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| WEAR
ME!!! InterChange Timeline - Norwich 5-8th December 2002 |
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A
Future Physical focus where artists, fashion, interface designers
mixed electronics, computing and textile technologies.
For
registered participants, the WEAR
ME!!! InterChange offered a 3 intensive days of
research, debate and networking around evolutions in smart
textiles and fashion, hardware portability and miniaturisation,
wireless networking and interactive software interfaces.
WEAR
ME!!! was a fantastic opportunity to share and
exchange with leading producers, artists and organisations
leading in wearable computing and smart textiles.
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WEAR
ME!!!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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This
page contains details of all WEAR ME!!! activities.
However, if you would prefer to view the WEAR ME!! activities
by day, use the links below:
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Friday
6th December
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Including Guest Artists:
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- Ambienttv.net
(UK)
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Simon Byford (UK)
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Fo.Am (Belgium)
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kondition pluriel (Austria/Canada)
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Thecla Schiphorst (Canada)
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Rachel Wingfield (UK)
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Jo Hyde (UK)
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- Stanza
(UK)
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Vicki Bennett (UK)
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Sha Xin Wei (US)
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Yacov Sharir (US)
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Nick Stedman (Canada)
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Wei Yeh (US)
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Tania Telford (UK)
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with industry participants Digimask (UK), Xybernaut (US/Germany),
Groovy Gecko (UK), Ridgewell Press (UK), Mr. Blinkey (UK), Vexed
Generation (UK) Karrysafe (UK), Motorola (USA/UK), Softswitch
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| THURSDAY
5TH DECEMBER |
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The
WEAR ME!!! InterChange is based at Norwich Arts Centre as
a place for meeting and networking. Use the internet in the
Media Lab, grab a coffee at the bar and recharge your laptop.
Chat to friends, have meetings, share, exchange and meet the
guest artists from around the world. Check with the Information
Station for directions and enquiries.
12.00
| Registration | Norwich Arts Centre
Plus the chance to see selected Future Physical Commissions
work-in-process from Stanza, Simon Byford and Vicki Bennett
(People Like Us) on Norwich Arts Centre's plasma screens.
Learn about the txOom responsive installation in Great
Yarmouth and book your session in advance of your visit.
Have your photo taken by Digimask for the V-You project
then spend the afternoon networking and visiting the events
programme.
Registered InterChange Participants Only |
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15.00-18.00
| Process Demos |Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
First opportunity to see guest artists Yacov Sharir and
Wei Yeh (US) and Ambienttv.net (UK) with the Xybernaut
(US/Germany ) wearable hardware outfits plus kondition
pluriel (Austria/Canada) with their wireless sensor boxes
used by performers in staged work.
Registered InterChange Participants Only |
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15.00-18.00
| txOom visit | Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth
Opportunity to take scheduled trips to txOom - 20 minute
train journey from Norwich. Book your session with the
Information Station at Norwich Arts Centre during registration.
more>>
Public Event |
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11.00-13.00
/ 15.00-18.00 | The Blanket Project | The Forum, Norwich
Experience The Blanket Project, by Canadian artist
Nick Stedman. Check with the Information Station at Norwich
Arts Centre for further details.
Public Event |
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19.30
| Keynote Speech | Norwich School of Art and Design
On future visions of digital body interfaces by( renowned
international artist/technologist Thecla Schiphorst (Associate
Professor, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver) well known
for her touch based installation work. Thecla is a member
of the original design team that developed Life Forms
with choreographer Merce Cunningham and also the recipient
of many awards including the 1998 PetroCanada Award in
New Media and International Digital Media Awards Festival.
Public Event
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21.00
| Interchange Opening Party | Norwich Arts Centre
Drinks and buffet for InterChange delegates and invited
guests only.
For Registered Interchange Participants and invited
guests only |
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| FRIDAY
6TH DECEMBER |
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09.00-13.15
| Working Groups | University of East Anglia
Sharing, discussion and exchange around two distinct
strands, HARDWARE and SOFTWEAR lead by Ghislaine Boddington
(Future Physical) with moderators Jo Hyde, Martin Kusch,
Tania Telford, Yacov Sharir, Thecla Schiphorst and Sha
Xin Wei.
Across
Friday and Saturday mornings the invited artists and
the Interchange participants will spend 8 hours together
sharing and exchanging information and thoughts on the
WEAR ME!!! themes. The group will have an initial session
as a whole and then split into the two strands of HARDWARE
and SOFTWEAR to follow through more detailed discussion
topics set by the moderators. Discussions will explore
topics such as hardware portability and miniaturisation,
interactive software developments, smart textile innovations,
and the missing crossover between fashion and textiles.
