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HIT Lab artist fellowships launchedPublished by the Communications and Development Department
21 December 2004
Converge 05 is a conference to be held in Christchurch from May 28 to June 3 that will celebrate the creative explosion that occurs at the convergence of art, technology and business.
In conjunction with the conference, HIT Lab NZ is offering artist fellowships that will allow artists to have access to HIT Lab NZ technology, staff and students to create new interactive works for display at Converge05. These new works should capture the theme of convergence in some way.
Selected potential applicants for the full fellowships and content fellowships are being approached. However, unit fellowships are open to any applicant.
Unit fellows will be able to contribute virtual, 3D works that can be exhibited within an Augmented Reality book and in an online gallery. Tutorials and 3D software will be made available to any interested parties and up to 30 works will be exhibited.
All fellows will be able to attend a series of workshops from January to May 2005 that will expose them to HIT Lab NZ technology and explore how this technology can be used to create compelling art.
HIT Lab NZ is a leading research centre in innovative human computer interfaces. Many of the technologies being developed by HIT Lab NZ are ideal for use in interactive art pieces. This includes technologies such as large touch screens, computer vision based people tracking, stereo projection and augmented and virtual reality.
The new art pieces created will be shown at the Converge05 conference where the artists will have the opportunity to talk about their work in front of the leading artists, scientists and business people.
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