Moreover, a very relevant and exciting part of the ARTCH conference results from the Installations physically presented at the conference venue, the audiovisual performances at the UCP School of Arts and Casa da Musica and from the Collocated Events: Olhares de Outono 2008 () DIGITAL Games 2008 () This compilation of articles provides an overview of the state of the art as well as a glimpse of new tendencies in the field of Digital Arts, with special emphasis in the topics: Sound and Music Computing Technology Mediated Dance Collaborative Art Performance Digital Narratives Media Art and Creativity Theory Interactive Art Audiovisual and Multimedia Design.

Our Scientific Committee reviewed these submissions thoroughly resulting in a 73% acceptance ratio of a diverse and promising body of work presented in this book of proceedings. The contribution from the international community was extremely gratifying, resulting in the submission of 79 original works (Long Papers, Short Papers and installation proposals) from 22 Countries. Although non exclusive, the main topics of the conference are usually: Art and Science Audio-Visual and Multimedia Design Creativity Theory Electronic Music Generative and Algorithmic Art Interactive Systems for Artistic Applications Media Art history Mobile Multimedia Net Art and Digital Culture New Experiences with New Media and New Applications Tangible and Gesture Interfaces Technology in Art Education Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. The main areas proposed for the conference were related with sound, image, video, music, multimedia and other new media related topics, in the context of emerging practice of artistic creation. Hosted by the Portuguese Catholic University’s School of Arts (UCP-EA) at the City of Porto, ARTCH 2008 falls in alignment with the main commitment of the Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) to promote knowledge in the field of the Arts trough research and development within UCP-AE and together with the local and international community. ARTECH brings the scientific, technological and artistic community together, promoting the interest in the digital culture and its intersection with art and technology as an important research field, a common space for discussion, an exchange of experiences, a forum for emerging digital artists and a way of understanding and appreciating new forms of cultural expression. It aims to promote contacts between Iberian and International contributors concerned with the conception, production and dissemination of Digital and Electronic Art. Preface ARTECH 2008 is the fourth international conference held in Portugal and Galicia on the topic of Digital Arts. ARTECH 2008 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Digital Arts Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) School of Arts, Portuguese Catholic University (EA, UCP) November 7-8, 2008, Porto, Portugal

Trucar contador luz digital pdf