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Technology & Ideas Forums
This series of free public forums, held in Experimedia, explores technology and ideas across a range of disciplines.
Time 6.30-8.30pm
Venue Experimedia, Entry 1, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Bookings 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Cost Entry is free
Audio
Can't attend the forums in person? Listen via our website instead. All forums will be recorded and the audio made available from this page shortly after each event. View the full list of available audio or go directly to the audio of your chosen forum using the links below.
Archived audio
Audio from the 2007 Technology & Ideas Forums series can still be heard online or accessed through our Technology & Ideas Forums podcast.
| Tuesday 14 OctoberSustainability and technologyHear a panel of local experts discuss how technology and sustainability intersect. What does a sustainable city look like and how do we marry that vision with the available technology? Speakers include: Eric Bottomley, Sustainability Projects Team Leader at CERES Community Environment Park; Stephen Ingrouille, proprietor of Going Solar; and Professor Frank Fisher from the National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology. |
| Tuesday 26 AugustGamers’ rights
Gaming isn’t always fun and games. Who ultimately owns your in-game loot, and do you really have any legal claim on your toons? At this lively forum, presented in associated with Dissecta, an expert panel will identify and discuss gamers’ legal rights and expectations, both in-game and real-world. |
| Tuesday 12 AugustOnline activism and civic engagement With the advent of Web 2.0, online networking is on the rise. How can the new technologies be used for civic engagement and activism– and is online activism effective? Panel members include: Karen Farquharson, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Swinburne University of Technology; Anna Helme, Project Manager, EngageMedia video-sharing site; and Andrew Asten, National Director of the Oaktree Foundation’s Schools 4 Schools program. |
| Tuesday 24 JuneCreative practice and the webCreating art for the internet involves a very different framework for artists to work in. Hear four speakers on the challenges and joys of creating work for an online audience. Gillian Raymond, Online Manager at the National Portrait Gallery, will introduce Animated, the gallery’s first online exhibition, which features 14 animated self-portraits (portrait.gov.au/animated/). Troy Innocent is one of the Animated artists and is Deputy Head (Research) of Multimedia and Digital Arts at Monash University. Adam Nash was the recipient of the inaugural Australia Council Second Life artist-in-residency grant. Tim Devine (appearing via video phone) is a new-media artist currently studying in Austria. |
| Tuesday 29 AprilGames and gamersHear a panel of video-game developers and commentators explore challenges in the game sector. The Nintendo Wii has brought hands-on video gaming into the mainstream, while portable game platforms are immensely popular, and casual games are also on the rise. What does the future have in store for the game industry? (This forum is presented in association with Dissecta.) |
| Tuesday 26 FebruaryIs anybody out there? Online social networking
From MySpace to Facebook, online social networking has become hugely popular. What does the future hold? A panel discussion, featuring John Lenarcic, Lecturer in IT Social Issues and Public Policy at RMIT; Clem Bastow, freelance writer and broadcaster; Martyn Wild, from Intuitive Media Australia, creators of SuperClubsPLUS Australia; and Dylan Leach, presenter of ‘Kicking Behinds’ on the Student Youth Network (SYN).
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