Technology/Human Interface

There are many innovative and unique programs out there that have been developed to provide alternate ways of learning and experiencing. Many of them have the ability to be a great resource for art education.  Technology can be used to bring people together even if they are separated geographically, as was discussed in the Anderson and Balsamo article. But I think that another useful function of technology is its ability to take people far away, to places they couldn’t otherwise go. That is why I think that a virtual stage would be a useful tool in teaching art. There are already programs that can superimpose a person on a background, but these are generally static and generic scenes. There is a possibility for something even more complex than that, and more geared towards art. This would provide a venue for performance art, informal productions, exploration of new spaces, as well as a forum for putting artworks into a new setting or context How would your painting look at the Louvre among classical paintings? In the woods? In a contemporary gallery? An interface like this that was large and could be seen immediately, interacting with students as a responsive backdrop, would seem much more immediate than simply compiling such things in the post-production process. it would be about the experience of a virtual stage that could transport you anywhere, rather than a finished product.