I'd like to perform, but not sure I can manage the two pages of
seriousness that this would require.
Having said that, I've just put something very short together for piksel,
so maybe I can mutate it into something suitable... We could pool our
resources on the wiki quickly if there is time.
> Might be alright as a performer, hopefully you don't have to do a long
> proposal- on the academic side, I don't have time to do a 2 page proposal,
> and since they have `early registration' of course this conference is
> `pay-to-speak' (I know this is standard academic practice, but just
> warning
> any non-academics on this list who might consider it). Might be
> interesting
> to attend if Joe Paradiso from MIT is speaking (he is on the reading
> committee)...
>
> --On 26 May 2006 16:18:48 +0100 alex <alex_at_slab.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Anyone putting in for this? Deadline is today.
>>
>> I may throw together a performance proposal tonight.
>>
>> alex
>>
>> On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 13:37 +0100, alex wrote:
>>> looks good
>>> email message attachment, "Forwarded message - [dorkbotlondon-blabber]
>>> FW: (re)Actor: First International Conference on Digital Live Art"
>>> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>> > From: Zivanovic, Alex <a.zivanovic_at_imperial.ac.uk>
>>> > Reply-To: A discussion list for dorkbot-london
>>> > <dorkbotlondon-blabber_at_music.columbia.edu>
>>> > To: A discussion list for dorkbot-london
>>> > <dorkbotlondon-blabber_at_dorkbot.org>
>>> > Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] FW: (re)Actor: First International
>>> > Conference on Digital Live Art
>>> > Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:19:44 +0100
>>> >
>>> > Might be of interest:
>>> >
>>> > *******************************************************************
>>> > Call for PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND PERFORMANCES
>>> >
>>> > (re)ACTOR: THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LIVE ART
>>> > September 11, 2006
>>> > The Octagon _at_ Queen Mary, University of London
>>> > London, England, UK
>>> >
>>> > Deadline for 2-page submissions 26 May 2006
>>> > http://www.digitalliveart.co.uk
>>> >
>>> > In cooperation with HCI 2006: ENGAGE
>>> > The 20th British HCI Group conference in co-operation with ACM
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > *******************************************************************
>>> >
>>> > DIGITAL LIVE ART is the intersection of human-computer interaction
>>> > (HCI), live art and computing. This conference seeks to bring
>>> together
>>> > practitioners and academics from the varying worlds of live art,
>>> > computing and human-computer interaction for a lively debate and
>>> event
>>> > which will explore this emerging field. Our specific context focuses
>>> on
>>> > club cultures as a living context for digital live arts practices.
>>> Our
>>> > expected outcomes are to create a community of digital live artists
>>> and
>>> > to present strategies for designing, developing and evaluating
>>> Digital
>>> > Live Art. Such an event provides an opportunity to open up
>>> > conversations between digital art and live performance and will allow
>>> > us to explore how it is used to increase our understanding of
>>> > human-computer interaction in general.
>>> >
>>> > The notion of Digital Live Art is that of a hybrid art form which
>>> > focuses on presence and presupposes the digital as a way of making
>>> live
>>> > engagements. Our particular interest is in exploring the relationship
>>> > that develops between performers, participants and observers within
>>> > playful contexts and how Digital Live Art may move people to
>>> > performative interaction and communal engagement.
>>> >
>>> > THE CONFERENCE
>>> > The conference will include both daytime presentations and an evening
>>> > ambient after party. The daytime event will include a keynote panel
>>> > with Charles Kriel, Philip Auslander, and Jon Dovey. Kriel
>>> > http://www.kriel.tv/djvjinfo is broadly regarded as one of the
>>> world's
>>> > leading VJs. He VJs regularly for the likes of Pete Tong, Fatboy
>>> Slim,
>>> > DJ Tiesto, Darren Emerson and Sasha and was recently appointed a
>>> Senior
>>> > Lecturer at London Metropolitan University. His pioneering work
>>> > includes the world's first nationally telecast VJ mix to the UK.
>>> > Auslander http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~auslander/ has written on
>>> > aesthetic and cultural performances as diverse as theatre,
>>> performance
>>> > art, music, stand-up comedy, and courtroom procedures and is the
>>> > author of four books and editor or co-editor of two collections, his
>>> > most current Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in
>>> Popular
>>> > Music. Dovey http://www.republicof.net/ spent the first 15 years of
>>> > his working life in video production, working through the early years
>>> > of Channel Four as a researcher, editor and eventually as Producer.
>>> He
>>> > worked principally in documentary and experimental video, co founding
>>> > original scratch artists Gorilla Tapes in 1984. His video projects
>>> > gained international distribution and recognition and have now taken
>>> > their place in the documented histories of UK Video Art. His
>>> > forthcoming book is titled Game Cultures.
>>> >
>>> > The schedule includes peer-reviewed paper presentations, interactive
>>> > installations and performances, a cross-disciplinary discussion forum
>>> > and an ambient after-party. The conference and evening event will
>>> take
>>> > place in the Octagon at Queen Mary, University London - the recently
>>> > refurbished library which was originally built in 1888 and was
>>> modeled
>>> > on the Reading Room of the British Library (now the British Museum)
>>> and
>>> > was formerly contained within the famous East End People's Palace.
