Digital Twinning of Lanhydrock House
Digital twinning of a heritage plasterwork ceiling at Lanhydrock House represents a significant part of the West Country’s artistic heritage in the 17th century. Pete Quinn Davis is 3D scanning and fabricating an elaborate ceiling made in the 17th century in Cornwall collaborating with the
AI
i-DAT’s algorythmic heritage flows through the core of our practice and dates back to the early years of our formation in 1998. Some of our creative Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning project include: References: NESTA blog post: https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/meet-emoti-os-chatbot-helping-empower-pupils/?utm_source=Nesta+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1fa98009b0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_19_09_37&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d17364114d-1fa98009b0-180642081 https://i-dat.org/putting-feminism-into-artificial-intelligence/ https://i-dat.org/ai-in-art-a-fact-late-night/ Richard Birkett, 2023. Donald Rodney Autoicon. London,
Ludic-Architectures
Ludic-Architectures is a Virtual Summer School project funded by the British Council’s UK-China Outward Mobility Internationalisation Partnership Fund, developed in response to international COVID-19 restrictions. Ludic-Architectures pdf flyer here. The project builds on the foundation of a rich history of virtual collaboration, digital architectures and
Powderham Castle & Higher Uppacott – VR & Fulldome.
Developed by: Musaab Garghouti using Unreal Engine 5 testing Nanite and Lumin. Outputs: Dome production and Interactive VR experience. Process: Used 3d scans from the Artec Ray and Leo – Raw scans produced over 60 million polygons. The raw scans with no optimisation were
Hybrid Hub Project
Fulldome Hybrid Hub Project. The Fulldome Hybrid Hub is an R&D project funded by the South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN). The project was initiated through the South West Creative Technology Network in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its broader impact on the cultural
Interactive Virtual Reality Crime Scene Examination Prototype
The design and build of an interactive virtual crime scenes prototype for students and external professional partners to explore. The prototype requires participants to follow correct forensic crime scene procedure ensuring the appropriate steps are taken to help identify, preserve and seize evidence. The virtual
Immersive Media Lab
The new Immersive Media Lab in the School of Art Design and Architecture (opening 09/2020) complements a suite of creative Labs that enable a blurring between the physical and the virtual, the real and the imaginary.
Bronze Spheric Theme
Interactive Projection of a virtual Bronze Spheric Theme for Tate St Ives Naum Gabo Exhibition co-produced with i-DAT and Tate Digital. [Render] TATE ST IVES Porthmeor Beach St Ives Cornwall TR26 1TG Bronze Spheric Theme Original work c.1960, digitised 2019-20 Digital 3D Model
FUTURE HISTORY v1.0
FUTURE HISTORY EXHIBITION: Date: Friday 29 November–Saturday 11 January Time: Monday–Friday: 10:00–17:00 and Saturday: 11:00–16:00 (Closed Thursday 19 December–Sunday 5 January 2020 inclusive) Venue: The Levinsky Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building {https://goo.gl/maps/qsLB9mwPe12sjxJVA} FUTURE HISTORY is a two-phase project. Version 1.0 takes a look in the rear-view mirror as we accelerate through
ix
ix Symposium Delegation 2019. ix SYMPOSIUM IMMERSION◯EXPERIENCE at SOCIÉTÉ DES ARTS TECHNOLOGIQUES [SAT] https://ix.sat.qc.ca/ at http://sat.qc.ca/ More and more collective and individual technologies are emerging and become new fields of exploration for artists. iX 2019 will give you the opportunity to experience the latest iterations of
South West Creative Technology Network
[panel background=”#ffffff” color=”#000000″ border=”2px solid #b7b6b6″ shadow=”2px 0px 2px #eeeeee” radius=”10″ text_align=”left” target=”blank”]i-DAT is leading the University of Plymouth’s component of the South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN). The £6.5 million Research England funded project will expand the use of creative technologies across the South
THE INFINITE GUIDE
