Murmuration, the opening-show of the Bergen International Festival, that has been developed both by phase 7 and the Ars Electronica Futurelab, premiered on May 22nd. Check out pictures and videos of the show below, or the
interview with Sven Beyer, creative director of phase 7.
Voilá, those are the Golden Nicas and Awards of Distinctions of Prix Ars Electronica 2013. Check out the full list of winners at
www.aec.at/prix/en/gewinner.
Three days of deliberations on 650 entries vying for one Golden Nica—the five jurors in the u19-CREATE YOUR WORLD category had a lot to discuss. How much are aesthetics worth? Sustainability? Can social aspects and a socially aware message be meaningfully compared to technical excellence? Ideally, all of the above should be evident in the...
Austrian game designers and their computer games will be the stars of the show at the 2nd GamesDay@AEC on May 17th. We recently caught up with Stefan Schraml to get the lowdown on the specifics (the lineup in detail) and the big picture (what this get-together is all about).
In London, the spaxels were used for promotional purposes. The Ars Electronica Futurelab received a specific assignment and successfully carried it out. But as the voestalpine Klangwolke brilliantly demonstrated, the quadcopters can take to the air in an artistic role too. We recently had a chance to chat with Sven Beyer, artistic director of phase...
(Deutsch) Horst Hörtner, Leiter des
Ars Electronica Futurelabs präsentiert die Stationen im
Linz Verändert - Zelt 2013.
(Deutsch) Im Rahmen des Linz Verändert - Zelts haben wir Kulturdirektor Dr. Julius Stieber zum Gespräch getroffen.
(Deutsch) Am Urfahraner Markt weichen die Autos wieder den Menschen und Buden, der Urfahraner Frühlingsmarkt hat seine Pforten geöffnet, und das heißt auch, dass das Linz Verändert - Zelt abermals die Stadt, ihre Unternehmen und ihre Menschen ins Zentrum der Wahrnehmung rückt. Horst Hörtner, Leiter des Ars Electronica Futurelab, führt durch die neuen und erweiterten...
Since 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has been one of the most prestigious prizes awarded in the world of media art. The process of deciding which works are singled out for recognition is quite elaborate. After all, there are thousands of submissions to evaluate in order to finally arrive at the most excellent and most...
The Earth, the basis of humankind’s very existence, will take the spotlight at the Ars Electronica Center beginning April 18th. Terrific new exhibits feature data, information, human beings and interrelationships. Geopulse, a gigantic interactive information graphic, and Deep Space are the high-definition settings in which to behold our Earth in a new light.
When you sit face-to-face with Tosca—that is, the duo of Rupert Huber and Richard Dorfmeister—you’re enveloped by a certain sense of composure. Both musicians have accomplishments to their credit; they’re consummate artists. But at the same time, there are these facial expressions—when they discuss their new album, upcoming concerts, expressive possibilities now available to them...
The Spaxels are flying again on April 18th in Linz, check out the video for footage from the last testflight.