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.org ]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 creativity. 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/pixelraiderstracks.html ]http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/cri/adrc/research2/pixelraiders/pixelraiderstracks.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/programme.html Keynote In Brief: Malcolm McCullough - University of Michigan, USA A pioneer of CAD in architecture in the 1980s, McCullough has consistently brought a human-centred approach to emerging practices in design. His latest book, ‘Digital Ground’, connects the fields of architecture and interaction design, and offers a theory of place for pervasive computing. His 1996 book ‘Abstracting Craft, The Practiced Digital Hand’ published by MIT Press, 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 Jane 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 Design) 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