Syndicate: Real and Virtual Communities - Nordic Multimedia Research School

[Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck@v2.nl>]

>Real and Virtual Communities
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>Invitation to
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>A Nordic Multimedia Research School in Göteborg, June 2-9 2000.
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>The focus of the school will be on communities and interactive media - how
>real communities and cities are shaped by new emerging media and
>communication technologies, how new types of communities form in virtual
>environments, and how one may learn about communities through simulations
>of systems of interacting adaptive agents. A particular focus will be how
>children can develop a deep understanding for interactive technologies
>through active participation and creative learning.
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>The school will be organized at Chalmers University of Technology in
>Göteborg, and will make use of advanced equipment for visualization and
>virtual reality, such as the CUBE at Chalmers. Lectures during the school
>will focus on:
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>+ Communities in an urban context - virtual environments for urban
>planning, simulations of societal systems.
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>+ Virtual communities - how multi-user virtual environments may be used
>both for cooperative work and artistic purposes.
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>+ Communities of software agents - artificial life, cooperation in
>communities of software agents.
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>+ Simulations and virtual environments for children.
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>Students will also take part in projects supervised by lecturers at the
>school. Topics for projects will include multi-user environments for the
>Internet, multi-agent simulations, simulations and virtual environments for
>children, and artistic projects.
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>Place:
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>Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
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>Time:
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>June 2-9, 2000.
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>Participants:
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>The summer school is intended for Ph.D. students and others engaged in
>research in interactive media. Students from a wide range of backgrounds
>are welcomed, including computer science, social science and the
>humanities, and artists working in digital media.
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>Organizers:
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>Peter Ullmark, Innovative Design, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412
>96 Göteborg, Sweden, peter.ullmark@arch.chalmers.se
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>Mats Nordahl, Innovative Design, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412
>96 Göteborg, Sweden, tfemn@fy.chalmers.se
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>Applications
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>Applications including, CV, and description of present research areas
>(maximum 2 pages), should be send to Charlotta Isaksson,
>charlotta.isaksson@design.chalmers.se before March, 15, 2000. (Later
>applications will be considered as long as there are openings remaining)
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>Travel support will be provided to qualified Nordic students. Further
>information will be given later.
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>For further information:
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>http://www.design.chalmers.se/InteractiveSchool.html
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Cathy Brickwood
ontwikkeling en beleid
Het Virtueel Platform
Keizersgracht 609
1017 DS Amsterdam

tel: +31 20 5516557
fax: +31 20 6201031
cathy@design-inst.nl


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