30 Aug – 01 Sept FACT Workshop / 30 Aug – 09 Sept WWW.THEINFINITE.GUIDE / 01-09 September KARST Exhibition / A SPECULATIVE ART WORK AND RESEARCH PROJECT, POWERED BY A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. “Although today’s technologists, in their sober pursuit of utility, power, and profit, seem to
WOMEN RECLAIMING AI FOR ACTIVISM
In this workshop you will learn all about conversational AI – commonly known as ‘chatbots’ or ‘voice assistants.’ AI and develop a collaborative AI Voice Assistant. We invite you to a workshop for women and people who do not primarily identify as male to create
IMPACT LAB
Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab i-DAT is part of the Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab project, focusing on data harvesting (through remote sensor devices), analysis, simulation and visualisation of climate change data – the Impact Lab. Impact Lab Brochure: Impact_Brochure_28_Pages_FINAL [panel
Beyond Digital – Towards Biological
Research Residency & Artist Talks Residency: 2017.12.12 – 12.21 Artist Talks: 2017.12.20 (Wednesday), 14.00 – 17.00 Language: English (with Chinese interpreting) Venue: Chronus Art Center (No.18, No.50 MoGanShan Rd, Shanghai) Organized by: Chronus Art Center Funded by: Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, IT
emoti-os.me
Emoti-OS from i-DAT on Vimeo. Emoti-OS is a chatbot. It uses conversations with its users to understand the collective mood of pupils at Plymouth School of Creative Arts (UK). It is created for and with these pupils to give students a voice and a way to
QUORUM
QUORUM WEBSITE: http://quorum.i-dat.org/ Quorum is an i-DAT strategic research initiative that builds on its research strengths in cultural computation, ludic data and playful experimentation with creative technology. Quorum creates playful synergies between audience behaviours, interactive media environments, physical objects (or things) and modern integrative, sub-symbolic, computational techniques.
BALANCE-UNBALANCE 2017
BALANCE-UNBALANCE 2017 [Arts + Sciences x Technology = Environment / Responsibility] A Sense of Place August 21 to 23, 2017 i-DAT, Plymouth University, UK. The 6th edition of the BunB conference will be held from August 21 to 23 of 2017 in Plymouth, UK. Produced by i-DAT
FDUK16
Fulldome UK 2016, 4/5 November, National Space Centre, Leicester. i-DAT is proud to partner Fulldome UK 2016, the 5th international celebration of the Fulldome. For its fifth year as the UK’s leading immersive festival, Fulldome UK returns to the National Space Centre for inspirational screenings
Senti-Mental
Senti-Mental https://cognovo.eu/events/otlip16-bizarre-bazaar.php 22 October 2016, 11am – 3pm, the ground floor of Plymouth University’s iconic Roland Levinsky Building. Senti-Mental is a ludic brain model derived from a melding of an MRI scan and real-time twitter feeds scrapped form the collective mind of the Off-The Lip
Quorum @ Venturefest
TUE, 18 OCT 2016 AT 08:30 http://www.venturefest-sw.co.uk/ i-DAT has developed a Quorum model for real-time data feeds at Ventruefest. Running from a networked Raspberry Pi vision sensors and twitter feeds the Quorum Fest tracks human activity and communication around the event through a dynamic
Murmuration…
Murmuration was one of the outcomes from the E / M / D / L – EUROPEAN MOBILE DOME LAB for Artistic Research (http://www.emdl.eu/) partnership of European and Canadian cultural organisations funded by EU Culture Program. This post contains information and documentation on this project
TIWWA – A QUORUM PROJECT @ TATE MODERN
[panel color=”#000000″ border=”1px solid #b7b6b6″ shadow=”1px 0px 1px #eeeeee” radius=”5″ target=”blank”]This Is Where We Are (TIWWA) is an immersive and interactive algorithmic sculpture fuelled by the data we collectively generate.[/panel] [panel color=”#000000″ border=”1px solid #b7b6b6″ shadow=”1px 0px 1px #eeeeee” radius=”5″ target=”blank”] This Is Where
Liber Legis – AIWASS v2.0
Liber Legis – AIWASS v2.0 Liber Legis – AIWASS v2.0 is an encapsulated Artificial Neural Network, a self-contained computational system that performs a set of simple coded actions. It sits and waits for an audience, on seeing a viewer it decodes and translates the ‘Liber
THE TRANSDISCIPLINARY IMAGING CONFERENCE.
