Event overview
EMCT is proud to present the first Master Class featuring software art and AI music guru Dave Griffiths prior to the degree shows.
Dave Griffiths is a founding director of Then Try This, a non-profit research and development organisation based in Cornwall and Sheffield which inhabits the spaces between society, research, education and policy. With an early education in weaving, bell ringing, 8 bit computers and animation, he has worked has for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has credits on feature films such as "Troy" and "Kingdom of Heaven" and has performed internationally as part of the 'slub' livecoding group.
Dave will talk about running an independent research organisation in Cornwall, why weaving is critical for understanding technology, sonic kayaks (as musical & scientific instruments), and a couple of projects made with Aphex Twin.
The Creative Computing / Games programming and Electronic Music Computing and Technology Degree Show will follow the talk!
Dave Griffiths is a founding director of Then Try This, and has worked with the FoAM network since 2009. His background is in R&D, working for Sony Europe (games) and The Moving Picture Company (film) in London. His software was used in feature film post production, and he has credits on Troy and Kingdom of Heaven. In 2009 he worked for FoAM Brussels using research AI technology to drive "plant spirit" characters for an online game about permaculture. In 2011 alongside Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux he won the Fundacion Telefonica VIDA Art and Artificial Life award with Naked on Pluto, a game that reflects on the invasive means used in the development of “social software”, which has been exhibited in Madrid and Taiwan.
His media experience includes a live BBC radio 6 interview with Cerys Matthews and BBC TV news talking about Sonic Kayaks (remote sensing, citizen science and sound art for visually impaired people collaborating with Kaffe Matthews). As part of slub he has performed music livecoding internationally at festivals such as VIVO Mexico City, Mozilla Festival UK, Sonar Barcelona, STRP Eindhoven and The Secret Garden Party. He is an Associate Lecturer in Electronic Music, Computing and Technology at Goldsmiths University of London, and Assistant professor for Critical Programming at the Institute For Music And Media of the Robert Schumann School of Music and Media in Düsseldorf, and also teaches programming, electronics and critical approaches to technology with primary school children, young families, school teachers in Cornwall.
Free, open to all
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2023 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
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