HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, Media and Performance Laboratory: Learning by doing, making by playing, sharing by performing

Symposium:

• ISEA2015: 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art

• HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, Media and Performance Laboratory: Learning by doing, making by playing, sharing by performing

• Joris Weijdom
• Kaisu Koski

• Keywords: Creative process, art education, interdisciplinarity, interface, mixed reality, performance, rapid prototyping

  The Media and Performance Laboratory (MAPLAB) at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht (NL) is an innovative learning and research environment, focusing on creative processes involving performativity and interactive technology. The MAPLAB projects engage art students and educators, professional artists, and various external partners in disciplines such as theater, dance, puppetry, music, and visual arts. These projects typically combine the MAPLAB core activities of education, research, and technological development, stimulating students and professional practitioners through rapid prototyping and agile development learning modes. In addition, MAPLAB trains educators to guide creative processes in technologically enhanced environments.

• Full text (PDF) p. 1031-1032

Category:

• Institutional Presentation