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Saturday, December 9th

Sunday, December 10th

Opening
Aesthetics
Metaphor
Dynamics

 

Usage
Narrative
Metadesign
Closing

 

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Saturday, December 9th


Opening

> Pierre Lavoie, numer president and Jean Menu, head of the multimedia desk of the CNC   [V.O]


Aesthetics

How will these years appear to art historians of 2100 ? Renawal of language or reassessment of ancient values through new devices ?

> Introduction Minna Tarkka : Professor, UIAH Media Lab, Finland

> Pelle Ehn : Professor, Malmö University, Sweden

> Tomohiro Okada : Journalist, Shift, Japan

> Etienne Auger : artistic director, Incandescence, France   [V.O]

> Catherine Lutz-Walthard : Professor and artistic director, HyperWerk, Suisse   [V.O]

> Joshua Davis : Designer, producer of www.praystation.com, USA

> Conclusion


Metaphor

Hypertext, virtual space, physical models... What will be the next metaphorical trend ? Is total abstraction a real option or is it a mirage,a contradiction to the very notion of representation ?

> introduction Olivier Koechlin : multimedia director, Hyptique, France   [V.O]

> Yacine Aït Kaci : multimedia director and designer, Incandescence, France   [V.O]

> Mads Rydhal : Senior art director, The Planet, Danemark

> Antoine Schmitt : Artist and programmer, France   [V.O]

> Richard Coyne : Professor and author, Edinburgh University, Scotland

> Debate   [V.O]


Dynamics

Music as model : anticipation, frustration, gratification... Who is the better equiped to formalize intercation : the programmer, the musician or the screenwriter ?

> Introduction Pierre Lavoie : numer president, Hyptique CEO, France   [V.O]

> Casey Reas : Research assistant at the MIT Media Laboratory, USA

> Transition   [V.O]

> François Pachet : Researcher, Sony computer science laboratory, France   [V.O]

> Frédéric Durieu : Artist programer, France   [V.O]

> Joshua Davis : Designer, producer of www.praystation.com, USA

> Debate   [V.O]


Sunday, December 10th


Usage

Does it work ? intercativity as an instrument of pedagogy, knowledge, reference, story telling, games, communication, advetisement, business, sales...Is it efficient ?

> Introduction Yves Bernard : New media designer, Magic Media, Belgique   [V.O]

> Jean-Louis Fréchin : Knowledge designer, Montparnasse multimédia, France   [V.O]

> Transition   [V.O]

> Olivier Koechlin : multimedia director, Hyptique, France   [V.O]

> Transition   [V.O]

> Tristan Philippe : Art director, praktica.net, France   [V.O]

> Daljit Singh : Creative Director, Digit, London, UK

> Gérard Pangon : Editor in chief , telerama.fr, France   [V.O]

> Debate   [V.O]


Narrative

Interactive story telling is in a way the ultimate interactive challenge. For the i,teractive desogner, it is just short of creating life. But do emotions dissolve in interactivity ?

> Introduction Grégory Chatonsky : Artist and designer, France   [V.O]

> Pierre Barboza : Professor, Paris XIII University, France   [V.O]

> Joëlle Bitton : Interaction designer, France and Autria   [V.O]

> Brunhild Bushoff : Head of SAGAs Writing Interactive Fiction Project, Germany

> Debate   [V.O]


Metadesign

Design is a process, and a process can be designed : design can thus be designed. The designer takes a step back to get a critical view of his role and his practice, and he redesigns them.

> Introduction Lev Manovitch : Artist and professor, UCSD, USA

> Julie Morel : Artist, ENSBA, France   [V.O]

> Manuel Abendroth : Architect, LAB[au], Belgique   [V.O]

> Casey Reas : Research assistant at the MIT Media Laboratory, USA

> Minna Tarkka : Professor, UIAH Media Lab, Finland

> Debate


Closing

> Closing   [V.O]