*My, this looks like a Google-sized event.
*Of course it presents code artists with the inherent difficulties of corporate sponsorship, but what the hell, code art may be "new" but there's sure nothing new about rich guys getting publicly arty.
*Somebody designed the heck out of that devart-withgoogle website. It looks like it was built to be used with Google Glass and fireproofed titanium manipulator tongs.
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=15608
"DevArt
"Digital Revolution is the most comprehensive presentation of digital creativity ever to be staged in the UK.
"This immersive and interactive exhibition brings together for the first time a range of artists, filmmakers, architects, designers, musicians and game developers, pushing the boundaries of their fields using digital media. It also looks at the dynamic developments in the areas of creative coding and DIY culture and the exciting creative possibilities offered by augmented reality, artificial intelligence, wearable technologies and 3-D printing.
"The exhibition includes new commissions from artists Umbrellium (Usman Haque and Nitipak 'Dot' Samsen) and Universal Everything; musician and entertainer will.i.am, DevArt, a major new collaboration with Google exploring creative coding. The show also features work by Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor Paul Franklin and his team at Double Negative for Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking film Inception; artists and performers including Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Chris Milk, Aaron Koblin, Fred Deakin & Company, Amon Tobin and Philip Glass; and game developers including Harmonix Music Systems (Dance Central)."
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to enter using GitHub?
All competition entrants must use GitHub, if you are new to GitHub you can read how to get set up here.
I have a Project Page, but how do I update it?
You have to edit the GitHub markdown files on your forked DevArt template - refer to the README.md file on the forked template to learn how to update each different section.
What is project status and how to change it?
Project status is the 'state' your project is in. It’s default state is 'In Progress' it changes to 'Updated' when you create recent Project Post and it changes to 'Complete' if you mark you project as complete. You MUST mark your project as 'Complete' for it be considered as submitted to the DevArt competition.
Why is my competition entry open for everyone to see?
See the “Open Process” section on the “About” page.
The technology I am using is not in the navigation - why is that?
The navigation displays the most popular technologies tagged by competition entrants, but you can search for any technology that has been tagged by competition entrants.
I have forgotten my GitHub login details - what do I do?
Visit GitHub's forgotten password page, here. (((Man, I need a GitHub page. All the cool guys have those nowadays. I wonder what I would do with it. Lolcats on hacked Roombas, maybe.)))
Do I have to use Google technology to enter?
All entries must use a blend of technologies including at least one Google technology (((
