It would be a Pleasure: Augmented Reality and Engagement in a Heritage Context

The interchangeability, confusion and conflict of what constitutes engagement has a long history, with much disagreement concerning boundaries and definitions. Dewey states that it is a mistake to see the artist as active and the audience as purely passive, and argues that “the active engagement of the audience is required to fully realise any work” (Dewey 1934). This predates the notions of “interactive” or “participatory” as understood today, but highlights the longstanding appreciation of the role the audience plays in the consumption of artworks. A sentiment echoed by Duchamp (1957) stating that “the spectator adds his contribution tothe creative act”. The research project presented at EVA 2017 seeks to offer a model for engagement, that of pleasure, which explores methods to motivate active participation.

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Liam Noah Jefferies

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Publication date: July 2017

Publication date (Print): July 2017

Pages: 387-388

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[0001]Leeds College of Art

Blenheim Walk, Leeds, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2017.77

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2017)

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 11 – 13 July 2017

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] B. CostelloE. Edmonds 2007 A study in play, pleasure and interaction design Proceedings of the 2007 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces (DPPI 07).

[2] B. M. CostelloE. Edmonds 2009 Directed and emergent play Proceeding of the Seventh ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition (C&C ’09) 107

[3] J. Dewey 1934 Art as Experience. Perigee Book London

[4] M. Duchamp 1957 The Creative Act Art News 56 4 Summer

[5] H Shettel 1973 Exhibits, Art Form or Educational Medium Museum News 52 1 32 41

[6] The Arts Council England 2016 Creative Media and Digital Activity, and grants for the arts. The Arts Council England UK

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