The University of Sussex will host an interdisciplinary workshop on motion capture, as part of the methodologies workshop series organised by UK higher education bodies AHESSC1 (Arts & Humanities e-Science Support Centre) and JISC, in collaboration with the Motion in Place Platform Project2. These events share experience and interests across specific digital development sectors that are nurturing research in the arts and humanities.This workshop will consist of brief plenary presentations on projects and their technical environments interspersed with informal networking sessions and ample time for questions and discussion. Motion capture resources and related software products will be available for demonstrations and project-oriented discussions. A reception organised in partnership with Lighthouse on the evening of Friday 25 June will provide further networking opportunities with regional cultural representatives.Workshop presenters* DK Arvind, Research Consortium in Speckled Computing, School of Informatics University of Edinburgh* Helen Bailey, Division of Performing Arts and English, University of Bedfordshire* Stuart Dunn, AHeSSC, King's College London* Donald Glowinski, InFoMus Lab, Faculty of Engineering, University of Genoa* David Green, Culture Lab, Newcastle University* Carlos Guedes, Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo, Instituto Politécnico do Porto* Iwona Hrynczenko, Department of Game Development, Gotland University* Ali Kord, Animazoo, Brighton* Sally Jane Norman, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex* Matt Oughton, Vicon, Oxford* David Pirrò, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, Graz* Gretchen Schiller, School of Arts, Brunel University* Martin White, School of Informatics, University of Sussex* Kirk Woolford, School of Media, Film and Music, University of SussexHow to attendThis workshop is free of charge and can accommodate approximately 50 participants in total. We request prompt notification from persons wishing to attend for the 2 full days (beginning at 9:30am Friday 25 June and ending at 4pm on Saturday 26 June 2010). Given high demand and limited capacity, only persons fully committed to attend should register.For more information, contact Cecile Chevalier (chevalier.cecile@gmail.com)
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