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________________________________________ From: Colin T. SCHMIDT [colin.schmidt@univ-lemans.fr] Sent: 12 November 2009 08:46 Please forward to your colleagues. please excuse cross-postings *Art, Identity and Digitalisation* Symposium chairs: Colin Schmidt, PhD, Arts et Metiers ParisTech, Colin.Schmidt@univlemans.fr Alain Lioret, PhD, Paris 8 Univ, alainlioret@gmail.com The use of various and numerous real time technologies allows the emergence of new types of artistic work and identities thus invading painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, music, theatre, cinema, the workplace, family life, etc. Difference, Relation and Identity are three notions that are fundamentals for the success of Virtual Reality technologies (VR and AR). The aim of this symposium is to conceptualise the Identity of an individual as a scientific concept whilst acknowledging the fact that Identity cannot be studied without considering the other two notions. With digitalisation, Identity can be an artistic creation. The pros and cons of designing identities for or within VR become obvious upon admitting that representing any Self will be interpreted through the set values, opinions and experience in life of the beholder. Members of our society that self-procure, attribute or redistribute Identity in the Virtual World bring about psychological enquiries in relation to user intentionality, specific uses of VR applications or modifications to our ways of communicating emotions and doing Art. Usability issues addressing the newer artistic problems of Identity have not yet been integrated into long-term visions of society’s needs. The Chairs are thus open to existential, ethical and epistemological issues having to do with all aspects of Art and Identity in Virtual Communities. This symposium is aimed at discovering what Virtual Reality brings about in the world of Art, through the experience of new XXI th century artists, as well as what it takes away from, or adds to, our human identity. Furthermore, it aims to show the impact of Aesthetics and human identity on Virtual Reality. Keywords: Human Identity, Cognition, Epistemology of Technology, Evolutionary Art, Robotic Art, Performing Arts. Avatars, Suspended Beliefs, Interpretation, Intentionality, On-line Personae, the Self * Submission of full papers: January 11th, 2010* Notification of acceptation: February, 15th Final paper due for: March, 5th Submission website: www.laval-virtual.org/vricconf/ <http://www.laval-virtual.org/vricconf/> Scientific Committee: Jean-Paul BAQUIAST, Expert in Politics of Information Technologies. Editor of AutomatesIntelligent.com & Member of PanEurope France (FR) Tom BARBALET, editor of Biota.org (USA) Mark BISHOP, Computer Science, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) Kerstin DAUTENHAHN, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Hertfordshire (UK) Charles ESS, Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies (Ethics, Global Perspectives), Drury University USA & President of the Association of Internet Researchers (USA) Frederic Fol LEYMARIE, Dept. of Computing @ Goldsmiths College, University of London, (UK) Xavier GOUCHET, Algorist, Isart Digital (F) Viorel GULICIUC, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Semiotics and Digital Aesthetics, Stefan cel Mare University, Romania RO) Jean-Claude HEUDIN, IIM, Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, Paris (FR) William LATHAM, Professor of Computing at Goldsmiths (UK) Alain LONGUET, Artiste, (F) Yoichiro KAWAGUCHI, professor at Tokyo University (J) Matthew LEWIS, Graphics Research Specialist, ACCAD, The Ohio State University (USA) Penousal MACHADO, Department of Informatics Engineering of the University of Coimbra (P) Lorenzo MAGNANI, Professor & Director of the Computational Philosophy Laboratory, University of Pavia (IT) Nadia MAGNENAT-THALMANN, Professor & Director of MIRALab, University of Geneva (CH) Maria-Caterina MANES-GALLO, Professor of Information and Communication Sciences, Bordeaux University (FR) Jon McCORMACK,Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University (AU) Leonel MOURA, Artist (P) Philippe QUEAU, Imagina & Director of the Information and Computing Division at UNESCO (CH) Shahid RAHMAN, Professor of Logic and Epistemology, MSH du Nord-Pas de Calais & Lille III University (FR) Francis ROUSSEAU, Professor of Computer Science, IRCAM Paris & IEEE Computer France Section (FR) Kevin WARWICK, Professor of Cybernetics, Reading University (UK) Janice WEBSTER, University of Teeside (UK) cf. other information about the event at: www.laval-virtual.org C.T.A. Schmidt ****************************************** Costica Bradatan, H-Ideas Online Editor [AY 2009-2010] Solmsen Fellow The Institute for Research in the Humanities University Club Building University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI 53703 http://www.webpages.ttu.edu/cbradata ******************************************
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