gh@utai.UUCP (Graeme Hirst) (02/27/85)
SEMIOTICA SIMULACRA -- On Computers and Criticism The Artculture Resource Centre and the Cultural Software Development Centre are sponsoring a conference this weekend on computers in the arts, emphasizing Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, and Computer Communications. The sessions are as follows: Friday 1 March, 8pm COMMUNICATIONS ECOLOGY -- Implications of Information Technology Barrington Nevitt, one of McLuhan's co-authors Tim Wilson, writer, associate of the McLuhan Centre Judith Doyle, filmmaker Tom Sherman, Artist Saturday 2 March, 2pm COMPUTATION AND COGNITION -- An introduction to artificial intelligence Rainer von Konigslow, Logicware Robert Arn, MicroDesign Saturday 2 March, 8pm COUNTERFEITS OF REALITY -- Aspects of knowledge and representation Hugh Kenner, literary critic Arnold Rockman, sociologist Chris Dewdney, poet Anatol Rapaport, psychologist Derrick de Kerckhove, McLuhan Centre Sunday 3 March, 2pm CULTURAL NETWORKS -- Computers and communications for artists Frank Davey, poet Michael Inman, Doug Back, Lisa Sellyeh, founder of CAT Gallery Ben Langton, artist Tom Burns, systems analyst All sessions at ARC, 658 Queen Street West (two blocks west of Bathurst). -- \\\\ Graeme Hirst University of Toronto Computer Science Department //// utcsrgv!utai!gh / gh.toronto@csnet-relay / 416-978-8747