[x] Fwd: Computational Creativity

[julie andreyev]

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On Oct 17, 2012, at 10:59 AM, B. Bogart wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> Sorry for the late notice, but thought some of you may be interested in
> this BrainTalks event, where Philippe Pasquier and I will be presenting.
> 
> I'll be talking about my current "Dreaming Machine" project, which I
> will not me emphasizing as much in the talk on the 26th, but could go
> that way if there is interest.
> 
> B.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Computational Creativity
> Date: 	Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:15:02 +0000
> From: 	<mlove>
> 
> 
> 
> Computational Creativity
> 
> *TALK ON OCTOBER 18, 2012*
> 
> How we think, whether we are physicians, researchers, students,
> patients, or in another role, influences how we exchange and accept
> information, and how we function and respond to stressful events. How we
> think is impacted by illness of the brain, such as neurological or
> mental illness. In psychiatric illness, the ability for abstraction, and
> the use of metaphor, may be implicated in the illness; for example, the
> arm that cannot move in the conversion disorder patient who fears using
> that hand to harm themselves or another, or the depressive symptoms
> reminiscent of learned helplessness in the depressive patient. In
> neurological illness, the loss of function from a stroke or other
> impact, may be recovered through rehabilitation incorporating
> imagination, such as the mirror technique written about by Dr.
> Ramachadran. As such, understanding the human capacity for creative
> thinking may both help further understanding of illness, recovery from
> illness, as well as encourage further reflection on how we ask
> questions, and how we innovate in patient care.
> 
> Computational creativity investigates the process of creativity, and as
> such, involves both scientists and artists in problem-solving and
> design. As a discipline outside of medicine, it may offer an alternative
> viewpoint to invite new perspectives on illness and recovery. Philippe
> Pasquier will join us on *October 18, 2012*, to review computational
> creativity. Ben Bogart will also speak briefly, as to “A Machine that
> Dreams: An Artistic Enquiry of Cognitive Theories of Dreaming and Mental
> Imagery”.
> 
> */RSVP link coming soon . . ./*
> 
> <http://www.sfu.ca/~ppa12/CV-art-uk.html>
> <http://musicrelated.org/happy-together/>
> <http://www.sfu.ca/~ppa12/CV-uk.html>
> 
> *Title: Computational Creativity*
> 
> *Abstract:*
> The ability to invent and use tools is a defining characteristic of
> human beings: from the invention of the wheel to the development of cell
> phones, technology and humans have been co-evolving. In recent years,
> artificial intelligence has been successful at endowing machines with
> autonomous and proactive behaviors to achieve tasks that normally rely
> on human intelligence. Computational creativity is a new and expanding
> field that attempts to simulate human creativity, and to discover
> creative processes that are beyond human capability. This field brings
> together academics and artists to design systems that are capable of
> making creative decisions.
> 
> *Bio:*
> After studying computer science, artificial intelligence and cognitive
> sciences in Europe, Canada and Australia, Philippe Pasquier joined Simon
> Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) in
> January 2008 as an assistant professor. Philippe Pasquier is both a
> scientist specialized in artificial intelligence and a
> multi-disciplinary artist. As an artist, he has served as a member or
> administrator of several artistic collectives (Robonom, Phylm, MIJI),
> art centers (Avatar, Bus Gallery) and artistic organizations (P: Media
> art, Machines, Vancouver New Music) in Europe, Canada and Australia.
> 
> His work has been shown internationally and funded and supported by more
> than 20 scientific and or cultural institutions including the National
> Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Council for the
> Arts, the French Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, the
> Australian Research Council and the Australian Council for the Arts.
> 
> Web:
> 
> More on Philippe: http://www.sfu.ca/pasquier/
> 
> MAMAS laboratory: http://www.metacreation.net
> 
> More on SIAT: http://www.siat.sfu.ca/
> 
> <http://www.ekran.org/ben/wp/category/production/dreaming-machine/>
> 
> *TITLE:
> *
> “A Machine that Dreams: An Artistic Enquiry of Cognitive Theories of
> Dreaming and Mental Imagery”
> 
> *BIO:*
> 
> Ben Bogart is an artist working in installation, audio-visual
> improvisation and software development. His installations create content
> live in response to their sensed environment. He works in an Open Source
> context and makes all the software he develops, that is of general use,
> available under the GPL. Physical modelling, chaos, feedback systems,
> evolutionary algorithms and artificial intelligence have been used to
> inform and engage in his creative process. Ben holds a Masters of
> Science in Interactive Arts and Technology from Simon Fraser University.
> His current work deals with computational implementations of embodied
> creativity, memory and dreaming
> <http://www.ekran.org/ben/wp/category/production/dreaming-machine/>.
> ~
> More on Ben: www.ekran.org/ben/wp/
> 
> 
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