Dit lijkt me wel interessant. Weet niet of ik de tijd heb om erheen te gaan, misschien ga ik wel ff op en neer met de auto. O.a. de mensen van jodi.org komen er praten…
TEST_LAB: PLAY!

TEST_LAB is a bimonthly public event hosted by V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media, that provides an informal setting for the demonstration, testing, presentation, and discussion of artistic research and development (aRt&D).

TEST_LAB: PLAY: European art graduation projects 2007

Thursday, 12 July 2007, 8:00 p.m.
V2_Groundfloor, Eendrachtsstraat 10 , Rotterdam
entrance: free

TEST_LAB: PLAY! will feature a selection of the best European electronic-art graduation projects of 2007. The pieces have been selected according to originality and quality, and especially the way they use the concept of play - that is, the playfulness evoked by the work. At TEST_LAB: PLAY! these projects will be demonstrated, tested, and discussed among makers, audience and experts.

Play as a form of social interaction has a rich tradition in various branches of the arts. But it was only recently that human-centered-technology designers realized play offered interesting new approaches and techniques for the development of their field. This brings them together with contemporary artists who explore play by experimenting with a wide range of (often wearable) human-machine interfacing technologies. Such experiments often combine a strong DIY attitude toward technology design with a desire to take advantage of people’s naive or intuitive understanding of technology through play. In TEST_LAB: PLAY! the audience and participants will test and discuss the approaches and techniques used to implement play. They will also discuss the broader context of the demonstrated work.

Demonstrations:
- Dobrze
by Dorota Walentynowicz (Interfaculty Image and Sound, The Hague)
- Block H.
by Faith Denham (Goldsmiths, University of London)
- CollecTic
by Jonas Hielscher (Media Technology, Leiden University)
- Wi-Fi Straitjacket
by Gordan Savicic (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
- Paraphernalia
by Nancy Mauro-Flude (Piet Zwart Institute, Hogeschool Rotterdam)

Invited speakers:
Simon Jones (Human-Computer Studies, University of Amsterdam
Dirk Paesmans and Joan Heemskerk (jodi.org)

For more information, please contact Michel van Dartel (michel@v2.nl, +31-10-206-7272).
www.v2.nl
This event will be streamed live at: http://live.v2.nl/play.ram