Theme Vida 9.0 is the eighth edition of an international competition created to reward excellence in artistic creativity in the fields of Artificial Life and related disciplines.
We are looking for artistic projects that address the interaction between “synthetic” and “organic” life, as well as innovative projects that further develop the field of Artificial Life.
In previous years prizes have been awarded to projects that included autonomous robots, avatars, recursive chaotic algorithms, knowbots, cellular automata, computer viruses, virtual ecologies that evolve with user participation, and works that highlight the social side of Artificial Life. Applicants should refer to awards previously granted at Vida’s web page to determine suitability of their project.
Some of the issues explored may include, but are not limited to:
- How autonomous agents shape and interpret our data - saturated environment.
- How artifacts (robotics, artifitial intelligence, wetware, etc) challenge pre - existing notions of what is “human”, “natural” and “alive”.
- How empathy is created between artificial entities and ourselves.
- The anthropomorphization of the datasphere and its inhabitants.
- How interactive systems may be designed to spark interest in emerging phenomena involving Artificial Life.
Awards
First prize: 10.000 Euro
Second prize: 7.000 Euro
Third prize: 3.000 Euro
Entry
Submitted projects must be realized after September 2004. Each project must be submitted as a 5 - 10 - minute video with voice - over narration in either English or Spanish describing the artistic concept and the technological realization of the project presented. The jury's decision will be based almost entirely on the video.
Participants must provide a VHS tape (PAL, NTSC or SECAM format) or DVD (preferably region-free) for the jury. If the work is awarded a prize or an honorary mention, you will be asked to provide a video of professional-quality format (Dvcam, Betacam, U - Matic, MiniDV) for inclusion in The Best of VIDA 9.0 DVD.
The competition is open to participants from all over the world; however, each participant may present only one project.
To register, read the competition rules, complete and sign the application form and submit it together with the tape to Fundación Telefónica in Madrid before October 16th, 2006. Application material can also be delivered to Fundación Telefónica headquarters in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Lima. (Addresses included below).
For the video and the VIDA 9.0 web site, we also require the following in either English or Spanish (printed and a copy on CD):
- A short biography (150 - 200 words) of the author(s).
- A description of the concept inspiring the project.
- Technical information about the project.
- One to three images (slides, photos or high-quality scans on CD or the Internet).
- A transcription of the video narration.
The application form contains the information required on the material that must be supplied to register for the competition.
Jury
Sally Jane Norman, France / New Zealand (Chairperson)
Jonah Brucker - Cohen, USA
Mónica Bello Bugallo, Spain
Daniel Canogar, Spain
José - Carlos Mariátegui, Peru
Nell Tenhaaf, Canada
Dates
Submission entry dates: 15 September - 16 October 2006.
Deadline: 16 October 2006.
Deliberation of the jury in Madrid: 02 - 05 November2006
Announcement of winners: 06 November 2006