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s ---------- > From: Joseph Nechvatal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 12:27:13 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Perhaps you have an idea of where we might present this new work? > > �Viral Counter-Attack� Project Installation Proposal > by Joseph Nechvatal and Music2Eye > > Paris/New York > > > �Viral Counter-Attack� is a multi-user immersive computer environment > which follows certain conventions of the computer war-game precedent. > Here multi-users command custom made real-time computer viruses against > one another in an image environment created from the pictorial work > series of Joseph Nechvatal called OvOidism. In OvOidism, terrain-like > visual fields are created through the mixing of virally infected > testicles, ovaries, breasts, bums, eggs, fruit and eyes. > > The individual virus attacks, which feed off these visual fields, are > color coded to identify them with each player�s body. By gesturing with > their bodies, players can direct the course of real-time > virus-verses-virus attacks and engage in complex strategic moves in > war-game like fashion. Factors such as strategic groupings, > co-operation between players, allocation of eat speed, and the managing > of adequate host nourishment are crucial factors at play within �Viral > Counter-Attack�. The audio component is generated by the viral and > gestured action in real time. > > > > > > Joseph Nechvatal (Concept and Visual Art): > Music2Eye (Programming, Design, Audio): > > -:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,- > :*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_, > > Bio Notes: > Joseph Nechvatal > 143 Ludlow Street (#14) > New York, NY 10002 USA > Telephone#: 1 212 228 7891 > and > 93, Blvd Raspail 75006 Paris FRANCE > Telephone#: 01 45 44 49 36 > > > home page: > > email: > > Joseph Nechvatal has worked with ubiquitous electronic visual > information and computer-robotics since 1986. His computer-robotic > assisted paintings and computer animations are shown regularly in > galleries and museums throughout the world. From 1991-3 he worked as > artist-in-resident at the Louis Pasteur Atelier and the Saline Royale / > Ledoux Foundation's computer lab in Arbois, France on 'The Computer > Virus Project': an experiment with computer viruses as a creative > stratagem. Dr. Nechvatal has exhibited his work widely in Europe and > the United States, both in private and public venues. He is collected > by the Los Angeles County Museum, the Moderna Musset in Stockholm, > Sweden and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Dr. Nechvatal's work was > included in Documenta 8. > > Dr. Nechvatal earned his Ph.D. in the philosophy of art and new > technology as a Ph.D. doctoral fellow researcher with The Centre for > Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts (CAiiA) (see: ). He served as > Parisian editor for "RHIZOME INTERNET" (http://www.rhizome.org) between > the years 1996-2001 and now writes regularly for �The THING� > (http://www.thing.net), �NY ARTS Magazine� > (http://www.nyartsmagazine.com) and �Zing Magazine� (). Dr. Nechvatal > presently teaches �Theories of Virtual Reality� at the School of Visual > Arts in New York City (). He is a founder of the Tellus Audio Art > Project (. And served as conference coordinator for the 1st > International CAiiA Research Conference entitled "CONSCIOUSNESS > REFRAMED: Art and Consciousness in the Post-Biological Era" (5 & 6 > July 1997); an international conference which looked at new > developments in art, science, technology and consciousness which was > held at the Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts, > University of Wales College, Newport, UK (http://www.caiia-star.net) > > -:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_,- > :*:-.,*:-.,_,-:*:-.,*:-.,_, > > Music2eye > 11 bis rue du val de Gr�ce, 75005 Paris > > Website�: > > Contact�: St�phane Maguet�: 06.13.50.56.16 > > > ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] archive: http://www.mediascot.org/ambit info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