>>> > http://www.octagon-venue.com/
>>> >
>>> > WHO SHOULD BE ATTENDING?
>>> > We are seeking to bring together both working practitioners and
>>> > academics from the active world of live art and computing,
>>> particularly
>>> > (but not limited to):
>>> > + Performers: Live artists, digital artists, DJs, VJs, sonic artists,
>>> > dancers, actors, magicians
>>> > + Participants: Computer scientists, technicians, club goers,
>>> > designers, new media practitioners, decorators
>>> > + Observers: Cultural theorists, ethnographers, street scientists,
>>> > her/historians
>>> > + Orchestrators: Curators, directors, writers, producers, events
>>> > organisers, club & festival owners/managers and promoters.
>>> >
>>> > WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
>>> > We are seeking to create a dynamic, interactive experience for our
>>> > delegates. We are soliciting two-page proposals for both the formal
>>> > daytime conference and the interactive evening event. To this end
>>> your
>>> > contribution can be made in the following ways:
>>> > + 15 minute paper presentation
>>> > + interactive demonstration/presentation of practice
>>> > + performance/installation
>>> > + DJ/VJ performance
>>> >
>>> > You should indicate on your proposal whether your contribution is
>>> best
>>> > suited to the more formal daytime proceedings or to the after-party
>>> > which will be taking place that evening.
>>> >
>>> > TOPICS OF INTEREST
>>> > Proposals are solicited in all areas of Digital Live Art, including
>>> but
>>> > not limited to:
>>> > + Creative clubbing and the playful arena
>>> > + Space, body, machine
>>> > + Inputs and outputs - co-creation and the dialogic exchange within
>>> > digital live arts practice
>>> > + Computing for the experiential and cerebral
>>> > + Performance and the design of interactive interfaces
>>> > + Experimental music technology
>>> > + Creative displays and projections
>>> > + Tools for performers, participants and observers
>>> > + Networking, open-source clubbing and the free party
>>> > + Models and formal methods of interaction
>>> > + Her-story and his-story of computing and clubbing.
>>> >
>>> > SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
>>> > Your proposal should be submitted to Alice Bayliss
>>> > (a.bayliss_at_leeds.ac.uk) and Jennifer G. Sheridan
>>> > (sheridaj_at_comp.lancs.ac.uk) and should include:
>>> > + Your name, contact details, organization/institution
>>> > + 200-word biography
>>> > + Two-page proposal with title (10 point font)
>>> > + Technical requirements
>>> > + Daytime and/or evening program suitability.
>>> >
>>> > DEADLINES
>>> > Two-page Proposal for Review Due: 26 May 2006
>>> > Notification of Acceptance: 16 June 2006
>>> > Early Registration: 23 June 2006
>>> > Proceedings of this conference will be published and available at the
>>> > conference. Authors may be invited to contribute an extended version
>>> of
>>> > their paper for a future publication.
>>> >
>>> > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
>>> > Conference Website: http://www.DigitalLiveArt.co.uk/
>>> > Venue: http://www.octagon-venue.com/
>>> > BCS-HCI 2006 - ENGAGE: http://www.hci2006.org/
>>> >
>>> > CONFERENCE CHAIRS
>>> > Jennifer G. Sheridan
>>> > Computing Department
>>> > Lancaster University, UK
>>> >
>>> > Alice Bayliss
>>> > School of Performance and Cultural Industries
>>> > University of Leeds, UK
>>> >
>>> > CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
>>> > Philip Auslander, School of Lit., Communication, and Culture, Georgia
>>> > Tech, USA
>>> > Mark Ball, Fierce Earth Festival, UK
>>> > Christopher Baugh, School of Drama, Film and Visual Arts, University
>>> of
>>> > Kent, UK
>>> > Johannes Birringer, AlienNation Co. USA, Brunel University, UK,
>>> > Schmelz, GER
>>> > Nick Bryan-Kinns, IMC Group, Queen Mary University of London, UK
>>> > Alan Dix, Computing Department, Lancaster University, UK
>>> > Jon Dovey, Drama - Theatre, Film, Television, University of Bristol,
>>> > UK Dan Fox, Welfare State International, UK
>>> > Hannah Fox, Welfare State International, UK
>>> > Bill Gaver, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
>>> > Gabriella Giannachi, Centre for Intermedia, University of Exeter, UK
>>> > Deborah Kermode, Ikon Gallery UK
>>> > Charles Kriel, London Met University, UK
>>> > Tom Lloyd, Welfare State International, UK
>>> > Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Lab, USA
>>> > Planet Angel, UK
>>> > Sadie Plant, Writer, UK
>>> > Sita Popat, School of Performance and Cultural Ind., University of
>>> > Leeds, UK
>>> > Mick Wallis, School of Performance and Cultural Ind., University of
>>> > Leeds, UK
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