Art and Interaction: Some Reflections
David EnglandLiverpool John Moores University
Art and Interaction
• Wet and Sticky
• Unmasking 3
• HCI Fun
• Reflections
Wet and Sticky
Unmasking 3
From To
HCI Fun
Reflections - influences
• The changing influences on HCI
• psychology, sociology, philosophy
• But how to include interactive art ?
• Melding theory and practice of New Media with HCI vs. the usability model
• Engagement and enjoyment
Reflections Process
• Studying new media practice
• Predominance of prototyping as an opened ended exploratory process
• The role of New Media Curators
• documenting the process
Reflections Collaboration
• Models of Collaboration
• Researchers, equal partners, subcontractors, observers
• Curators bringing the partners together
• Exhibition design, audience understanding, linking in art theory and history
• Mutual agreeing beneficial goals
Reflections Tensions
• Tensions between author and audience e.g. Manovich
• There are a variety of responses artists want which may conflict with HCI
• Viewers, listeners, touchers, audience-as-artists
• What are the artist’s goals?
Reflections Measuring
• Web art - an area neglected by HCI
• Similarly advanced tools• "The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by
which to judge it." Carl Rogers
• But that doesn’t stop people trying
• So what are the appropriate methods?
Reflections Education
• Education - HCI in Art and Design
• Missing with a few notable exceptions (RCA)
• What would HCI for Art and Design look like?
Thanks
• Wet and Sticky, Tunde Cockshott, Kevin Waite and John Patterson;
• Unmasking3, Ola Bamgboye, Marie-Anne McQuay, Maria Brewster, Daniel Tai, Liverpool World Museum, Tom Trevor (Spacex);
• HCI Fun, Josh Nimoy, Caen Botto, Simon Poulter, Marta Ruperez, FACT, Matt Philp.
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