Abstract
This chapter is about the different kinds of relationships that creative practitioners have with digital technologies in the making of artworks. Four types of creative process are described in which the role of the digital is differentiated as tool, medium, mediator and partner. In many cases, the digital technology performs more than one role: practitioners are using ready-made tools for making interactive works and at the same time writing algorithms to create digital partners with whom they perform. In this kind of creative practice, the technology is often the material of the creative works as well as the means by which they are made. It can enable a wide range of aesthetic qualities as well as facilitate different kinds of experience for both creators and audiences. This is a journey that many artists are taking in the 21st century contemporary digital arts world. The discussion is illustrated by the works of creative practitioners for whom digital technology is integral to the way they work.
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Siri (2010) was developed by SRI International Artificial Intelligence Centre and is an offshoot of the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA)-funded CALO project. It is integrated into Apple Inc.'s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS and audioOS operating systems.
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En plein air - in open air painting leaves the studio and goes outdoors. The practice was made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the creation of transportable paint tubes and the box easel allowed artists the freedom to paint anywhere.
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Candy, L. (2020). Creating with the Digital: Tool, Medium, Mediator, Partner. In: Brooks, A., Brooks, E. (eds) Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. ArtsIT DLI 2019 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_2
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