Interaction, Interactivity, Interactive Art
a buzzword of new media under scrutiny
Conference organized by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Media.Art.Research.
at Ars Electronica 2008 on September 4, 2008, Brucknerhaus, Linz (AT)
'Interactivity' has become virtually a magic word for the promotion of new
media and the media arts alike. The term refers not only to a certain
technology, it also stands for social concepts and visions ranging from
grassroots democracy all the way to consumer freedom. This imbues the term
with its broad-ranging impact, but also contributes to its dilution.
This year's conference of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute
Media.Art.Research. invites experts from different disciplines to examine
the origins and applications of the various concepts of interactivity. It
questions the extent to which interactivity should be considered a
fundamental concept in the social and technological, cultural and artistic
context, or as an outdated buzzword, useful only for the self-promotion of
the different fields.
PANEL I, 10:00-13:00
Interactive Art - with and without media
10:00: Welcome and Introduction
Dieter Daniels / Katja Kwastek, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute
Media.Art.Research., Linz (AT)
10:30: From Virtualities to Embodiment - Interaction Models in Media Art
Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (USA)
11:30: "I mistrust audience participation" - Überlegungen zur
Partizipationskunst / Thoughts on Participation Art
Lars Blunck, Technical University Berlin, Department of Art History (D)
12:15: Terms of Engagement: Interactivity in Visual Art Practices
Suzanne Lacy, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles (USA)
PANEL II, 14:00-17:00
Interactivity - a key paradigm of modern society
14:00: Interaction & Interactivity - Die Perspektive der
Kommunikationswissenschaft / The Perspective of Communication Sciences
Christoph Neuberger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Department
of Communication Studies (D)
14:45: Control and Freedom: Interactivity and Invasion
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Brown University, Providence, RI, Department of
Modern Culture and Media (USA)
15:30: Designing Interaction
Gillian Crampton Smith / Philip Tabor, IUAV University of Venice, Faculty
of Design and Arts (I)
16:15: Understanding Gameplay
Noah Wardrip-Fruin, University of California Santa Cruz, CA, Department of
Computer Science (USA)
PANEL III, 17:30-19:30
Interactive Art reconsidered
17:30: From Surface to Interface - Neue Formen der Nutzerkunst / New Forms
of User Art
Peter Weibel, ZKM, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (D)
WINNER OF THE PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA MEDIA.ART.RESEARCH AWARD 2008
18:15: Interactive Art meets Biology
Arjen Mulder, V2 Institute for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam (NL)
19:00: Discussion
(simult. transl. English/German provided)
Concept: Katja Kwastek
more information on the conference:
http://media.lbg.ac.at/en/veranstaltungen.php?iMenuID=3&iEventID=112
more information on the Festival Ars Electronica 2008:
http://www.aec.at/en/festival2008/index.asp
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