PhD candidate Rain Ashford at Goldsmiths has developed a ‘smart skirt’ which changes colour in response to environmental temperature, pressure and altitude.
The skirt also changes depending on the wearers own body temperature.
In June 2013 the skirt was presented at Smart Textiles Salon in Ghent, Belgium and has this month been featured in the New Scientist.
Mark Bishop’s short story ‘Theseus Returned’ recently made the short list for CyberTalk Magazine’s Flash Fiction Competition.
The story was also published in ‘The Envelope: A Collection of Short Stories’ by Stephen Westland and Helen Disley which is available now on the Kindle.
It will appear in Cybertalk’s printed magazine later in the year.
Computing graduates celebrate their success at the annual graduation ceremony at Goldsmiths.
It was all smiles on the day where graduating students received their degrees watched by proud parents and friends. Teaching staff from across the computing department were beaming with pride, and loved posing for all the photos.
A special mention goes to Jack Hunt, from BSc Computer Science who came out with a First class result and is going on to study a PhD at Oxford.
A free programme of short films showcasing cutting-edge motion graphics, CGI environments and digital art on film featuring students from the MA/MFA Computational Arts programme at Goldsmiths.
Curated by Design on Film, Factory Fifteen and Penny Hilton, the films play on a loop throughout the V&A’s opening hours.
Part of the London Design Festival at the V&A 2014.
Sat 13 September 2014 – Tue 16 September 2014
10.30 – 17.30
V&A, British Galleries, Room 56c, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
From 4-8th September Patrick Tresset will be exhibiting his project ‘5 Robots named Paul’ at ARS electronica 2014 festival in Austria.
Patrick Tresset a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths uses what he calls “clumsy robotics” to create autonomous cybernetic entities that are playful projections of the artist.
In ‘5 Robots named Paul’, a scene reminiscent of a drawing class has been created, with robots attached to old school desks which are equipped with biros and paper. A seated volunteer is sketched by the robots through the ‘eyes’ of their obsolete digital cameras and webcams. The robot’s depictions look untidy, mimicking the movements of a human hand creating sketches which are pinned to the wall throughout the duration of the exhibition.
The project has been built upon research findings from computer vision, artificial intelligence and cognitive computing.
Ever wanted a robot to make you a cup of tea? Or thought you could create music just by walking? Well these dreams are becoming a reality, as up and coming artists experiment with technology in a new show at Hotel Elephant from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 September.
Blurring the boundaries between the virtual world and the physical world, these 17 young artists, from across the world, all met while studying Computational Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. They will be showcasing their works as part of their show, TEST SIGNAL.
Bringing together live performance, installation, audiovisual work, biosensors and robotics, this exhibition will give audiences the chance to see the most avant-garde experimentation in computational artwork.
Work that will be seen as part of TEST SIGNAL includes:
Speaking about the work, Professor of Computer Art, William Latham, said: “Computational art is becoming more and more popular. Just look at the queues of people flocking to the Barbican to see the Digital Revolution exhibition. But this is only the beginning. What you will see at TEST SIGNAL is exciting new work by the newest postgraduate Goldsmiths talent showing the amazing potential of this emerging digital art form from the most innovative course in the UK.”
TEST SIGNAL is the final degree show of students who have studied on the MA in Computational Arts at Goldsmiths. This Masters develops students and helps them to apply skills in computational technology through arts practice.
Something to love: isthis.gd were asked to make something interactive for O2 Recycle. so they made these mobile phone butterflies. When you phone a butterfly it comes to life with movement and light – and your number generates the pattern on its wings.