Forwarded From: "PIXELRAIDERS(SCS)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Apologies for cross posting
>
> PIXELRAIDERS 2
>
> An international conference on digital practices in art, design and media
>
> Sheffield Hallam University, 6 – 8 April 2004 [ www.pixelraiders.or
g
> ]www.pixelraiders.org
>
> **** Book by 27th February for reduced rate ****
>
> PixelRaiders 2 is an international conference that explores the
> issues, discourse and reflective practice at the heart of digital creativ
ity.
> This conference explores how digital practices are being integrated
> into and are evolving from making processes, within the applied,
> visual, performance arts, design, and media production.
>
> Practitioners, academics, curators and researchers from throughout
> the world will present 50 refereed papers. The diverse issues explored
> are themed in parallel tracks to provide a rich and engaging choice
> for participants.
> Parallel Tracks outline:
> ][
> http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/cri/adrc/research2/pixelraiders/pixelraid
erstracks.html
> ]http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/cri/adrc/research2/pixelraiders/pixelrai
derstracks.html
>
> The selected invited speakers are experts on the
> conference’s core issues and will provide presentations, including case
> studies, provoking lively discussion and providing insight for extending
> creative practice and theoretical inquiry.
>
> Programme outline and speaker biographies can be found on:
> ][
> http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/cri/adrc/research2/pixelraiders/programme
html
> ]http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/cri/adrc/research2/pixelraiders/programm
e.html
>
> Keynote In Brief:
>
> Malcolm McCullough - University of Michigan, USA
>
> A pioneer of CAD in architecture in the 1980s, McCullough has consistentl
y
> brought a human-centred approach to emerging practices in design. His
> latest book, ‘Digital Ground’, connects the fields of architecture an
d
> interaction
> design, and offers a theory of place for pervasive computing. His 1996 b
ook
> ‘Abstracting Craft, The Practiced Digital Hand’ published by MIT Pres
s, found
> an interdisciplinary audience for the creative work practices behind the
> digital
> economy.
>
> Invited Speakers Include:
> Gordon Burnett - Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
> Dan Hays - Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
> Jane Harris – Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London,
UK Igloo
> - UK Franziska Nori – ‘Digitalcraft’ Museum, Frankfurt, Germany Jan
e Prophet –
> University of Westminster, London, UK Boredom Research - UK Casey Reas –
UCLA,
> USA Paul Sermon – University of Salford, UK
>
> Convenors: Dr Jane Harris (Central Saint Martins College of Art and Desig
n)
> and Professor Mike Press (Sheffield Hallam University)
>
>
>
> PixelRaiders 2
> 6 – 8 April 2004
> Sheffield Hallam University, UK
> www.pixelraiders.org
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Tel: (0044) 1142252738
>
--
|