Artist Round Tables

Researching the Future: (CAiiA-STAR and the Planetary Collegium)
Sunday, 8 August
10:30 am - 12:15 pm
Room 404AB

Taking the Planetary Collegium as their starting point, the panelists address research issues as they relate to the development of practice and theory in the context of collaborative criticism and inquiry across a wide field of knowledge and experience.

Roy Ascott (Chair)
University of Plymouth

Donna Cox
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Margaret Dolinsky
Indiana University

Diane Gromala
Georgia Institute of Technology

Marcos Novak
University of California, Santa Barbara

Miroslaw Rogala

Thecla Schiphorst
Simon Fraser University

Diana Slattery
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Victoria Vesna
University of California, Los Angeles


Ars Electronica: 25 Years of the Digital Avant-Garde
Sunday, 8 August
3:45 - 5:30 pm
Room 404AB

Celebrating 25 years of Ars Electronica. The panel provides not just interesting historical information, but also comprehensive insight into new directions of digital art.

Roy Ascott (Chair)
University of Plymouth

Christine Schöpf
Gerfried Stocker
Ars Electronica

Karel Dudesek
Ravensbourne College of Design

Michael Naimark
New York University

Barbara Robertson


Synaesthesia
Monday, 9 August
3:45 - 5:30 pm
Room 404AB

This panel discusses synesthesia, which typically involves sensory crossover among the basic senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch) within the normal range of sensation.

Roy Ascott (Chair)
University of Plymouth

Donna Cox
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Margaret Dolinsky
Indiana University

Diane Gromala
Georgia Institute of Technology

Marcos Novak
University of California, Santa Barbara

Miroslaw Rogala

Thecla Schiphorst
Simon Fraser University

Victoria Vesna
University of California, Los Angeles