The First International Symposium on Electronic Art (FISEA)

The First International Symposium on Electronic Art (FISEA) Computers are more and more becoming creative tools in music as well as visual arts and design. In the last few years, it has become clear that digital technology provides a platform for multimedia productions aswell as a medium for new art forms. Computer Music and Computer Graphics & Animation have their own international forums. The need was felt, however, to bring together in one international event the diverse disciplineswithin art and technology. The initial announcement of the First International Symposium on Electronic Art (FISEA)by the Foundation for Creative Computer Applications (SCCA) in 1986 attracted great interest and support for the idea. Ajoint Call for Proposals and Participation was distributed by the SCCAand the new Centre for Art, Media and Technology of the Utrecht Academy of Arts in 1987. This resulted in several hundreds of papers, contributions to the competitions, proposals for the exhibition , music performances and so on. Unfortunately, only a relatively small number of the papers and other proposals could be accepted for inclusion in the symposium program due to limitations in time and space. The selection, done by the International Program Committee and the Organizing Committee,was not an easyjob because of the high quality of most of the contributions . Anumber of the selected papers appear in this specialissue of Leonardo,journal of the International Societyfor the Arts, Sciencesand Technology . FISFA was meant to bring together experts (artists,scientistsand engineers) in the field of electronic art. The enormous international interest in this event shows the importance of continued research and development in this interdisciplinary field. The availabilityof the new headquarters of the Centre for Art, Media and Technology will further stimulate the international interest in applications of new technology in music, visual arts and design. The centre offers students aswell as artists and faculty the opportunity to work and study in an international environment . TONHOKKEN Director, Research and Development, Utrecht Academy o f Arts Confeenu Chairman, Member of the Board, SCCA JOHAN DEN BIGGELAAR Coordinator, Centrefor Art, Media and Technology, Utrecht Academy oJArts ConJeence Chainnan WIM VAN DER PLAS Director, SCCA Advisor, FISEA 01988ISAST PergarnonPressplc. PrintedinGreatBritain. 0024-!394)(/88 $3.00+0.00 LEONARDO, ElectronicAd Su#hmtallssue, p. 1 1 ...