[Discuss] Fwd: [cultstud-l] DATABASE OF VIRTUAL ART : NEW THESAURUS

[Christopher McConnell]

Perhaps of interest to some folks on the list.

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> From: "Pete Otis" <virtualart at culture.hu-berlin.de>
> Date: June 6, 2005 12:13:00 PM CDT
> To: <Cultstud-l at lists.acomp.usf.edu>
> Subject: [cultstud-l] DATABASE  OF  VIRTUAL  ART  :  NEW  THESAURUS
> Reply-To: Cultural Studies <cultstud-l at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> We are pleased to announce the release of the extended Database of
> Virtual Art. It now provides an enlarged set of features and research
> opportunities: The major novelty is the freshly implemented Thesaurus
> featuring a variety of categories and keywords. The Database offers an
> extensive search tree that permits a targeted set search :
>
> e.g. genre: interactive art:
> http://virtualart.hu-berlin.de/common/searchWork.do?keywordId=164
>
> or theme: body:
> http://virtualart.hu-berlin.de/common/searchWork.do?keywordId=222
>
> The Thesaurus of the Database constitutes a new approach to systemize
> the field of Digital Art and the terms and concepts connected to it
> and will grow over the next few months. Get your own impression and
> take a look at http://virtualart.hu-berlin.de. We encourage your
> remarks and suggestions!
>
> As a pioneer in the field, the Database of Virtual Art has been
> documenting the rapidly evolving field of digital installation art
> since 1999. It is supported by the German Research Foundation and
> various other institutions. Our research-oriented, complex overview
> of immersive, interactive, telematic and genetic art has been
> developed in cooperation with renowned media artists, researchers and
> institutions. The database is based on open-source-technologies and
> allows individuals to post material themselves. Currently it contains
> hundreds of work descriptions including several thousand digital
> documents, technical data, institutions and bio-bibliographical
> information about the artists. As one of the richest resources  
> available
> online, the database responds to the demands of the field.
>
> Video is especially able to document the processual nature of
> interactive works. Therefore we have strategically integrated this
> medium into our concept since 2002. Over time the interlinked  
> layers of
> data will also serve as a predecessor for the crucial systematic
> preservation of this art.
>
>
> Director: Prof. Dr. Oliver Grau,
> Oliver.Grau at culture.hu-berlin.de
>
> Technical Lead: Christian Berndt, M.A.
> berndt at kulturtechniker.de
>
> Main Editor and Development Manager: Anna Paterok, M.A.
> vkunst01 at cms.hu-berlin.de
>
> Video Documentation: Robert Loessl
> robert.loessl at channel-unit.de
>
> Institution Coordination: Wendy Jo Coones, M.A.
> wendy at coones.net
>
>
> http://virtualart.hu-berlin.de
>
>
> Address
> Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar
> Humboldt-University Berlin
> Dorotheenstrasse 28
> 10117 Berlin, Germany
> http://www2.hu-berlin.de/grau
>
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