Download PDF: South Korea: Technology Tiger with Global Challenges (10 pages, in Danish only)

South Korea has gone through an incredible evolution in just a few decades, with a world-class export of electronics, cars and ships playing a central role. But despite the many successes there are also challenges. Based on fresh examples, this analysis by Martin Brynskov suggests that South Korea's continued success is about much more than technology and economy.

Tags: civic communication | mobile | report

Invited Talk: Professor Elisa Giaccardi, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
June 14, 2010 kl.13.00 – 14.30
IT-Parken Katrinebjerg, Wiener-bygningen, lok 026

Heritage matters are starting to emerge as an important domain for interaction design. Yet we are often stuck with traditional museological frameworks, failing to understand the nature of heritage as cultural process. In this talk I will argue that the means of heritage engagement and production are built not only in space (e.g., the museum exhibition, the heritage site or the natural environment) but also—naturally—over time, where the past can be projected in the present and in the future.

Tags: cultural heritage | people | talk

Students from the Digital Design study progam present and demo their non-traditional interpretations of the theme "hyperlocal media". They combine digital aesthetics and interaction design to create innovative solutions to cultural challenges and urban environments.

Check out the project web presentations (mostly in Danish, but there are videos and images).

• Comic Sense (by iOTA)
• StreetBlok (by Boxheads)
• BonusInfoMotion (by DIGG:iT)
• Shout&Explore (by kröllalfa)
• Anthem of the Silent (by Digital Dummies)
• Democratic Art Exposure (by UPTODATO)
• HAVNscape (by Sømænd på Sengekanten)
• Vita Infinitiva (by Press Play)
• Flyvende fortællinger (by Sten. Saks. Papir.)

Tags: civic communication | digital aesthetics | exhibition | media facades | student projects

Geoff Cox, post.doc at Digital Urban Living and Department for Information and Media Studies, is speaking at 3 upcoming cenferences:

• PARADE - public modes of assembly
• Dematerial - critical debates in digital arts
• Aesthetics in a Time of Emergency

Geoff Cox is part of the Digital Urban project:  Digital Art.

Tags: civic communication | people | presentation

Due to the ash- and eruption related cancellation of the three-day seminar “Interweaving Technologies – the Aesthetics of Digital Urban Living”, you are hereby cordially invited to the mini-seminar “Aesthetic eruptions of the digital”.

KaserneScenen, Aarhus University // 9.30 // Thursday 22 April 2010

This will be a minor seminar of 3-4 hours where we will take our departure in the already prepared presentations by the presenters from the Aarhus area. Additionally, we will have two of the workshops originally intended for the cancelled conference, as Martin Howse and Gordan Savicic will be joining us.

INTERWEAVING TECHNOLOGIES - THE AESTHETICS OF DIGITAL URBAN LIVING

/ / / THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN ICELAND / / /

The urban environment is increasingly formed by the development of digital and mobile media. Although these new technologies are generic in structure, they shape the environment differently, based on the context and site in which they are interwoven.

Latest information, programme etc.: http://darc.imv.au.dk/?page_id=450

Tags: aarhus | conference | digital aesthetics | events | interface aesthetics