[Air-l] Re: Digital Arts & Cultures 2005 - CFP

[jeremy hunsinger]

On Feb 14, 2005, at 2:39 PM, Lisbeth Klastrup wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> Please feel free to circulate and post on relevance lists!:
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS:
>  Digital Arts & Cultures (DAC) Conference 2005:
> "Digital Experience: Design, Aesthetics, Practice"
> December 1st - December 3rd, Copenhagen, Denmark.
>
> http://www.itu.dk/DAC2005/
>
> The 6th DAC conference will be held at the IT University of Copenhagen,
> Denmark, from December 1st to December 3rd 2005.
> Researchers and practitioners from all related disciplines are invited 
> to
> participate in this event and to exchange ideas, theories and 
> experiences
> regarding the state of the field of digital arts, cultures, aesthetics 
> and
> design anno 2005.
>
> ON THE THEME: DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
> The DAC 2005 conference invites critical examinations of the field of
> digital arts and culture, which challenge existing paradigms. We call 
> for
> papers which examine both theoretical and hands-on approaches to 
> digital
> experiences and experience design. Since the inaugural DAC in 1998 
> much has
> happened, and research has matured from early investigations into the
> problematic nature of new media towards questions of emergent 
> dynamics, user
> centered design and various forms of interactivity. At the same time, 
> the
> realization has grown that users of digital media not only are active
> participants, but also have to be taken into account at all stages of 
> the
> design and production of digital experiences
> How do practitioners (programmers, artists, designers etc.) cater for 
> this
> kind of active and demanding user? What kinds of experiences can we 
> create?
> How can these experiences inform us? How do we as academics analyse and
> evaluate digital experiences? DAC has always been interested in 
> exploring
> the ways in which digital media do things that traditional media 
> cannot. We
> believe that the focus on 'experience' in DAC 2005 will illuminate the
> possibilities of digital media beyond the functional possibilities of
> 'usability'. What are the aesthetic and cultural implications of 
> digital
> design as experience?
>
> For suggestions of more specific topics of the papers, see the website.
>
> SUBMISSIONS
> We call for submission of full papers only. It is possible to submit 
> either
> a full-length paper (max. 10 pages) or a short paper (max. 4 pages). 
> We also
> invite invitations for self-organised preconference workshops.
>
> All papers will be reviewed by an independant review committee, which 
> will
> provide written feedback on each paper.
>
> Submission of full paper (long & short) & workshop proposals: August 
> 8th
> Submission of camera-ready papers: October 28th
>
>
> CONTACT
> Conference organiser, academic officer: Tasha Buch, IT University of
> Copenhagen (tabu at itu.dk)Conference chair: Lisbeth Klastrup, IT 
> University of
> Copenhagen (klastrup at itu.dk)
> Conference chair: Susana Tosca, IT University (tosca at itu.dk, currently 
> on
> maternity leave)
>
> - we look forward to meeting you at DAC 2005!
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Lisbeth Klastrup
> Interim Head of Dept., Assistant Professor
> Dept. of Digital Aesthetics and Communication
> IT University of Copenhagen
> Rued Langgaardsvej 7
> DK-2300 Copenhagen S
>
> Phone: + 45 7218 5029
> Fax: + 45 7218 5001
>
> klastrup at itu.dk
>
>
>
>
Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
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