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have a great big smiley day,
judsoN
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Introducing the latest release from IGI Global:
Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics
ISBN: 978-1-60566-352-4; 500 pp; May 2009
Published under the imprint Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference)
http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=33433
Edited by: James Braman, Towson University, USA; Giovanni Vincenti, Towson University, USA; and Goran Trajkovski, Laureate Education Inc., USA
DESCRIPTION
As technology becomes further meshed into our culture and everyday lives, new mediums and outlets for creative expression and innovation are necessary.
The Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics covers a comprehensive range of topics regarding the interaction of the sciences and the arts. Exploring new uses of technology and investigating creative insights into concepts of art and expression, this cutting-edge Handbook of Research offers a valuable resource to academicians, researchers, and field practitioners.
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"Technology is here to stay. It has shaped events in the past and will clearly continue to shape the future. Through this handbook we are addressing novel concepts from creation, interaction, communication, to the interpretation and emergence of art through various technological means and media."
- James Braman, Towson University, USA
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TOPICS COVERED
Computational arts
Conceptual blending theory
Convergence of complex systems science and art practice
Digital art’s creative process
Holography re-defined
Information visualization
Intersection of software and art
Memory association machine
Philosophies of software
Visual analytics
For more information about Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics, you can view the title information sheet at http://www.igi-global.com/downloads/pdf/33433.pdf. To view the Table of Contents and a complete list of contributors online go to http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=33433&v=tableOfContents. You can also view the first chapter of the publication at http://www.igi-global.com/downloads/excerpts/33433.pdf.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
James Braman is a Lecturer for the Computer and Information Sciences Department at Towson University(Towson, MD). He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Towson University and is currently a doctoral candidate in Applied Information Technology. He has been teaching courses dealing with computers and art for the past several semesters. His current research focus includes art and technology, intelligent agents, simulated emotions and education in virtual and immersive environments.
Giovanni Vincenti is in charge of Research and Development at Gruppo Vincenti, a family-owned company with interests across several fields. His main areas of research include Fuzzy Mediation, Information Fusion, Emotionally-Aware Agent Frameworks and Robotics. He held several positions at Towson University, including a Lecturership with the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. He also taught courses for the Centerof Applied Information Technology, also at Towson University. He is the author of many publications, and the father of the concept of Fuzzy Mediation, as applied to the field of Information Fusion.
Goran Trajkovski is the Director of Product Strategy and Design for IT/Engineering at Laureate Higher Education Group, Baltimore, MD. He was the chair of the Department of Information Technologies of South University and associate professor of IT at its Savannah, GA campus. He was previously the founding director of the Cognitive Agency and Robotics Laboratory (CARoL) at Towson University, Towson, MD, USA. The virtual version of CARoL now exists in Second Life. He also taught at Towson University, West Virginia University, Parkersburg, WV, USA, and the University "Ss Cyril and Methodius," Skopje, Macedonia. His research focuses on cognitive and developmental robotics, and interaction and emergent phenomena in agent societies. He is an affiliate of the Institute for Interactivist Studies at Lehigh University, and a member of the organizing committee of the biannual Interactivist Summer Institutes. He has authored over 200 publications, including ten books and edited volumes. He has chaired two symposia for the Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Trajkovski is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems, published by IGI Global. His work has been funded by the NSF, the National Academies of the Sciences, and OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project). Trajkovski hold a BSc in applied informatics, MSc in mathematical and computer sciences, and PhD in computer sciences from the University "Ss Cyril and Methodius," Skopje, Macedonia.