The Fourth International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging at the Intersections of Art, Science and Culture 2016 – THE ATEMPORAL IMAGE – is being hosted by i-DAT at Plymouth University in the Roland Levinsky Building, located in the heart of Plymouth City. 1st – 3rd July
Dark Play in the Digital Arts
6th-7th July, Middlesex University https://darkplaydigitalarts.wordpress.com/ ‘Dark Play in the Digital Arts’ will explore, with a small group of researchers, cutting-edge and under-theorised issues in the digital arts, play and playfulness, ‘dark play’ and digital arts-based pedagogies. The symposium is hosted by the Childhood and Society SIG, which
MEDIACITY 5: May 1-3 2015
MEDIA CITY 5 International Conference and Exhibition 1-3 May 2015 Plymouth, UK THE FIFTH MEDIACITY CONFERENCE REFLECTS ON A SOCIAL SMART CITY. We invite contributions in the form of research papers, projects and case studies. http://mediacity.i-dat.org/ The conference programme will focus on contributions that are high
Immersive Vision Theatre
The Immersive Vision Theatre (IVT) has been a core transdisciplinary instrument in i-DAT’s research and production for a number of years. We have now rebooted the project thanks to the collaboration with Gaianova (http://gaianova.co.uk/)and the European Mobile Dome Labs (http://emdl.eu/) EU Culture Programme funded research
Smile – you’re on social media
We will be using artificial neural networks in our latest project, SMILE. http://culturesmile.org/ We successfully bid to the Arts & Humanities Research Council for a project using Social Media to Identify and Leverage Engagement and now we’ll be working with University of Cambridge Museums and
FULLDOME UK
FULLDOME UK supports the development and exhibition of ‘Fulldome art’, an emergent art form that embraces digital technologies and powerful immersive environments to push the boundaries of artistic practice. It exhibits ‘Fulldome’ productions byUK and International artists and facilitate a global network, connecting, supporting, developing
The IBM Smart Conference
The IBM Smart Conference 05th September 2014 Open to Plymouth University staff, students, researchers and IBM staff with an interest in the Smart Agenda / Internet of Things, this conference will stimulate discussion and an exchange of ideas around specific themes including: art and audience,
iOrchestra
Visitors to a pioneering, participatory classical music installation touring the South West were registered and monitored using i-DAT technologies. We advised on the technology involved, then built 3 digital card readers with stands, and another two hand-held readers for visitors and participants in the iOrchestra
FLUX Festival app
i-DAT created the FLUX Festival app with Elixel for the Festival which launched in Liverpool in July 2014. The app is powered by i-DAT’s on-going open source Qualia project – which aims to revolutionize the way audience experiences at arts and culture events are evaluated.
EMDL – European Mobile Dome Lab for Artistic Research.
i-DAT are the UK partners in an international collaboration awarded € 400k by the EU Culture Programme. Strand 1.3.5, Cultural Cooperation Projects with Third Countries. http://www.emdl.eu/ EMDL – European Mobile Dome Lab for Artistic Research. E / M / D / L is a recently-established
Third International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging
Date: June 26, 27, 28 2014: Pera Museum, Meşrutiyet Caddesi No.65 34443 Tepebaşı – Beyoğlu – İstanbul. ‘Cloud and Molecular aesthetics’: The Third Transdisciplinary Imaging Conference at the intersections of art, science and culture seeks papers that explore the theme of the cloud and molecular aesthetics. Clouding occurs when information becomes
Nanoscapes
Nanaoscape terrains generated from Atomic Force Microscopy ‘height maps’: This scanning and modelling process was incorporated into the nano triptych: Many thanks to Professor Genhua Pan of the Wolfson Nanomaterials & Devices Laboratory (part of the University of Plymouths Nanotechnology research activity).
QUALIA – a revolution in measuring audience feedback
How do you feel about art and culture? You might know, but how can you transmit your feelings to arts and culture organisations accurately? Qualia can help measure your mood after seeing a show, exhibition, installation or movie and is set to revolutionise the way
Resurgam: The Lost Pearl of Plymouth.
