Plutopia » Austin http://plutopia.org Art.Technology.Futurism.Convergence Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:06:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Entranced – Immersive Musical Entertainment http://plutopia.org/2009/02/participants/entranced-immersive-musical-entertainment/ http://plutopia.org/2009/02/participants/entranced-immersive-musical-entertainment/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:50:04 +0000 maggie http://plutopia.org/?p=467 Entranced is a 3D interactive music experience designed to benefit and entertain the player through balancing the emotions, exciting the imagination, and developing rhythmic abilities. Players listen to music and attend to visual and controller vibration cues, allowing them to successfully interpret and perform the expected movements in sync with the music, and resulting in dazzling visual and audio rewards. The goal of playing Entranced is to enter a state of flow, harmonizing and moving with the music while being immersed vibrant and responsive visual landscapes. Entranced uses procedural graphics and popular game controllers such as the Nintendo Wii Remote to create game-as-art that appeals to a wide audience. http://www.monstro.us

Appearing at Plutopia, Monday March 16, 2009, Palmer Events Center, Austin, Texas in our Interactive Atrium Gallery.


Entranced Blog Maker Faire from monstrous on Vimeo.

]]> http://plutopia.org/2009/02/participants/entranced-immersive-musical-entertainment/feed/ 0 Call for Artist Participation http://plutopia.org/2008/11/art/call-for-artist-participation/ http://plutopia.org/2008/11/art/call-for-artist-participation/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:58:57 +0000 maggie http://plutopia.org/?p=116 This year at SXSW Interactive the Plutopia Party will Focus on “Living Systems Theory.” We are looking for Art in all media that underscores the Integrated and Interconnected nature of all Living Systems from Biological and Cybernetic Organisms to Socio-cultural Networks and International Organizations. We seek to explore:

  • The Biological Substrata of Technology
  • Human Machine Interfaces
  • Biological and Self-Perpetuating Living Art
  • Viewer Interactive Experiences
  • Reproduction and Recycling
  • Holism and Emergence
  • Convergence and Divergence
  • Interdisciplinary Analysis
  • Biological Metaphors for Technological Innovations
  • From Fiber to Cyber
  • Complexity and Reductionism

Artists are responsible for transport, installation, removal and sponsorship of their own art. Stipends are not available. Promotional space at the event for sales and artist info will be available. As an official SXSW Interactive After-Party we are offering an outstanding opportunity to display your art to the International Tech, Film and Music Communities.

DEADLINE FOR INTENT TO SUBMIT: January 15, 2009

Contact: art2009 [at] plutopia [dot] org
Leave a brief description of your work and a phone or email for reply.

Click here to download .pdf of our call for artist participation.

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