Chris Joseph

‘Novel tale on the web‘

An interactive online novel created by two university workers has been nominated for a national education award…

The way we ‘read’

“Inanimate Alice,” a digitized, interactive and dynamic story for the modern reader, highlights the need for a new definition of reading and literacy…

Read the full article here.

http://www.phoenix.org.uk/detail.asp?ID=3264

The Programme and Operations Directors of Phoenix will present a public discussion on how the company will adapt and change with the coming of the new DMC in 2009.

30 years ago we witnessed the dawn of the home computer age. 15 years ago people began to communicate between these machines via email and the web. Now we live in a world where nearly every part of our lives is influenced by digital technology whether at home, at work, or at play.

But how has, and how will, this revolution affect art? Has technology enabled us all to become artists by making easy and cheap what was once neither? Will it allow a new kind of work that was until recently impossible?

By virtue of their duplicatable digital nature, will visual artworks become a tradable commodity available to us all, like music and film? Or will the potential for online distribution render it effectively free, making the life of the professional artist unsustainable?

As a prelude to the commencement of the Phoenix’s Digital Programme join us to discuss these questions at Cafe Culturel on Tuesday March 4th at 6.30pm at the LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RE.

Cafe Culturel is a free event occurring on the first Tuesday of every month.

On Tuesday April 1st we’ll be discussing April Fools Day and other superstitions and traditions that have survived both religion and
secularism.

http://www.cafeculturel.org.uk/2008/03/digital_art.html

The Institute for the Future of the Book invites you to the if:bookgroup

Tuesday 11th March 5.30pm
upstairs at The Marquis of Cornwallis, 31 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AP

After trying out a number of venues, we’re hoping this will be a regular meeting place for the monthly ifbookgroup salon. Artist Paul Bailey will bring along examples of his work about books and places, and we invite you all to bring along artefacts, writings and URLs you’d like to share. We”ll bring a laptop to look at them on..then we can mingle and discuss.

We look forward to seeing you there.

All best
Chris

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Chris Meade
Institute for the Future of the Book
127 Rathcoole Gardens
London N8 9PH
tel: 07968 018115
www.futureofthebook.org
chris [at] futureofthebook.org

Wednesday 12th March 2008, 10.30am – 3.00pm, The Campus Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester.

This is the largest creative industry event in the East Midlands!

Keynote speaker – Zandra Rhodes

30 creative stands including BBC, Arcadia, Next, Arts council, EM Media, MATV, Black Rock Studio, the Radio Academy.

Workshops:
- Autodesk – ‘Clever Trevor’ animation design for beginners
- Video editing with Avid

There will also be a CV clinic so that students can have their creative CVs checked, and presentations running throughout the day.

For a full programme and more details visit www.dmu.ac.uk/fame.