[Page contents mostly a backup of the original Resurgam: The Lost Pearl of Plymouth website.] 21 September 2013 A new type of adventure. You join the hunt. You take the risks. You become the hero. Resurgam- Pearl of Plymouth (Teaser) from mutant labs. Resurgam is your
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Qualia [Workshop]
THU 10 OCT 2:00PM – 4:30PM. QUEEN’S HOTEL, CONSERVATORY. £10 (INC. REFRESHMENTS) http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature Qualia is a ground-breaking new digital technology and research project, which aims to revolutionize the way audience experiences at arts and culture events are evaluated. The project will help us develop a greater
Patch-Scape
Workshop for the DLA Conference 2013 6-8 June Bernberg, Germany. http://www.kolleg.loel.hs-anhalt.de/landschaftsinformatik/dla-conference.html Nadia Amoroso, DataAppeal, Andrew Hudson-Smith, University College London, Mike Phillips, Plymouth University, Chris Speed, University of Edinburgh & Katharine Willis, Plymouth University. Abstract (Latour 2005:242) The Patch-Scape workshop offers a
Computational Media & Domestic Environments
A project exhibited in The HYBRID CITY II: Subtle rEvolutions (part of Stavros Didakis‘ PhD research in i-DAT, Plymouth University, fully funded by Onassis Foundation) In this project, computational media and sensor technologies are used to measure, analyze, and control aspects of the domestic environment. Reading
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SENSORAMA [Workshop]
MONDAY 1 TO TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2013 FROM 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM. GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO (GUC). NEW CAIRO, TALAAT HARB MAIN STREET www.guc.edu.eg The Sensorama Workshop builds on i-DAT’s experience developing a range of ‘Operating Systems’ to dynamically manifest ‘data’ as experience in order
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SOURCE [Exhibition].
Cairo, Egypt. 30 March / 10 April.GEZIRA ART CENTER, CAIRO. Source visualises real-time global data feeds. The projected virtual space allows subtle viewer interactions and responds to twitter feeds and data scrapped from social networks. The data feeds, drawn from many tributaries, are remapped into
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DI-EGY FEST 0.1 [Festival]
DI-EGY FEST 0.1: “Technology has profoundly changed the way we connect, work and play in Egypt. Technology can even start a revolution? 27th March to the 10th April 2013. Cairo, Egypt. i-DAT is proud to support DI-EGY FEST 0.1 {http://www.di-egyfest.com/index.html}. We face many
Heavens Above!
10/01/13. Thursday 10 January 2013. Immersive Vision Theatre, Plymouth University, Plymouth PL4. i-DAT, in association with Plymouth Astronomical Society, presents: Heavens Above! A trip to the edge of the Universe – and back again. i-DAT’s contribution to the BBC Stargazing Live Events Programme is a collaboration with Plymouth University’s
FULLDOME UK 2012
16-17/11/12. Friday 16 & Saturday 17 November 2012. National Space Centre, Leicester. FULLDOME UK 2012 consist of new commissions, discussions, installations and performances events designed to showcase and support new ‘Fulldome art’ created by artists in the UK alongside key international guests. It is a unique event developing, supporting
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DATA ECOLOGIES [Symposium/Lab]
November: 10.30am – 4.30pm. Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL48AA. Saturday 10 November10.30 am – 4.30pm Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building, Plymouth University,Plymouth PL48AA …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………DATA ECOLOGIES: A symposium that invites creatives, academics, scientists, technologists and all interested parties to share ‘instruments’ or provocative prototypes and practises that,
Moby Dick Big Read
Moby Dick Big Read i-DAT partners with Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University, on the Moby Dick Big Read project and develops the projects unique online platform, in collaboration with Intercity, reaching beyond 3.5 million audiences. http://www.mobydickbigread.com/ “The Moby Dick Big Read project grew out of the Peninsula Arts Whale Festival (2011) and
Confluence Project
Confluence is a new arts, technology and environment project being delivered by partners Beaford Arts, the North Devon Biosphere Foundation, Appledore Arts and University of Plymouth’s i-DAT (Institute of Digital Arts and Technology). The project artists, selected following a national application process, are working
Data-Scape
Was once the closest the inside got to the outside was through the creeping of floral patterns onto the living room wallpaper. Penetrating the membrane of the conservatory wall the landscape data feeds now seep into a different kind of fantasy world. The domestic consumption
Exposure
ART|SCI CENTER. Mike Phillips Lecture + Exhibition Opening: 07-16/03/12. http://artsci.ucla.edu/?q=events/mike-phillips-lecture-exhibition-opening Opening March 7 Lecture @ 2pm Exhibition Openings: 5-7pm Location: Lecture @ UCLA Broad Art Center, room 5240, Exhibition @ CNSI Gallery Exposure is an exhibition of work by Mike Phillips, Professor of
SPECTRE: Exhibition.
