Hi Scott Would this be a good resource in relation to dance and technology or does it take a more general approach to all the arts/ Are there references to dance collaborations? Thanks Mary-Lou Scott deLahunta wrote: > hi samantha > > the book just came out so I can't really give you a detailed report // but > in my opinion it's going to make an interesting contribution. Ernest > Edmonds was very involved in the computer art of the 60s and 70s and I > think the contents of the book will reflect this. He and his co author have > also worked for years supporting collaborations between artists and > computer scientists with their eye on exploring relationships between > processes, materials, cognition and creativity -- so there will probably be > coverage of this as well. I am not sure I am reading your email correctly, > but it seems perhaps you are put off by the books that tend towards a > futuristic and maybe even a fetishizing view of the technologies? I don't > think you will get this with this book. > > I suggest going to the website: http://www.creativityandcognition.com/ -- > and going down to publications and to 'book' and there you can find the > contents list, etc. and the introduction, etc. to peruse. > > best > > scott > > At 20:19 27/05/02 -0500, you wrote: > >scott, > > > >does this book have a basis in the history of visual and spatial culture > >or is it more directed towards an exploration of the more current goings > >on? i've been continually disappointed in the plethora of books about > >interactivity, virtuality, technology and creativity that seem to be > >floating in their own world of references--the most useful book i've found > >recently is Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality (eds. Randall > >Packer and Ken Jordan). thanks... > > > >samantha > > > > > > > >>worth getting -- > >> > >>scott > >> > >>***************************************** > >> > >>*Explorations in Art and Technology* > >>Linda Candy, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK; > >>Ernest Edmonds, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK > >>Springer-Verlag Heidelberg > >>2002. XVI, 304 pp. Hardcover > >>1-85233-545-9 > >> > >>Explorations in Art and Technology is about the creative process in > >>action through the eyes of practitioners and researchers. The book > >>explores the fascinating relationship between artist and technologist > >>through studies of innovative projects that push the boundaries of > >>digital art. The research sheds new light on the nature of interaction > >>between people and computers and provides insight into the > >>characteristics of environments in which creativity can be enhanced. In > >>doing so, it presents a case for organisations to develop strategies for > >>offering environments in which collaborative, sustainable partnerships > >>can thrive. What emerges is a compelling story of new visions and new > >>forms in a field that is set to transform traditional norms in both art > >>and technology as we move through the 21st Century. > >> > >>Additional information and links are available at: > >>http://www.creativityandcognition.com > > > >-- > >Dr. Samantha Henriette Krukowski > >Area Head, Convergent Media > >Department of Radio-Television-Film > >University of Texas at Austin 78712 > >512.471.4222 > >www.aces.utexas.edu/convergentmedia > > > >www.rasa.net/samantha > >www.folded.org
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