<s5>Æliens</s5> -- slide(s)

next generation dossier(s)

adaptation of representation to Dublin Core (+ annotation needed for presentation)
XML-based content management, with php forms (extending what we have now)
there should also be a possibility to present the information and material in a 'plain' web format
as well as in (a new version of) 3D dossiers
we should think about the proper presentation parameters.

structures

Video -- to display video fragment, including interviews
Picture -- to present pictures of the artwork
Artwork -- contains all information connected to a work of art
TextItem -- to present text, from the interview or any other source
MaterialItem -- to present information about material(s) used
GroupNode -- to combine nodes in the concpet graph
Information -- acts as the outer container for all nodes

concept graph


  Information {
   informationNodes [
    GroupNode {
  	ID "MAIN"
  	shortName "Main"
  	longName "Main"
  	urlModel "models/conceptGraph/main/modelMain.wrl"
  	description [ "Central information node" ]
  	connectedNodesIDs [ "ARTWORKS", "KEYWORDS", 
  	                         "INTERVIEWS", "REPORT" ]
  	}
    GroupNode {
  	shortName "Artworks"
  	longName "Artworks"
  	description [ "Node that connects to all the artworks" ]
  	ID "ARTWORKS"
  	connectedNodesIDs [ "MAIN", "TRANSITORY", 
  	              "ULAY", "VIDEOINSTALLATION", "ABRAMOVIC" ]
  	urlModel "models/conceptGraph/artworks/artworksGroup.wrl"
  	}
  	## ...
   ]
  }


  Artwork {
    shortName "Terra degla Dea Madre"
    longName "Terra degla Dea Madre"
    description ["15:40 min, colour, sound."]
    ID "AV24"
    connectedNodesIDs ["VIDEOINSTALLATION", "DTV24", 
               "TTV24", "PV24", "CV24", "VV24", "G0"]
    urlPreviewImage "images/previewImages/AV24.jpg"
    widthPreviewImage 479
    heightPreviewImage 349
  }


  Video {
    ID "CV24"
    shortName "Interview clip Terra degla Dea Madre"
    longName "Interview clip showing Terra degla Dea Madre"
    url "interviewclips/interview_terra_degla.avi"
    width 320
    height 360
    urlPreviewImage "images/previewImages/interview_terra_degla.jpg"
    widthPreviewImage 320
    heightPreviewImage 240
    description [""]
    connectedNodesIDs ["CLIP", "AV24"]
  }


  TextItem {
    shortName "Instruction"
    longName "Green Dragon Lying instructions for the public."
    description ["Text explaining the way the public has to interact with the artwork."]
    ID "ITO05"
    connectedNodesIDs ["AO05", "INTERACTION"]
    url "text/AO05_instruction.txt"
  }

Dublin Core

title -- name given to the resource
creator -- entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource
subject -- topic of the content of the resource
description -- an account of the content of the resource
publisher -- entity responsible for making the resource available
contributor -- entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource
date -- date of an event in the lifecycle of the resource
type -- nature or genre of the content of the resource
format -- physical or digital manifestation of the resource
identifier -- unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
source -- reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived
language -- language of the intellectual content of the resource
relation -- reference to a related resource
coverage -- extent or scope of the content of the resource
rights -- information about rights held in and over the resource

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location of Tower of Babel project

I-GUARD

Contemporary art is an intrinsic part of our cultural heritage. Installations, performances, video and other forms of media art, as for example web art, have the interest of a small group of adherents, but are in comparison with more traditional art forms, far more difficult to present to a general audience. Another problem presents itself, due to the type of materials used and the context-specific aspects of these art forms, in the conservation of the works.

In our research we address the issue of providing access to these contemporary art forms from a wide variety of perspectives, ranging from the interested layman to the expert that has to deal with archiving, conserving and the possible re-installation of the art works.

intelligent guidance

filtering the information space according to the user's perspective, and
intelligent agents, that (pro) actively aid the user in searching the information space.

digital dossier(s)

representation of information of one or multiple works of art,
presentation of that information in a rich media presentation environment,
intelligent navigation and interaction, and
support for interaction with loosely-structured natural language.

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outside view of Tower of Babel project

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Inside view of Tower of Babel project.

(new) media art

audio art -- no definition available
computer art -- any art in which computers played a role in production or display of the artwork.
digital art -- art created on a computer in digital (that is, binary) form.
electronic art -- entry to game producer, should be Leonardo.
generative art -- art or design generated, composed, or constructed through computer software algorithms, or similar mathematical or mechanical autonomous processes
hacktivism -- the writing of code, or otherwise manipulating bits, to promote political ideology
interactive art -- a piece of art that involves the spectator in some way.
internet art -- art or, more precisely, cultural production which uses the Internet as its primary medium and, more importantly, its subject.
performance art -- art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work.
robotic art -- page does not exist
software art -- is an intersection of two almost non-overlapping realms: software and art.
video art -- is a subset of artistic works which relies on "moving pictures" and is comprised of video and/or audio data.
video game art -- involves the use of a computer game for the creation of a digital artwork.

Æliens

2009

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