Eröffnung Opening: 26.01.2012, 19:00 Künstler ist anwesend Artist is present Ausstellungsdauer Duration: 27.01. – 18.03. 2012 Öffnungszeiten Opening hours: täglich daily 10:00 – 22:00 Kuration Curation: Ruth Schnell and Wolfgang Fiel. Schauraum quartier21 (Electric Avenue) MuseumsQuartier Museumsplatz 1/5 1070 Wien Vienna, Austria. www.dieangewandte.at www.digitalekunst.ac.at Exhibition Flyer. Spectre
Hundreds of Things
i-DAT, in collaboration with University College Falmouth, invites applications for a 3-year full-time PhD studentship to engage in an applied, practice based research project to explore the potential of smart networked technologies (topically described as the ‘Internet of Things’) to map and evaluate the movement
Smarter Planet
Smarter Planet Lab opening with Brian Innes Watson IoT Developer Advocate), Kevin Farrar (IBM Developer Outreach Leader), Paul Fryer (IBM Academic Initiative Leader) and our very own Nick Marshall (IBM Cloud Infrastructure/Director of NJAM Consultancy) whose placement at IBM Hursley research and development laboratory ignited the
FlyThru
Volumetric rendering of a Drosophila (or common fruit fly). Immersive Vision Theatre Project: https://i-dat.org/ivt/ The volumetric rendering is composed of 600 slices at 6 μm digitized through a scanning technique developed at the University of Vienna. Converted to a format readable by 3D visualisation software
Ecoid Prototypes
Ecoid Prototypes have been used by various organisations at different locations around the globe. These prototypes were further developed and deployed through the Confluence Project. Chris Speed, University of Edinburgh, Yamaguchi University, Japan. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Phylogeny Ubiquity Workshop: In October 2009 Hamer
“A Mote it is”……
Art in the Age of Nanotechnology. A Perth International Arts Festival exhibition – 5 February – 30 April 2010 The unique works developed for art in the age of nanotechnology operate at the intersection of art, science and technology, demonstrating innovative examples of contemporary art
Phylogeny
Phylogeny: Thinking and making on time, place and relationship 19–21 February 2010 / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh HAMER DODDS: Co-director of Melted Snow Hamer Dodds is a freelance artist and scientist. He recently co-founded Melted Snow, a design team working in the field of science,
Far Away So Close
Remote Sensing: Ecoid Workshop. The Ecoid Workshop will be delivered by Luis Girao with support from Mike Phillips, Chris Saunders, Pete Carss, Musaab Garghouti. “Idly, he wondered what these geometric forms really represented – he knew that only a few seconds earlier they had constituted
Eco-OS Workshop – Ecoid Prototype.
Ecoid workshop and prototype development with site testing in Nagoya Japan. A component of Eco-OS: i-DAT is developing a range of ‘Operating Systems’ which dynamically manifest ‘data’ as experience and extend human perception. Arch-OS [www.arch-os.com], an ‘Operating System’ for contemporary architecture (‘software for
Ellie Harrison at Plymouth College of Art
Plymouth College of Art Ellie Harrison www.ellieharrison.com A rundown but functional old vending machine stands alone in the Viewpoint Gallery at Plymouth College of Art. Every now and again, without warning, it springs into life – spewing out free packets of crisps for gallery visitors.
i-DAT Research Informed Teaching Reports
Two reports produced by i-DAT following the completion of the Research Informed Teaching projects in April 2009. 1: Development of multi-disciplinary content for the Immersive Vision Theatre: A: Final Report Enquiry-Based Teaching RiT.pdf B: Appendix-A-C.pdf C: AppendixD1-AHO+BARTLETT=i-DAT.pdf D: AppendicD2-OutIn.pdf 2: Development of a Cross-Faculty Centre
Syncretica.net
“In this technoetic culture, the art we produce is not simply a mirror of the world, nor is it an alibi for past events or present intensities. Engaging constructively with the technological environment, it sets creativity in motion, within the frame of indeterminacy, building
Parallel Plymouth Launch
You are invited to the launch event Parallel Plymouth Mark Greenwood 6 – 22 March 2009 i-DAT Greenscreen On the front of the Portland Square Building University of Plymouth Friday 6 March, 6-7pm At Stonehouse Lecture Theatre Portland Square University of Plymouth Free entry, all
Variations.
