A plurality of practices: artistic narratives in HCI research

Miriam  Sturdee; Makayla Lewis; Angelika Strohmayer; Katta Spiel; Nantia Koulidou; Sarah Fdili Alaoui; Josh Urban Davis

doi:10.1145/3450741.3466771

A plurality of practices: artistic narratives in HCI research

Miriam Sturdee, Makayla Lewis, Angelika Strohmayer, Katta Spiel, Nantia Koulidou, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Josh Urban Davis

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

The arts and Human Computer Interaction (HCI) have a lot in common. As part of computer science HCI is ground breaking, interdisciplinary and focused on the interactions that form part of our everyday world. As part of the arts, HCI is a lens on technology, showing us spaces where there is room to interact and create new and meaningful blended experiences. It is therefore no surprise that many researchers and practitioners in our field have and maintain creative practices alongside, and as part of their research. We explore how these dual practices relate to each other, and how we might reconcile our mindful creative experiences with the formality of research. What benefits does such duality have, and can we illustrate the value of arts practice in HCI? This pictorial curates diverse artistic practice from a range of researchers, and offers reflection on the benefits and tensions in creativity and computing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Creativity and Cognition (C&C'21)
Editors	Corina Sas, Neil Maiden
Place of Publication	New York, NY
Publisher	ACM
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450383769
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3450741.3466771
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2021
Event	Creativity and Cognition 2021: virtual event Italy - Duration: 22 Jun 2021 → 23 Jun 2021 https://cc.acm.org/2021/

Conference

Conference	Creativity and Cognition 2021
Abbreviated title	C&C 2021
Period	22/06/21 → 23/06/21
Internet address	https://cc.acm.org/2021/

Keywords

Arts practice
Choreography
Dance
Embroidery
Found objects
Illustration
Jewellery
Neural networks
Painting
Sketching

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