A Break from Making – Today I had an enforced break from my mobile making. Next week it is my turn to present my research paper so I felt that I really should start to work on it. Unfortunately when I start something I always need to finish it. So, in the end I spent the whole of today planning it out and designing the slides. It’s nearly midnight now and I’ve just finished. I’ve had to stop looking at it as every time I do, I keep seeing little errors that really ‘bug’ me. However, here is my final draft (or at least for now). Research Presentation Slides Below are my research presentation slides – please use the text link to access the full presentation PDF. Here is the full research paper as a recap if anyone wants to see it. Karyn Easton – Research Paper Presentation
Hidden Art – When I first began my MA, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do. Ultimately I knew it would be something to do with the hidden or the unseen. Initially I began looking at invisible phenomena such as sound waves and the passage of time. However, nothing captured my interest quite as much as augmented reality. It was this whole concept of a hidden unseen world (only accessible to those ‘in the know’), that intrigued me. While conducting research for my Research Paper I discovered that there is a distinct negative bias towards AI generated art. I looked at a number of strategies to help mitigate this bias. Finally, after a number of image polls, used to inform my project, I created a fictitious robot called Athena. Her name was inspired by the old Athena posters from the past. My research was suggesting that humanoid robots with a sad ‘backstory’ could help to reduce bias and win over an audience when presenting AI art. At this point I began to develop a narrative for my robot. During a visit to Barcelona, I was completely amazed by the sheer weight of graffiti adorning the city walls. I […]
Research Paper LO1 LO2 LO3 Research Paper – Please see below for the final research paper. Underneath this document are links to the whole research journey and research process undertaken in the compilation of this paper. Behind the Scenes Please see below a list of links to all of the resources and behind the scenes work and research that was carried out in the compilation of the research paper above. The links are in chronological order starting at the beginning of the journey with later posts towards the end. Research Paper Journey #1 – The start of the Research Paper journey with lots of free writing exercises to help craft an initial research question. Research Paper Journey #2 – Enlisting the help of ChatGPT3 to explore thoughts about ‘Information Overload’ and whether this might form an appropriate research question. Research Paper Journey #3 – A change of direction and a move from the topic of ‘Information Overload’ to thoughts about AI and AI art generation. Research Paper Journey #4 – Taking a look at various tips and techniques from our zoom meetings to help with […]