14.00 – 28/02/09. Part of the Contemporary Music Festival 2009: Music and Evolution – 200 years of Darwin 2:00pm | Jill Craigie Cinema, Roland Levinsky Building. Saturday 28 February 2009. i-DAT Presents ‘Variations’, a digital composition in three forms: A10: “These two months at Plymouth were
Coding Poetry
24-26 October 2008 Portland Square Building, University of Plymouth, North Hill, Plymouth Become part of the collective Respect poetry displayed on the Urban Screen by txt: ‘respect’ followed by ‘your word’ to 07766 404142. An Urban Screen Installation produced by the people of Plymouth, in
Outside / Inside
22nd – 23rd April 2008 An trans-disciplinary masters workshop in GPS and Ultrasound. Download Workshop PDF. Introduction: Touch is our bridge with architecture and the world. All of our senses are extensions of touch, since ears, nose, mouth and eyes are specializations of the skin,
Plymouth Arts Centre & i-DAT Collaboration.
A new series of projects and residencies that have been developed through an ongoing collaboration exploring new systems and technologies for artistic production, dissemination and participation that challenge traditional models of creation and consumption of art. Artists and Curator; Stanza (UK) 8 February – 6
Basak Senova.
Basak Senova is an international curator and founder of the online curatorial project nomad TV. She will undertake a two-week research residency hosted by Plymouth Arts Centre and i-DAT as part of the Curatorial Network programme to explore the potential of online environment and social
Station to Station
The Centenary Celbration of the Bere Alston – Gunnislake – Callington railway. Sunday 2 March 2008 saw the centenary of the Bere Alston – Gunnislake -Callington railway, 100 years of trains between Bere Alston and Gunnislake and the first train over its spectacular highlight, the
Social Operating System:
8 February – 6 April. i-DAT, in collaboration with Plymouth Arts Centre, presents: ‘S-OS: a Social Operating System’ for the city of Plymouth. S-OS is a collection of creative interventions and strategic manifestations that provides a new and more meaningful ‘algorithm’ for modeling ‘Social Exchange’
Digital Media Workshops for Children & Young People.
i-DAT has developed a programme of digital media workshops for Children and young people through an ongoing collaboration with Creative Partnerships, AimHigher and numerous schools and community organisations. i-DAT is currently engaged with the delivery of Widening Participation workshops (over 1000 participants over the last
Dome Fugue v1.0:
1.30: Sunday 24 February 2008. The Immersive Vision Theatre and i-DAT present the ‘Dome Fugue v1.0’. This is a specially commissioned sonic experience to celebrate the re-birth of the William Day Planetarium as a transdisciplinary instrument for the manifestation of material, immaterial and imaginary worlds.
2008 : Distributed South Residencies: Stanza.
8 February – 8 March. In residence developing a new work / 9 March – 6 April Installation of new work. For one month the London based artist Stanza will be developing a new piece of work in residence in Plymouth Arts Centres upper gallery.
GreenScreen
10/2007: Built to communicate the Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) agenda and sustainable information about life at the University of Plymouth the ‘Green Screen’ has been installed. This large scale LED matrix fill the top 3 floors
2007 : Noogy 2.0
VJ’ing on buildings. (14/11/2007) Mix live visuals on the front of a building through using the audio you generate on your mobile phone. i-DAT presents: Noogy 2.0 a large scale interactive installation at the front of the Portland Square building at the University of Plymouth.
