Can algorithms create “human-quality” short stories, sonnets and limericks? The competition is to determine whether people can distinguish between human and algorithmic creativity. The goal is not to replace human creativity, but to assess whether current computational technology can produce outputs that cannot be distinguished from it.
AlgoMech festival of Algorithmic and Mechanical Performance + Art, Sheffield 9-12 Nov 2017
AlgoMech festival is a celebration of Algorithms and Mechanisms in the arts, taking place in Sheffield UK 9-12th November 2017.
Call for proposals – AlgoMech 2017 ‘Unmaking’, Sheffield, UK – deadline 13 April 2017
The festival will showcase Algorithmic and Mechanical Movement from the perspective of the arts and arts-science, through performances, talks, hands-on workshops, installations and a symposium.
Call for papers: Algorithmic electronic dance music – deadline 23 March 2017
Algorithms are at the heart of the virtual studio software applications underwriting so much contemporary dance music, but are normally the prior preserve of music engineering teams rather than musicians. This special issue, however, engages with algorithms as musical material, and especially with music which is inherently founded on computer programming technique.
AlgoMech – first Festival of Algorithmic and Mechanical Movement, Sheffield, UK, 12-20 November 2016
AlgoMech – the first Festival of Algorithmic and Mechanical Movement is coming to Sheffield from 12-20th November 2016, with talks, hands-on workshops, concerts, and an algorave, all exploring algorithmic and mechanical movement.
Experimenting with observational drawing, algorithms and natural form – Natural History Museum, London, 19 October 2014 11am-4pm
Experimenting with observational drawing, algorithms and natural form Gemma Anderson and William Latham The Natural History Museum Sun 19 Oct 11.00-16.00 FormSynth and Isomorphogenesis (Organic Systems) Drawing Workshop: Experimenting with observational drawing and algorithm in response to natural form. This is a rare opportunity to get hands on experience of the Natural History Museum’s collections and to gain insight into … Read More