This month we celebrate 9 years of body>data>space and 25 years since the start of shinkansen, the original collective
On this occasion we share with you the work of these collectives of international creative digital pioneers – artists, technical creatives and producers that have been ‘placing the body at the centre of digital interaction’ since the early 1990s
Throughout the years the collectives have focused on an interdisciplinary and collaboration methodology, enabling connectivity, inter-authorship, virtual/physical interaction, international co-productions, creative industries evolutions and social media integration. Specific outputs on full body telepresence, remote space connections, motion capture, virtual worlds, immersion experiences, wearable technologies, sense and gesture tech, avatar interaction, robotics and gaming have been produced and distributed worldwide since 1991
9 years since we started body>data>space in March 2005, a creative industries design unit emerging from shinkansen and creating innovative connections between performance, architecture, virtual worlds and new media. Expert outputs recently include the convergence of full body telepresence and motion capture within virtual worlds
25 years since the original collective shinkansen set up in March 1989 as a “sound and movement research unit exploring the new digital age”. shinkansen developed a unique niche within the British and International arts scene through facilitating connectivity between dance, performance, music, video and digital technologies (1989-2004, archived in British Library)
Over 3500 artists and creatives worldwide have been involved in our projects including our key projects included Vinyl Requiem (1991-93), Future Physical (1997-2004), Virtual Physical Bodies (1999), CellBytes (2000-2001), Whisper (2002), WEAR ME! (2002), Mersea Circle (2003), Dare We Do It Real Time? (2009), Freeze-B (2009), me and my shadow (2012 – ongoing), Robots and Avatars (2009– ongoing), Women Shift Digital (2013 – ongoing). You can find more here
We would like to thank our team, our collective and partners that made this set of achievement possible, keeping collective values, innovative thinking and the user experience at the forefront of all the work
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