2007 : Sonic Arts Network and i-DAT present: Expo Plymouth
Sonic Arts Network and i-DAT present Expo Plymouth 2007. Expo is the hub and playground of the experimental music and sound art scene in the UK and beyond and the largest free festival of its kind in Britain. Each Year the festival travels to a
Hywel Davies, Columbia Livia:
2007: Arch-OS interpretation by Justin Roberts performed at the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival VOICES II. ‘Columbia Livia’, part of a two-site installation, ‘Salva me’, commissioned by Bath Festivals Trust as part of a Year of the Artist Residency, and shown at the 2001 Bath International
Revisioning the Library
7th – 8th February 2007 An trans-disciplinary masters workshop in RFID: Download Revisioning the Library Workshop PDF: The RFID workshop over two days was a chance to speculate on the future of the library. The library is undergoing self-reflection on the relation between its physical and
Minimation Booth
02/2007: Produced in partnership with Spacex, Minimation Booth was an interactive workshop space located in Spacex’s atrium. It was designed to accompany Spacex’s exhibition ‘The North’, by Tim Brennan and as part of Animated Exeter 2007. Using mobile phone cameras participants were able to make
thesongrooms.org
(11/12/2006) 11 December 2006. thesongrooms.org launch concert at The Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Road, London SE1. Featuring children from Richard House Hospice, London, Island Hospice, Zimbabwe and a choir from St Gabriel’s Primary School, London SW1. With support from professional musicians including DJ, MK, Ricky
SlidingScale
13-15/12/06 to 19/01/07: SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) / Rapid-prototyping workshop & Looking into the Eye of God seminar. The Bartlett School of Architecture, i-DAT, m-DAT, nascent-research, trans-techresearch. Sliding Scale (13-15/12/06 to 19/01/07) presents a view of our relationship with the peculiar landscapes of digital technology
Projecting Plymouth
2006: Projecting Plymouth is a new way of looking at the future of your city. It aims to give a megaphone to your voices and opinions, enabling you to have an impact on the future of Plymouth. It is about you, your family, your friends,
Sloth-bot
22- /07/2006 At 6pm on the 22 July, during the Consciousness Reframed, 8th International Research Conference (21 – 23 July 2006) the ‘Sloth-bot’ will be launched as an extension of the Arch-OS project. Sloth-bots are large autonomous robots that move incredibly slowly (between 5mm and
EMPOD
10/03/2006: i-DAT have been developing the EMPOD, a Scanning Electron Microscope Simulation interactive pod with the Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre. The commission from the National Marine Aquarium is part of the brand new 3.6 million Explorocean Centre, which is set to open on 10th March.
Constellation Columbia
‘Constellation Columbia’ is an autonomous space monument inspired by the writing s of J.G. Ballard. The scale/model/prototype seen on the Culture Show incorporated simple audio/radio recording and transmission, gyroscopes, gravity switches and light sequencers. The work is being developed for inclusion in future zero
Cornwall Culture
03/2006: i-DAT designs, develops and implements a series of interactive (bluetooth enabled, wireless, streaming media enhanced) networked ‘pods’ and Web 2.0 & MMS spine for Cornwall’s campaign for Europe’s first ever Region of Culture. The 15 interactive ‘letter pods’, located in cultural centers around the
Arch-OS Installation: Curtin University of Technology
2010: i-500: Minerals and Chemistry Research and Education Precinct – Perth – Australia. Arch-OS is to be integrated into the two new buildings that will form the Minerals and Chemistry Research and Education Precinct at Curtin University. Paul Thomas / Chris Malcolm / Mike Phillips
Exploiting Potential
EXPLOITING POTENTIAL Symposium on Intellectual Property and Digital Production 1st July 2005, L Shed, Industrial Museum, Bristol Harbourside Issues around intellectual property are a key concern for digital artists and designers, revealing a range of tensions between the idealism of work entering the public domain
LiquidPress
2005: The LiquidPress consolidates a series of new media publishing activities which explore the construction and dissemination of emergent media in the form of ‘trans-media digital content’ – liquid media that can flow through a range of media form. The LiquidPress responds to the changing
Infinite Infants
The research context provided by the ‘Infinite Infants’ project explores the pedagogic opportunities provided by telematic/networked learning and teaching environments/architectures at reception level. These networked environments will be developed in collaboration with Creative Partnerships, Hyde Park Infants, Langley Community Infants and Woodford Infants School. The
Arch-OS.
