Archives: Isea2012 FAQs

  • What is video mapping?

    Video mapping uses common entertainment technology in a new, innovative way. It is a technique that consists of projecting video images on buildings, façades, structures or nearly any kind of complex surface or 3D object to shatter the viewer’s perception of perspective. The projector allows bending and highlighting any shape, line or space. It creates astonishing…

  • What does I.S.E.A stand for?

    International Symposium on Electronic Art.

  • Where will ISEA2012 take place?

    The ISEA2012 symposium will consist of a conference September 19 – 24, 2012 based in Albuquerque with outreach days along the state’s “Cultural Corridor” in Santa Fe and Taos, and an expansive, regional collaboration throughout the fall of 2012, including art exhibitions, public events, performances and educational activities. The main exhibit will tale place at…

  • What does the title “Machine Wilderness” mean?

    The term “Machine Wilderness” was coined by cultural geographer Ronald Horvath in the 1960s to describe the transformation of the landscape of the American Southwest caused by the automobile. He also used the term “Machine Space” to describe land that is designed for cars rather than humans. For ISEA2012, we are reclaiming the term “Machine…

  • How does land-based art fit into the Machine Wilderness project?

    Clearly issues of land and environment are central to our future and to any discussion of the idea of a humane “Machine Wilderness.” Through the ISEA2012 conference, exhibition and collaboration, we believe that it is essential that projects based in the landscape be represented, especially those that examine the ways in which computation–including networking, GPS…

  • What is a microcontroller?

    A microcontroller is a microcomputer designed for a very specific task — to control a particular system. Artists are using them to create interactive art A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. Also…

  • What is an Arduino Lilypad?

    The LilyPad Arduino is a small microcontroller board designed for wearables and e-textiles. It can be sewn to fabric with conductive thread to create interactive objects, clothes or accessories. it is washable and used to create Smart Fashion. Links: http://www.diylife.com/2008/04/16/pretty-lilypad-arduino-microcontroller-for-wearable-electronic-a/

  • What is interactive art?

    Interactive art is a form of installation-based art that involves the spectator in a way that allows the art to achieve its purpose. Some installations achieve this by letting the observer or visitor “walk” in, on, and around them; Some others ask the artist to become part of the artwork….Though some of the earliest examples of interactive art have…

  • What does the term “interface” mean?

    (n.) A boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other. In computer technology, there are several types of interfaces.    •    user interface – the keyboard, mouse, menus of a computer system. The user interface allows the user to communicate with the operating system. Also see GUI.    •    software…

  • What is augmented reality?

    “Now, researchers and engineers are pulling graphics out of your television screen or computer display and integrating them into real-world environments. This new technology, called augmented reality, blurs the line between what’s real and what’s computer-generated by enhancing what we see, hear, feel and smell.” Keven Bonsor’s article on how augmented reality works is excellent. A must read.

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