SKTCH - Generative drawing on your iPhone Simon Geilfus (ANTIVJ) - Coded Matter(s) Simon Geilfus (ANTIVJ) [BE] Artist Talk + Workshop Simon Geilfus is a visual performer, designer and software developer at the influential visual label ANTIVJ. Think ‘Projection mapping’ and ‘immersive live shows’; ANTIVJ is at the core of these terms. They are truly pioneers when it comes down to mapping in/outdoor structures and performing with innovative motions graphics. Geilfus himself has been involved in many ANTIVJ projects as a designer and developer, which have had an direct impact on many contemporary club and concert shows. He regularly teaches the art of creative coding in cultural events and festivals around Europe and performed at leading festivals as Mutek in Montreal and Mexico, TodaysArt The Hague, Futuresonic Manchester and Scopitone Festival in Nante. As a designer, artist and coder most of Simon’s work lies today at the intersection of art and code.
Edge blending, warping and mediaserver technology with auto camera based alingment of projectors Toxoplasmosis Window Installation at @random_studio Created by Mike Pelletier and Geoffrey Lillemon at Random Studio, Toxoplasmosis Window Installation was created to introduce an interesting experience for the people that pass by the studio on a daily basis. The team came up with an idea for a psychedelic cat puppet show which took place on the studio’s large store-front style street level windows, located on a scenic street along the Amstel river in Amsterdam. The main graphic inspiration was Lotte Reiniger’s 1926’s film “The Adventures of Prince Achmed”. They wanted to create a physical, kinetic sculpture inspired by the strong graphic silhouettes found in her films. As a volunteer at Fablab Amsterdam Mike had access to many great tools and equipment, most importantly a laser cutter. They started by creating simple prototypes to test different mechanisms to make the characters move and see if the animation would work. One of the techniques that they used was a modified version of Theo Jansen’s famous Strandbeest walker mechanism.
Prioritizing Nodes in Hierarchical Visualizations with the Tree Cut Model | Dr. Christopher Collins Contributors Rafael Veras, Christopher Collins Abstract In the visualization of large hierarchies, especial care should be taken in the overview design. Clutter will affect overviews that present the whole hierarchy, while the first few levels of the hierarchy will might not convey sufficient information to foster exploration. A similar issue permeates the design of zooming, when each step might reveal too much or too little information, increasing the cost of interaction. In this work, we adapt the tree cut model, originally defined for the solution of a very specific linguistic problem, to the more general case of determining the uneven deepest relevant level in a hierarchy, following the intuition that regularities in the values of nodes are inversely proportional to interestingness. The Tree Cut Model has great potential to solve some of the problems that affect the visualization of large hierarchies, such as rendering meaningful overviews and realizing effective zooming. Publications
Klaus Obermaier Welcome to VERVE Gallery of Photography Jasper Elings | Art & Design for the Internet Tabletop Text Entry Techniques | Dr. Christopher Collins Contributors Uta Hinrichs, Mark Hancock, Christopher Collins, Sheelagh Carpendale Abstract We explored the space of possible text entry techniques for tabletop displays, and suggested important considerations for deciding upon a text-entry technique for a given situation. Publications Paul Prudence [BLOG] Ars Electronica | Prix Ars Electronica The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s most time-honored media arts competition. Winners are awarded the coveted Golden Nica statuette, prize money ranging up to € 10,000 per category and an opportunity to showcase their talents at the famed Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. The categories in 2015 are Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Digital Musics & Sound Art, Hybrid Art and [the next idea] voestalpine Art & Technology Grant competition. Entries to U19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD can be submitted also till March 6, 2015. All information about the 2014 Prix winners you will find on www.aec.at/prix/en/gewinner. 2015 jurors will personally have their say on our Ars Electronica Blog. The Prix Ars Electronica: A Brief Retrospective The Prix Ars Electronica was launched in 1987 by Ars Electronica co-founder Hannes Leopoldseder. About Prix Ars Electronica Idea & Concept Idea: Hannes Leopoldseder Concept: Christine Schöpf, Gerfried Stocker Project Organization Prix Ars Electronica: Emiko Ogawa
laboratoire de veille – watch lab #Call for Participants: Global Cultural Leadership Programme – Deadline 01.08.2016 // European Union #Call for Participants: Global Cultural Leadership Programme – Deadline 01.08.2016 // European Union Call for participants to the first Global Cultural Leadership Programme Malta from 16 to 21 October. Deadline to apply is 1 August 2016. 8 femmes dans les milieux #artnumérique / Art(s) + Science, Technologie, Recherche, Innovation #mediaart Où sont les femmes dans le numérique ? How technology disrupted the truth by Katharine Viner // The Guardian How technology disrupted the truth by Katharine Viner // The Guardian One Monday morning last September, Britain woke to a depraved news story. An Internet: by Jeroen van Loon – prototype for a new internet based on anti-data // #mediaart An Internet: by Jeroen van Loon – prototype for a new internet based on anti-data // #mediaart How would the internet look like if all data were temporary and ephemeral? How do you auction an algorithm?
Stunning, psychedelic images where art and science collide In his TEDGlobal 2013 talk, Fabian Oefner shares breathtaking images at the nexus of art and science, which beautifully capture unique moments of physical and chemical drama. Formally trained in art and design, Oefner says that he has always been interested in science. Though he can’t pinpoint the exact moment when he became interested in pairing his two loves, he views both pursuits as inextricably linked by a crucial bond: “The most important quality of science or art is curiosity,” Oefner tells TED. “That’s what keeps me going and always finding something new.” On the TED stage, Oefner demonstrates the science at work behind three of his photographs. For an imagination-friendly, explanation-free viewing of Oefner’s work, watch the first 45 seconds of his talk. Morton Bast is TED’s Community Mentor and Editorial Assistant.
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