Ambient Art: Creative Information Representation

Human Technology

Russell Beale¹ 

[1] University of Birmingham;

关键词: technology;    art;    case study;    public displays;    information representation;   

DOI  :  10.17011/ht/urn.200769

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ambient art is the aesthetic presentation of information, using artistic techniques to achieve a pleasing image that also contains hidden depths,where exposure to it over time allows a viewer to understand something about the information sources that it represents. This paper reviews the artisticand computational background of ambient systems, and presents two case studies of systems developed by our research team, from their initial designto the experiences of the people encountering them. The first case presents a photo mosaic of images based on the news headlines coupled with a structuredpicture based on the weather; the second presents stylistic perspectives on activity in a public space. Both are evaluated and demonstrate that different formsof aesthetically pleasing displays can convey information to viewers.

【 授权许可】

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