ARTECH 2008 | Nas Fronteiras do Imaginário. 4th International Conference on Digital Arts. 7, 8 | November. Portuguese Catholic University | Porto

http://artes.ucp.pt/artech2008
Artech 2008 is the fourth international workshop held in Portugal and Galicia on the topic of Digital Arts. It aims to promote contacts between Iberian and International contributors concerned with the conception, production and dissemination of Digital and Electronic Art. Artech 2008 brings the scientific, technological and artistic community together, promoting the interest in the digital culture and its intersection with art and technology as an important research field, a common space for discussion, an exchange of experiences, a forum for emerging digital artists and a way of understanding and appreciating new forms of cultural expression.
Main TopicsMain areas are related with sound, image, video, music, multimedia and other new media related topics, in the context of emerging practice of artistic creation. Although non exclusive, the main topics of the conference are:
Art and Science
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Design
Creativity Theory
Electronic Music
Generative and Algorithmic Art
Interactive Systems for Artistic Applications
Media Art history
Mobile Multimedia
Net Art and Digital Culture
New Experiences with New Media and New Applications
Tangible and Gesture Interfaces
Technology in Art Education
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Important Dates
Submission deadline: 2 June 2008
Notification of submission decision: 7 July 2008
End of early registration: 31 September 2008
ARTECH: 7, 8 November 2008