Additions to Wikipedia
I am technology support and artist, a combination which can either prove deadly to my own work time, or contribute handily to my abilities as a successful artist. I want to contribute to Wikipedia's entry Digital Art as either a stub entry, or as commentary about the problems encountered with getting software to work properly as an artist. I posted a new discussion topic for review, and hope it is met "warmly".:)
The frustration level found in tracking down glitches that pop up because of incompatibilities between vendor software and the operating systems users interact with are agonizing, and in my opinion, ultimately unnecessary.
An example is the way in which Macromedia updates are not supported by Apple's OSX upgrades.
After installing and doing exactly what the vendor Macromedia said to do, launching "Dreamweaver" usually ends up in a temporary bouncing icon which then fails to load the software.
This not only stops the creative or re-discovery process in its tracks, or at the very least, discourages the artist from pursuing digital art as a medium because of its inherent bugginess.
Some of the topics I browsed were from the What Links Here feature of the Digital Art topic: Demoscene, Postdigital, and HardForum. These proved to be the most positive palces in which I think I could post my new topic. Ars Electronica also hosts an innovative R&D facility, and I will be returning to that site as it might also work as a place to post my research.
I also just found a new link that may prove helpful as an addendum to troubleshooting software compatibility. It is an online metadatabase of software tutorials, in almost exactly the format I would like to see available for digital artists needing to have solutions to all their problems in one place.
As the technical director for a large university's college of visual and performing arts, this entry into Wikipedia seemed most appropriate. It is a work in progress, so please keep checking back for updates.
The frustration level found in tracking down glitches that pop up because of incompatibilities between vendor software and the operating systems users interact with are agonizing, and in my opinion, ultimately unnecessary.
An example is the way in which Macromedia updates are not supported by Apple's OSX upgrades.
After installing and doing exactly what the vendor Macromedia said to do, launching "Dreamweaver" usually ends up in a temporary bouncing icon which then fails to load the software.
This not only stops the creative or re-discovery process in its tracks, or at the very least, discourages the artist from pursuing digital art as a medium because of its inherent bugginess.
Some of the topics I browsed were from the What Links Here feature of the Digital Art topic: Demoscene, Postdigital, and HardForum. These proved to be the most positive palces in which I think I could post my new topic. Ars Electronica also hosts an innovative R&D facility, and I will be returning to that site as it might also work as a place to post my research.
I also just found a new link that may prove helpful as an addendum to troubleshooting software compatibility. It is an online metadatabase of software tutorials, in almost exactly the format I would like to see available for digital artists needing to have solutions to all their problems in one place.
As the technical director for a large university's college of visual and performing arts, this entry into Wikipedia seemed most appropriate. It is a work in progress, so please keep checking back for updates.
posted by swatkins | 8:57 PM
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My new posting is available on Wikipedia under the heading Digital Art Talk, where I look at the definition supplied for the topic Digital Art as "Swatkins". At issue is the focus on the tool instead of digital art in a more holistic sensibility, similar to how the arts in general are defined on Wikipedia. One would not discuss a famous painting, and limit the dialogue to the paintbrush, or the brand of pigment used. In much this same way however, digital art has been "proceduralized", stigmatized as unworthy of belonging to the community of Art.
I will be keeping an eye on this discussion, and hope to see it proceed. Mostly, I look forward to it getting an acknowledgement of any kind! (Even bad would be nice...:)
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