1. e-Science for the Arts Dr. Gregory Sporton, Director, Visualisation Research Unit

2. Background VRU Workshops, November 2006 What is e-Science? What opportunities in the Arts? Support/Infrastructure/Benefits/Issues

3. e-Science and Creative Practice Neglected potential Cost? Training? Uninformed/Misinformed Dissemination through networked technologies

4. Technologies in Creative Practice Digitised analogues Supporting existing workflows Computer as tool Individual practice

5. e-Science Practice Pooling of computing power Functionality Distribution Shared resources Human Network

6. e-Science & Creativity Relationship? Locus of Creativity? Dependence on technology?

7. Concerns Development of specific software/platforms for Arts applications Security Intellectual property rights Lessons from science use of e- Science Real & “Virtual”

8. Starting Point… e-Science as an environment Technology or creativity? Art as a craft practice Interdisciplinary/Collaborative models Digital generations

9. Information Visualisation Research Unit –www.biad.uce.ac.uk/vruwww.biad.uce.ac.uk/vru Workshop resources –http://www.biad.uce.ac.uk/vru/collaborativeart/index.p hphttp://www.biad.uce.ac.uk/vru/collaborativeart/index.p hp –http://www.arts- humanities.net/forum/real_time_collaborative_art_ma king/196http://www.arts- humanities.net/forum/real_time_collaborative_art_ma king/196 Gregory Sporton –gregory.sporton@uce.ac.uk