context is inherently non-hierarchical and sensitive to
bottom-up interaction it will focus on peer2peer exchange between the
=91local=92 participants, guest presenters and an extended community of
externally linked =91translocal=92 participants. It will address
interdisiplinarity and interaction between mediums and persons as a
processual dynamic with real-time, rich media multi-user creation. We
will examine the conditions and qualia of live, networked,
collaborative connections in relation to how we, as human agents
provoke and negotiate events in distributed, online, interactive
ecologies.

<fontfamily><param>Times</param>

</fontfamily>During the week, focus will fluctuate between theoretical
angling and practical playfullness. Artists working with issues
concerning information access, emotional computing, collaborative
systems and social networks will present their work, interspersed with
daily, hands-on, empirical assessment of online co-creation. The
communication and digital processing of live and archived media, tools
of LiveArt practitioners, inject a new set of conditions that reflect
an emphasis on the gradient properties emerging from the process that
evolve and grow the system itself. This is the beginning referent for
the week=92s activities.


1. Theoretical correlations that will guide discussion within the
context of real-time multi-user platforms and datamining methodologies
include:

	emergence in complex systems=20

	distributed cognitive environments/pervasive computing =
technologies=20

-

transformative iteration as aesthetic production



2.  Guest presenters =96 artists and developers researching related
issues will share their perspectives and research. Including Sharon
Daniel, Michelle Teran, Sara Diamond, Just van den Broecke and ANne
Nigten.=20


3. Hands-on =96 participants will interface with translocal participants
from the Anatomic group at Waag Society in Amsterdam in assessing the
potential and pitfalls of virtual engagement in media rich,
self-organized, dynamic network scenarios.  Playtime, in the enabling
software environment KeyWorx (formerly KeyStroke), will be structured
on a project basis, with participants focused on a common set of
conditions, attributes and criteria relevant to the dynamic processing
of media in networks. These online sessions will be streamed and
archived for remix and recontextualization as an exploration of
iterative content and dynamic change as emergent database.

<fontfamily><param>Times</param>

</fontfamily>4. Group projects in the workshop will involve
preliminary designs for collaborative systems sensitive to
cognitive/cultural aspects of real-time interaction, processual
aesthetics and it=92s relation to data classification, storage and
access.


KeyWorx, developed at Waag Society, will serve as the primary
experimental platform for this research. KeyWorx is an R&D project
which enables collaborative distributed environments for
multidisciplinary artists to create and disseminate new media
performances from a shared workspace to a global audience. Live and
archived media can be instantiated and modified by up to five
participants in a session. The performance output is broadband
streamed and/or beamed to local audiences and web viewers. The meeting
and live interaction of diverse personalities and skillsets on a
virtual, global stage will serve as a platform for an analysis of
collective aesthetics.=20

<fontfamily><param>Times</param>

</fontfamily>Waag Society=92s Anatomic group in Amsterdam will be
facilitated by Guy van Belle, Michelle Teran and Arjen Keesmaat.


(1) <italic>Definition from British Counci - Live Art frames a
diversity of new performance cultures.Situated outside, within and
in-between the segregated artforms, LiveArt embraces new forms, new
ideas, and new media=85.=20

</italic>

more info about this master class:
<underline>http://www.v2.nl/Projects/interfacing_realities/</underline>


<bold>Participants

</bold>

The master class is open to 10 participants=20

- who have some experience or interest in real-time interactive
technologies such as MAX/MSP/nato/Jitter, Isadora, Image/ine, KeyWorx

- who have experience or serious interest in collaborative
environments in arts practice


<bold>Application</bold>


Application details and further information:=20

<underline>http://www.v2.nl/Projects/interfacing_realities/</underline>

Contact: <underline>ridder@v2.nl</underline>

Deadline for application: January 31, 2003.


This master class is an ENCART project supported by the European
Culture 2000 programme. ENCART (European Network for Cyber Arts;
partners: Ars Electronica Center, C3, V2_, ZKM).





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