07/2005: Arch-OS constructs a ‘virtual’ architecture from the dynamic activities that take place within the Portland Square Development. Arch-OS uses a range of embedded technologies to capture audio-visual and raw digital data from the building through: the Building Management System; its computer and communications networks;
Making a Difference at the University of Plymouth
11-22/10/2004: Please join us with the Vice-Chancellor of the University for a breakfast preview at 10am, on Monday 11th October 2004. Making a Difference at the University of Plymouth is a project for i-DAT by Lucy Kimbell. It uses Arch-OS, an innovative digital system embedded
Global Feed
‘Global Feed’ builds upon decades of previous work by Peter Fend exploring aspects of our relationship to the environment, through his work as part of Ocean Earth Development Corporation, and his ongoing collaborations with artists, architects, engineers and scientists. Ocean Earth was conceived as an
Out of Scale
16/06/2004: Plymouth Arts Centre.Out of Scale explores architecture’s relationship with image, digital technology, structure and materials, by focusing upon microscopic detail. The show reveals the unusual relationship that architects have with scale; how the digital systems and measuring tools transform models of actuality, from the
VIVARIA.NET
The Vivaria Project employs the metaphor of the Zoo to examine artificial life forms, creativity and the relationships between humans, animals and machines. Vivarium is being funded by the Arts Council of England for its research and development phase to initiate a live networked display
Applause SW
Applause South West is a New Opportunities Fund Digitisation project with Plymouth Library and Information Service, i-DAT, Theatre Royal, TSW Film &Television Archive, Plymouth Learning Links, the City Museum and Plymouth and West Devon Record Office. Archives hidden in rarely used collections and materials that
Artefact
Artefacts can change their meaning not just over the years as different histriographical and institutional currents pick them out and transform their significance, but from day to day as different people view them and subject them to their own interpretation. The ‘Artefact’ Project takes this
Hybrid Discourse
01-05/2002: Place: Sherwell Centre / University of Plymouth / Plymouth / Devon / UK Original HTML website can be found here: https://i-dat.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/oldi-DATprojects/hybrid/index.html The Hybrid Discourse series of events seeks to address the currency of the term ‘cultural industry’ in the light of current changes
i+DATA – Instituting Data Exposition
[i+DAT[A]: Instituting Data Exposition] [Tuesday 9 to Saturday 13 April 2002] [i-DAT, University of Plymouth, UK] Original html website can be found here: https://i-dat.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/oldi-DATprojects/idata/index.html i+DAT[A]: Instituting Data Exposition PDF Title: i+DAT[A]: Instituting Data Exposition Dates: Tuesday 9 to Saturday 13 April
V01D
22ND JUNE – 22ND JULY 2001. Through digital processes, forms of architecture are changing. The definitions of buildings, spaces and places have all undergone transformation as digital processes alter the way we design, construct, conceive, present and ultimately experience architecture. As architecture transforms its identity
MEDIASPACE
A series of satellite TV and Journal publications. A networked telematic comic. MEDIASPACE: The intent of ‘MEDIASPACE’, whether in its ‘dead’ paper-based form, or the ‘live’ digital forms of satellite and internet, is to explore the implications of new media forms and emergent fields
autoicon
Kadish Morris (2020). ‘Union jack swastikas and space-age braids: Thirteen Ways of Looking – review’, The Guardian, 28 October 2020. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/oct/28/thirteen-ways-of-looking-review-cultural-identity-herbert-art-gallery-coventry (Accessed: 16 January 2021). Autoicon is a dynamic internet work and CD-ROM that simulates both the physical presence and elements of the
Spectactor
Date: 22/05/2000. This is an experimental project that uses interactive digital media to enable the development of new forms of performance and narrative. It looks at the way that layers of interactivity are created in a live event. It also explores how human interaction is
STI – Search for Terrestrial Intelligence
S.T.I. is funded by the SciArt programme (supported by the ACE, the British Council, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, SAC, the Wellcome Trust and NESTA)., and turns the technologies that look to deep space for Alien Intelligence back onto Planet Earth in a quest for ‘evidence’
GM (Generative Music)
GM: i-DAT committed several Generative Music events. These consisted of live coding, digital sound toys (mostly produced by students on MLA and audio montages. Locations: Sherwell Centre, Plymouth / The Cavern, Exeter / The Cube, Bristol (as part of the RX Artec/DA2 event) / Lovebytes
INTERSTICES
Page content salvaged from the original CAiiA-STAR server & unpublished CD-ROM (beta available below): [SPACE/TIME: 24 and 25 August 1998, at Port Eliot House in St Germans, Cornwall] INTRODUCTION: STRUCTURE: FORMULATION: The formulation of questions during the initial briefing will be developed through the
PSALMS
Psalms is the Autonomous Wheelchair constructed by Guido Bugmann for Donald Rodney’s “Nine Night in Eldorado” at the South London Gallery, 1997. “…Our fear of automata is again harnessed in Psalms, as the empty wheelchair courses through its various trajectories on a sad and lonely journey of
