What does it mean to live, play
and work in a world shaped and perceived through digital media,
networks and architectures of real and virtual space? How can
the development of complex communication spaces, life
environments and economic models be designed as an interplay of
technological, social, and artistic forces, as Mixed Realities
of Art, Science and Technology.
The design of a Mixed Reality Architecture, which connects
processes in virtual space to the social environments and
everyday cultural practice, poses challenges to technologists,
scientists and artists alike. Basic design elements are
networked structures, which allow new collaborative forms of
work and Knowledge Discovery, human-oriented interaction and
Awareness, media spaces, Room ware and advanced interfaces.
cast01 scientists will present innovative technologies, tools
and research projects from the European Commission Information
Society Technologies Programme (IST). Artists will show
aesthetic concepts of digital culture and new interactive media
formats.
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Some of the topics that
symbolize the influence of information technology on patterns
of life and work in a networked society are Agents, Avatars,
Semantic Web, poetic interfaces. cast01 explores new ways in
which the next generation of cultural techniques can be
understood, explored and supported through creative
interdisciplinary strategies.
cast01 demonstrates outstanding examples of research,
technological development and artistic production in the form
of research papers and artistic presentations as well as
blueprints and posters about ideas still under construction.
More than 400 researchers, artists, theorists, practitioners
and entrepreneurs submitted interdisciplinary projects and
critical concepts on Mixed Reality. Highlights of the
conference are the launch of the Internet media lab
»netzspannung.org« and the »digital sparks«
initiative.
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MARS-Exploratory Media Lab
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