In Media Arts, the creative process is often relegated to the realm of the unexplainable, shrouded in mystery and mysticism, yet there is a long tradition of attempts to more formally model artistic and creative processes. Philosophers have developed a a number of normative models for artistic creation, from Hegel's characterization of art as a path to self-consciousness to Dewey's representation of art as the sum of our intentions and experiences. I will discuss models (both classical and contemporary) of creative practice and experience and their potential application to new media arts and technology. These new models that connect the roles of creator and viewer/participant have redefined participatory design, art, and theater. This introduces a new role for a new breed of artist: to catalyze new ideas and foster creative collaboration across disciplines.

1. video creativity beyond dissemination watch, remix, perform, (repeat) David A. Shamma • Yahoo! Research Berkeley Renata Sheppard • UIUC

7. The Imagination Environment

8. Agreement

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11. Lyrics and Dramatics

12. Lyrical and Dramatic Images Home Mustard Lyrical (Canonical) Dramatic (Popular)

13. Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow State

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15. Artist Audience Artwork

17. Raygun

18. Spore 1.1

19. Office Plant #1

20. People like video

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22. The New Video Web

23. Communication vs. Content

25. Remixing http://timetags.research.yahoo.com/remix/

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36. Demo: the tele-immersive experience

39. Demo: Digital Options and Applications