| On 15 May 2009 the department of
New Media and Digital Culture of Utrecht University celebrates
its 10th anniversary. The festive programme includes the
launching of the book Digital Material which was written by five
staff members of the department, and two installations by
multimedia artists Walter Langelaar and Audrey Samson. In the
morning former students give presentations about their careers.
All those interested are cordially invited to attend.
 On this day the New Media and Digital Culture department will
reflect on what it has achieved in the last ten years and how it
has developed into a full-fledged and indispensable field of
study. The day will be kicked off with a series of presentations
of former students who will tell about their professional
careers after their study. In the afternoon the book
Digital
Material: Tracing New Media in Everyday Life and Technology
will be launched (Amsterdam University Press, eds. M. van den
Boomen, S. Lammes, A.-S. Lehmann, J. Raessens and M.T. Schäfer).
The first copy of the book will be presented to Prof. Wiljan van
den Akker, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Afterwards
academics and artists will reflect upon the theme of the book.
Two installations will be featured at Studio T: "nOtbOt" by
Walter Langelaar and "threads/" by Audrey Samson.
The talks in the morning will be all held in Dutch.
Audrey Samson: threads/
threads/ is a tool for the growing collection of women's stories;
talking about their use of the computer, and feelings towards
it. The installation combines an antiquated sewing machine table,
its original pedal, and a keyboard in place of the sewing
machine. Each letter on the keyboard is mapped to audio samples
of weaving and sewing machines, interwoven with voices of women
telling about their relationship to technology and what using it
means in their lives.
www.ideacritik.com/threads/
Walter Langelaar: nOtbOt
nOtbOt is an automated game-player which is controlled and
deranged by reactions to its own virtual environment, caught in
a vicious force-feedback loop. Human interaction with the
game/controller becomes obsolete, resulting in a completely
erratic form of [art]ificial intelligence. The observer of the
installation, however, can literally try to 'get a grip' on
taking control of the system...
http://lowstandart.net/static.php?page=notbot
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P r o g r a m m a |
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10.30 hrs |
Coffee |
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11.00-13.00 |
Professional perspectives
Alumni talk
about their careers, amongst others:
- Stan van
Engelen, VPRO
- Keimpe
de Heer, De Zwijger/Creative Learning Lab
- Naomi
van Stelten, IJsfontein
- Lotte
Vergouwen: Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)
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14.00-17.00 |
Book Launch
Moderator:
Ann-Sophie Lehmann |
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14.00 |
Official opening
and presentation of first copy to Wiljan van den Akker (Dean
of the Faculty of Humanities) |
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14.30 |
Presentations by
some of the contributors to the book |
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15.15 |
Break |
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15.30-17.00 |
Presentations: |
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15.30 |
Geert Lovink &
Florian Cramer |
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16.15 |
Walter Langenaar
& Audrey Samson
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17.00-18.00 |
Drinks |
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