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Supported by the Goldsmiths DIGITAL STUDIOS and the Goldsmiths GRADUATE SCHOOL

6pm until 8pm, Seminar Rooms at Ben Pimlott Building (Ground Floor, right), Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, SE14 6NW [To find us check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/ ]

FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME

THE HOME HEALTH MONITOR

Domestic ubiquitous computing systems often rely on inferences about activities in the home, but the open-ended, dynamic and heterogeneous nature of the home poses serious problems for such systems. In this work, we propose that by shifting the responsibility for interpretation from the system to the user, we can build systems that interact with people at humanly meaningful levels, preserve privacy, and encourage engagement with suggested topics. We describe a system that embodies this hypothesis, using sensors and inferencing software to assess ‘domestic wellbeing’ and presenting the results to inhabitants through an output chosen for its ambiguity. In a three-month field study of the system, customised for a particular volunteer household, users engaged extensively with the system, discussing and challenging its outputs and responding to the particular topics it raised.

BILL GAVER is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths, and a Principle Investigator on the Equator IRC. Bill has pursued research on innovative technologies for over 15 years, his work spanning auditory interfaces, theories of perception and action, and interaction design. Currently he focuses on design-led methodologies and innovative technologies for everyday life.
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Other Thursday Club events this term:

8 MARCH with SUE BROADHURST

DIGITAL PRACTICES

Sue is Subject Leader, Reader in Drama and Technologies at the School of Art, Brunel University of West London. Sue is also a writer and practitioner in the creative arts. Her new book /Performance and Technology: Practices of Virtual Embodiment and Interactivity/ has just been published by Palgrave. She is co-editor of the /Body, Space and Technology /online journal and is currently working on a series of collaborative practice based research projects entitled “Intelligence, Interaction, Reaction and Performance”.
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22 MARCH with IGLOO

International and award winning artists Igloo create intermedia artworks, led by Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli.

‘In the mid-sixties, Fluxus artists began using the term ‘intermedia’ to describe work that was ….composed of multiple media. The term highlights the intersection of artistic genres and has gradually emphasized performative work and projects that employ new technologies.’ [Marisa Olson – Rhizome.org]

Igloo projects are created with teams of highly skilled practitioners drawn primarily from performance, music, design, architecture, costume, computer science and technology backgrounds. Their work combines film, video, motion capture technology, music and performance with digital technology. The work is developed in a variety of formats and made for distribution across a range of platforms, including gallery installation, internet sites, large and small scale performance and Cd Rom.
Visit www.igloo.org.uk/
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THE THURSDAY CLUB is an open forum discussion group for anyone interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity, interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in today’s (and tomorrow’s) cultural landscape(s).

For more information check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/gds/events.php or email maria x at drp01mc@gold.ac.uk

The Thursday Club is supported by the Goldsmiths DIGITAL STUDIOS and the Goldsmiths GRADUATE SCHOOL

6pm until 8pm, Seminar Rooms at Ben Pimlott Building (Ground Floor, right), Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, SE14 6NW

FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME

DIGITAL ART IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART CONTEXT

If you are a digital artist wishing to present work in the contemporary art context, you face some practical, cultural and theoretical hurdles. In this talk I’ll discuss some of these challenges, drawing on lessons I’ve learned as a computer scientist studying on the Goldsmiths MFA in Fine Art program. I’ll show work I’ve done as part of the program and talk about common responses. My goal is to start a discussion about useful strategies for contemporary artists using digital media.

JON MEYER is a digital artist, working in London and New York. Meyer received a B.A. in Artificial Intelligence from Sussex University and an M.S. in Computer Science from New York University. His artwork has been in group shows in New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles and Osaka, including the SIGGRAPH 2005. He is currently in the final year of his M.F.A in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College.
Jon has over fifteen years of experience in the software industry, specializing in computer graphics, animation, and user interfaces. He worked as a Program Manager on the Sparkle team at Microsoft and as a Research Scientist at New York University’s Media Research Laboratory. Jon has taught multimedia at NYU and at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. http://www.jonmeyer.com
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THE THURSDAY CLUB is an open forum discussion group for anyone interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity, interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in today’s (and tomorrow’s) cultural landscape(s).

For more information email maria x at drp01mc@gold.ac.uk
To find Goldsmiths check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/

**THURSDAY 25 JANUARY with MICHAEL YOUNG**
Supported by the Goldsmiths DIGITAL STUDIOS and the Goldsmiths GRADUATE
SCHOOL

25 JANUARY, 6-8PM, BEN PIMLOTT BUILDING, GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON,
NEW CROSS, SE14 6NW. Seminar Rooms, Ground Floor, Right.

FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME

*AUR(O)RA: EXPLORING ATTRIBUTES OF A LIVE ALGORITHM*

This presentation proposes attributes of 'living computer music', the
product of live algorithmic behaviours. The improvisation system
"aur(o)ra", in development, illustrates how these can inform creative
design.

A live algorithm (LA) is the function of an ideal autonomous system able
to engage in performance with abilities analogous (if not identical) to a
human musician. An LA is distinct from established AI which generates
music from a rule-base, and is most relevant where structure and character
are emergent properties, products of interaction with the heterarchical
group. Living computer music diffeers from traditional live electronics
and fixed-media work by avoiding performer control or explicit a priori
knowledge (compositional design, notation). Instead, a number of other
properties are desirable...

Dr Michael Young is Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London and
composer. Michael completed a PhD in composition in 1995. He has lectured
at the University of Wales, Bangor and Oxford Brookes University. His
music has drawn upon a range of live and electroacoustic resources; more
recent work has focused on interactive and generative music systems. An
undercurrent in his output is collaborative and interdisciplinary
practice; he has worked with jazz musicians and improvisers in the role of
pianist, laptop musician and/or composer, and has been commissioned to
provide electroacoustic music for performance in theatre and gallery
exhibitions. He is co-director, with Tim Blackwell, of the Live Algorithms
for Music Research Network, creaetd with funding from EPSRC.

For more information on the Thursday Club check
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/gds/events.php or email maria x at
drp01mc@gold.ac.uk

Supported by the Goldsmiths DIGITAL STUDIOS and the Goldsmiths GRADUATE SCHOOL

6pm until 8pm, Ben Pimlott Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, SE14 6NW

FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME

11 JANUARY with CHARLOTTE FROST
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NEW FUTURES IN NET ART

Charlotte is the editor of Furthertext as well as a net art critic and PhD candidate at Birkbeck. Visit http://www.charlottefrost.info/
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25 JANUARY with MICHAEL YOUNG
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LIVING COMPUTER MUSIC? Recent Compositions and Explorations with Max

Michael is Lecturer at the Music Department at Goldsmiths. His music explores a variety of live and electroacoustic resources, and has reflected his interests in jazz and collaborative/interdisciplinary practice. His current research interests focus on interactive live electronics and improvisation. Michael is co-investigator with Tim Blackwell, Department of Computing, for the Live Algorithms for Music research network.
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15 FEBRUARY with JON MEYER

Jon is a digital artist who specializes in computer graphics, animation, and user interfaces, and has worked as a Program Manager at Microsoft and as a Research Scientist at New York University’s Media Research Laboratory. Jon has taught multimedia classes at NYU and at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. He is currently doing an MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths. Visit www.cybergrain.com
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22 FEBRUARY with BILL GAVER

Bill is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths College. He has pursued research on innovative technologies for over 15 years, his work spanning auditory interfaces, theories of perception and action, and interaction design. Currently he focuses on design-led methodologies and innovative technologies for everyday life.
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8 MARCH with SUE BROADHURST
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DIGITAL PRACTICES

Sue is Subject Leader, Reader in Drama and Technologies at the School of Art, Brunel University of West London. Sue is also a writer and practitioner in the creative arts. Her new book /Performance and Technology: Practices of Virtual Embodiment and Interactivity/ has just been published by Palgrave. She is co-editor of the /Body, Space and Technology /online journal and is currently working on a series of collaborative practice based research projects entitled “Intelligence, Interaction, Reaction and Performance”.
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22 MARCH with IGLOO

International and award winning artists Igloo create intermedia artworks, led by Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli. “In the mid-sixties, Fluxus artists began using the term ‘intermedia’ to describe work that was ….composed of multiple media. The term highlights the intersection of artistic genres and has gradually emphasized performative work and projects that employ new technologies.” Marisa Olson – Rhizome.org

Igloo projects are created with teams of highly skilled practitioners drawn primarily from performance, music, design, architecture, costume, computer science and technology backgrounds. Their work combines film, video, motion capture technology, music and performance with digital technology. The work is developed in a variety of formats and made for distribution across a range of platforms, including gallery installation, internet sites, large and small scale performance and Cd Rom.

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THE THURSDAY CLUB is an open forum discussion group for anyone interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity, interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in today’s (and tomorrow’s) cultural landscape(s).

For more information check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/gds/events.php or email maria x at drp01mc@gold.ac.uk