Campus Collisions / Beakerhead

Students, staff and faculty are invited to check out a little bit of Beakerhead at the Taylor Family Digital Library. Campus Collisions features two days of talks, displays and demonstrations. Free and everyone welcome! Complete details at library.ucalgary.ca/beakerhead. September 14, 2016 Blinded by Book Science Maria Zytaruk 11 a.m. – noon, Gallery Hall What can getting down on all fours tells us about the shape of the first books? What does the process of making olive oil have to do with the technology of print? Why was the largest sheet of paper in the Renaissance only as wide as a man’s arm span? Come find out the answers to these questions and others during a demonstration with four-hundred-year-old books in Gallery Hall at the Taylor Family Digital Library. Maria Zytaruk is a faculty member at the University of Calgary who specializes in book history and material culture. Omnimedia and the Technologies of the Self:New Approaches to Storytelling in Teaching, Research, and Innovation Patrick Finn and Owen Brierley noon-1pm, Gallery Hall The collaborative research of Colin Barden, Owen Brierley and Patrick Finn explores questions related to the ways in which storytelling, teaching, research, and innovation have been forever altered by digital technology. Their approach developed from the group’s ongoing work in areas such as multimedia, theatre, gaming, performance studies, and transdisciplinary approaches to artistic creation, teaching, and learning. Following the inspiration of Beakerhead, their work is, “a smashup of art, science and engineering.” Join Owen and Patrick for a conversation about their team’s work, and what Omnimedia can do for you. Dr. Patrick Finn, Associate Professor, School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) and Computational Media Design (CMD) Owen Brierley, Executive Director, Edmonton Digital Arts College, Media Artist, and VJ Colin Barden, Head of Sound, University Theatre Services, Media Artist, and DJ Making Time: Animated Art Rob Furr 1-2 p.m., Gallery Hall An interactive workshop examining the creation of art through time and movement, using stop motion animation, your cell phone, and you. Rob Furr is a designer, artist, and sculptor living in Calgary. He is also an Instructor in the Department of Art, focusing on digital media. September 15, 2016 Talented Tech: Combining Engineering, Science, and Fine Arts Engineering Education Students’ Society, Schulich School of Engineering noon – 1 p.m., Gallery Hall Learn how engineering and science can be used to enhance performances and installations in the fine arts, including belly dancing, fashion, and visual art. The Engineering Education Students’ Society (E2S2) is a graduate research network for those pursuing research and development in the field of engineering education. This work is supported by a GSA Quality Money grant. Visualizing Imperceivable Sound Brian Garbet 1-2 p.m., Visualization Studio, 3rd floor, Taylor Family Digital Library Cymatics is the visualization of sound through physical mediums such as water. In this presentation, Brian will focus on visualizing low frequency noise pollution and infrasound (frequencies below the range of human hearing). Brian Garbet is a doctoral student in the School of Creative and Performing Arts. A Tale of Collaboration Between an Artist and a Scientist Lindsay MacDonald and Jo Vermeulen 2-3 p.m., Gallery Hall This is a story of the collusion of different research areas and approaches. The artist and the scientist transform liminal spaces with technology — affecting perceptions and experience in intriguing ways. Lindsay MacDonald is a PhD candidate in the Computational Media Design Program at the University of Calgary Jo Vermeulen is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Interactions Lab at the University of Calgary ‘They Should Ask Us!’ Children, Maps, Collaboration and Technology in Designing Public Spaces Angela Rout 3-4 p.m., Gallery Hall, Taylor Family Digital Library How can we make participatory processes a positive experience for everyone? Is there a way to incorporate the perspectives of children, families, and users of public space into a collaborative design process? This talk looks at using mapping and new technologies to uncover how we use public space, and give everyone a chance to voice their ideas. Angela Rout is a PhD student at the University of Calgary in Computational Media Design. Plus there are demonstrations by art and science students and faculty in the TFDL foyer (various times)
Location:
Taylor Family Digital Library
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/campus-collisions-beakerhead