This one reached us via the Mobilities Research and Policy Center blog:
Augmented Reality Check: Seeing the Future Now
April 26th 2011, 6:00-8:00 pm
Van Pelt Auditorium
Philadelphia Museum of Art
In this panel, cutting-edge artists and software developers working at the intersection of art, technology and science, the real and the imaginary, offer us a tour through the potentials for an augmented future.
Opening Remarks
Gary Steuer – Chief Cultural Officer of Philadelphia; Director, Office of Arts, Culture &Creative Economy
Moderator
Dr. Mimi Sheller – Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy at Drexel University
Panelists
Deb Boyer – Public historian and Project Manager, Sajara and thePhillyHistory project
Dr. Paul Diefenbach – Associate Professor, Digital Media, Co-founder ofRePlay Lab, Drexel University
John Craig Freeman – Artist, Professor of Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, Boston
Chris Manzione – Artist, Founder of the Virtual Public Art Project
Josh Marcus – Software developer, Technical Lead for Decision Tree
Mark Skwarek – New media artist
Virtual Art Walking Tour
Following the event Chris Manzione will lead a Virtual Art Walking Tour along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Original AR artwork will be on view as part of Breadboard’s city-wide Virtual Art Project in partnership with the Philadelphia International Festival of Arts (PIFA). Newer models of iPhone and Android smart phones will be needed to view the art work.
Augmented Reality Check: Seeing the Future Now is a Breadboard production in coordination with the Philadelphia Science Festival , Philly Tech Week andPhiladelphia International Festival of the Arts. More information on this event can be found on the official PIFA events calendar