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Cat Royale
A utopia where cats live in harmony with artificial intelligence.
Act Otherwise – The Invisible Hand: On Profiling and Personalisation
What are the cultural implications of profiling and personalisation? What does it mean for the arts community?
Act Otherwise – Art and Ethics
What are the conflicts that often arise between artists’ work and ethical approval, the ethics of working in public space and the ethics of interactive work?
Act Otherwise – A Harbourside Meeting of Ingenious Minds
The inaugral Act Otherwise event took place at 20 Wellington Road in February 2012.
PARN
PARN – Physical and Alternate Reality Narratives, is an EU funded project, co-ordinated by Times Up, in collaboration with FoAM, Lighthouse and Blast Theory.
TRUCOLD
A video work shot at night on the streets of London and – during a heavy fog – in Karlsruhe in Germany.
People
Adrian Hazzard
2014
(UK)
Adrian Hazzard, a PhD student from the University of Nottingham, will be investigating software and mobile technologies for data-mining and profiling in advance of this February’s Act Otherwise conference.
The Larks
2015
(UK)
The Larks (formerly Larkin’ About) combine the spectacle of theatre with the agency of play.
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Assuming you’re not delusional. . .
We’ve just had Nina Reynolds and Kelly Page here for two days.
Don’t be afraid of the label
Plastic Tiger Factory: James Shreeve
While 2019 felt like a tough year across the globe, one thing that filled us with pure joy was having James Shreeve intern with us for three months.
Why we are making Operation Black Antler
We have just launched our next project, Operation Black Antler – an immersive theatre work in which members of the public are invited to go undercover at a protest meeting.
Trip to Sendai
Some days make me realise all over again what a privilege it is to be an artist.
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What are the cultural implications of profiling and personalisation?
Read the Insight Report from our 2014 Act Otherwise event – The Invisible Hand: On Profiling and Personalisation.
Buy tickets now for Act Otherwise: Arts and Ethics
Following the hugely successful session at the Blast Theory studios in 2012, Act Otherwise will be returning this February with a focus on Ethics. The audience is an invited group of outstanding artists and practitioners.
Act Otherwise report online
milie Giles has done a fantastic write up of the Act Otherwise seminar held at 20 Wellington Road in March.
Book tickets now for The Invisible Hand: On Profiling and Personalisation
The sell out Act Otherwise is back for a third year. Join us as we bring together experts from divergent fields interested in profiling and personalisation to discuss the technical, social and creative issues raised.
Meet our first Resident for 2014
Adrian Hazzard, a PhD student from the University of Nottingham, will be investigating software and mobile technologies for data-mining and profiling.
Rider Spoke – 2022 Australian Tour
Book now for the Rider Spoke Australia Tour:
Adelaide Fringe Festival
Fri 18 Feb – Tue 22 Feb 2022
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ACMI, Melbourne
Wed 2 Mar – Sun 6 Mar 2022
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After 13 years, Rider Spoke is returning to Australia.
Rider Spoke returns to Adelaide in 2022
After 13 years, Rider Spoke is returning to Australia.
Interstice at Fort Process
Read an interview with our Technical Lead Alex Peckham who will be presenting his work Interstice at Newhaven Fort in September.
Welcome a Lark in residency
A warm welcome Andrew Crofts of The Larks, our first resident of 2015. The Larks work blends gaming, interactivity and theatre.
Presentations
Blast Theory to host Act Otherwise Seminar
Following the hugely successful session at the Blast Theory studios in 2012, Act Otherwise will be returning this February with a focus on Ethics.
Act Otherwise 2012
We are hosting a two day seminar of invited guests from the UK, Spain, Netherlands and the US to explore location based interactivity, games and cinema on 22-23rd March.
Rider Spoke at Adelaide Fringe
After 13 years, Rider Spoke is returning to Australia.
FAQs
At the studios we run a number of events over the year. These include:
- Preview presentations of our new work, tests for projects in development and talks about Blast Theory’s work.
- Special events and seminars that we host including Act Otherwise – a yearly conference on different issues relevant to contemporary practice. Artists’, scientists’, professionals and experts in the field are invited from around the world to discuss the ideas in order to push the critical debate further to the wider public.
- Talks, workshops and works-in-progress by artists’ in our residency programme.
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