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day the final conclusions of the two strands will be
shared with the whole group pushing to the forefront
the issues for the next day. These sessions will be
documented and initial thoughts and conclusions put
on the Future Physical website at the end of day. The
group will be able to continue this exchange through
the website beyond this weekend.
Registered InterChange Participants Only
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15.00-18.00
| Process Demos | Norwich Arts Centre
Opportunity to hear about the work of Sha Xin Wei 15.00
(US), plus Future Physical Commissioned artists Thecla
Schiphorst and Kristina Anderson 15.30 (Canada) as they
talk about their making processes.
Registered InterChange Participants Only |
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15.00-18.00
| txOom visits | Hippodrome Great Yarmouth
Further opportunities to visit txOom.
more>>
Public Event |
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11.00-13.00
/ 15.00-18.00 | The Blanket Project | The Forum, Norwich
Experience The Blanket Project, by Canadian artist
Nick Stedman. Check with the Information Station at Norwich
Arts Centre for further details.
Public Event |
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19.30
| Film screenings | Norwich Arts Centre
An innovative evening of film ( shorts and features) around
the theme of wearable computing and visions of future
technology with a process demo and showing by Future Physical
commissioned artist Vicki Bennett (People Like Us, UK)
of her evolving interactive film work Remote Controller.
For Registered Interchange Participants and invited
guests only |
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| SATURDAY
7TH DECEMBER |
09.00-13.15
| Working Groups | University of East Anglia
Continuing the strands of HARDWARE and SOFTWEAR.
Registered InterChange Participants Only
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09.30-18.00
| WEAR ME!!! Marketplace | The Forum, Norwich
Showcasing the latest HARDWARE and SOFTWEAR prototypes,
product and equipment demos by international artists and
innovative electronics & textile companies. Industry representation
includes Digimask (UK), Xybernaut (US/Germany), Groovy
Gecko (UK), Ridgewell Press (UK), Mr. Blinkey (UK), Vexed
Generation (UK) Karrysafe (UK), Motorola (USA/UK), Softswitch
(UK) and Logitech (UK). Textiles artist representation
includes Lisa Miillward (UK), Rachael Wingfield (UK) and
Fo.Am (Belgium).
Public Event
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14.00-18.00
| Process Demos at the Marketplace | The Forum, Norwich
fo.Am - 14.00
Nick Stedman - 14.30
Kondition
Pluriel - scheme II - 15.00
Thecla Schiphorst - 15.30
Yacov
Sharir & Wei Yei - 16.00
Ambienttv.net - 16.30
Sha Xin Wei - 17.00
Rachael
Wingfield - 17.30
Present demo sessions and talk about their making processes.
Public Event
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15.00-18.00
| txOom visits | Hippodrome Great Yarmouth
Further opportunities to visit txOom.
more>>
Public Event |
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19.30
| Last Evening Party
For InterChange delegates and invited guests. Invitation
in registration packs.
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| SUNDAY
8TH DECEMBER |
11.00-15.00
| txOom visits | Hippodrome Great Yarmouth
Final opportunity to visit txOom.
more>>
Public Event |
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| THROUGHOUT!!! |
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1-8th
December | txOom | Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth
tx0om (Textures in Bloom) is a responsive PlaySpace, where
wearable architecture and evolving media worlds blend, engendering
a rich and multilayered experience. Players are sensed by
the PlaySpace using motion sensors and vision tracking systems
incorporated into the space. Gradually the social interaction
between the participants, and the responsive sound and visuals
projected throughout the PlaySpace, change and evolve as they
begin to play together. tx0om environments are designed as
public experiments, for testing and research in the field
of biomimetics, visualisation and sonification of human behaviour
and human-computer interaction in mixed realities. An important
part of the site-specific environment has been developed through
interaction with local community groups, as well as national
and international artists and technologists.
5-7th
December | The Blanket Project | Norwich Arts Centre
The presentation of The Blanket Project, by Canadian artist
Nick Stedman a tactile object that physically interacts with
the audience. Resembling a blanket, the device will navigate
through space seeking out individuals for intimate encounters.
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The
WEAR ME!!! Network Exchange
is co-production between Future Physical (shinkansen / East
England Arts), Plan B, Fo.Am and Norwich Arts Centre in co-operation
with Magna, Norwich School of Art and Design and funding assistance
from Culture 2000 framework of the European Commission and
Arts Council of England.
Future
Physical is a cultural programme co-conceived by shinkansen
and East England Arts, produced by Future Physical Ltd/shinkansen
for East England Arts. |
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