An Exploration of How Artists Use Immersive Technologies to Promote Inclusivity, Diversity and Deep Public Engagement in Ethical Ways

The research investigates the relationship between artists, technology, and their audience. It documents their evolving creative practice as they engage with emerging technologies and where they use these as tools for access, exchange and deep engagement. The benefits and challenges of using immersive technology are explored. This includes user interface / experience, interoperability and standardisation. Methods of collaboration across a range of cultures of user-communities are explored. How do artists engage with some of these ethical questions as they use digital technologies and the capture of data? Our interviewees include artists, art professionals from galleries, museums and online virtual spaces. Interviewees were approached to include different technical, professional and social backgrounds.

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Fion Gunn

Maureen Kendal

Mehmet Mulla

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Publication date: July 2020

Publication date (Print): July 2020

Pages: 198-205

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[0001]Independent Artist

London, UK

[0002]Dreamstudio.io

London, UK

[0003]Interface / Experience Designer

London, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.36

SO-VID: 909faaad-79c7-4bbb-916d-de340563c4b7

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2020

Conference acronym: EVA 2020

Conference number: 30

Conference location: London

Conference date: 6th July – 9th July 2020

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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[1] A Ashuach 2020 Maureen Kendal 6th March 2020

[2] N.B Cahill 2018 Augmented Reality (AR) as an Artist’s Tool for Equity and Access’ TEDxPasadena https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_baker_cahill_augmented_reality_ar_as_an_artist_s_tool_for_equity_and_access September 2018 15th March 2020

[3] N.B Cahill 2020 Fion Gunn 27 January 2020

[4] A Carey 2020 Mehmet Mulla 8 March 2020

[5] O Damyan 2020 Fion Gunn observed by Mehmet Mulla Realities Centre London 14 February 2020

[6] J Elwes 2019 in conversation with Maureen Kendal, November 2019, Edinburgh Beyond Conference

[7] J Freeman 2020 Maureen KendalFion Gunn 20 February 2020

[8] G Fujita 2018 Quill Tutorial: Working in Quill 1.8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SMuD7yx8Hg&t=8s 1st March 2020

[9] J James 2020 Maureen KendalFion Gunn 14 February 2020

[10] R Jones 2020 Fion Gunn observed by Mehmet Mulla Realities Centre London 13 February 2020

[11] S KrugR Black 2005 Don’t Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability Indianapolis, IN New Riders Publishing

[12] M Maheshwari 2019 Interview with Jake-Elwes on his CUSP exhibition 22 February 2019 https://cdn.zabludowiczcollection.com/files/FINAL_ZC_Invites-Leaftlet_Jake-Elwes_Digital.pdf

[13] Odyssey: Explorations 2019 Fion Gunn, Tate Exchange Liverpool, Tate and Open Eye Gallery Liverpool July August 2019

[14] S Orts et el 2016 Holoportation: Virtual 3D Teleportation in Real-time [Cross Ref]

[15] A Ridler 2020 http://annaridler.com/gans-in-art

[16] S Rodrigo 2020 Fion Gunn 23 February 2020

[17] E Royer 2020 Fion Gunn Mehmet Mulla Realities Centre London 13 February

[18] S Rubidge 2020 Fion Gunn 11 February

[19] S Selby 2020 Maureen KendalFion Gunn 14 February 2020

[20] A Stanlake 2020 Fion Gunn Mehmet Mulla Realities Centre London 13 February 2020

[21] V&A 2020 Pre-histories and Futures of Machine Vision 28th February Funded by Vasari Research Centre, Birkbeck University. Speakers included digital scholars Zabet Patterson, Joel McKim, V&A curators Douglas Dodds and Natalie Kane and contemporary artists Anna Ridler and Alan Warburton

[22] L Wheeler 2020 Maureen KendalFion Gunn 14 February 2020

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