[Air-l] Call For Papers- Interaction: Systems, Practice and Theory

[Alastair Weakley]

Interaction: Systems, Practice and Theory

  A Creativity and Cognition Symposium
 Hosted by: The Dynamic Design Research Group, UTS.
 In cooperation with ACM SIGCHI


   To be held at: University of Technology, Sydney, and;
   Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
   16 November - 19 November 2004

The symposium will focus on the emergence of art, communication, 
information and entertainment systems using interactive environments 
and media in museum, gallery and other public spaces. It will address 
recent research and future directions in art and design, spanning the 
areas of
         *       Innovative interactive devices and systems
         *       Creative practice employing interactive environments
         *        Social and cultural theory about interaction

  The discussions will draw on digital art practice, computer game 
developments, human-computer interaction as well as social and cultural 
theory. Attendance will primarily depend on the acceptance of refereed 
contributions, which will be published in a Workshop Proceedings. An 
exhibition will form an integral part of the meeting. This will show 
artworks, games and other systems germane to the meeting. It is planned 
to make the exhibition open to the public. Three Keynote speakers will 
make public presentations to set the tone and direction of the meeting. 
The symposium will be organised so that the contributions and 
discussions lead to a significant book on the subject that will both 
summarize the state of the art and point forward to future research and 
practice.


  Keynote speakers

        *      Roy Ascott, Director of the Planetary Collegium, 
Professor of Technoetics, University of Plymouth UK

        *        Sidney Fels, Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical 
and Computer Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

        *       Christa Sommerer, Associate Professor, IAMAS Japan

http://research.it.uts.edu.au/creative/interaction/
Paper deadline 23rd July 2004




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Alastair Weakley
Creativity & Cognition Studios
Faculty of IT
University of Technology, Sydney
Australia
Tel: +61(0)2 9514 4637
alastair at weakley.org.uk
http://www.creativityandcognition.com