HyperCult
The HyperKult was a series of conferences of the specialist group “Computer as a Medium” of the Society for Informatics , which took place annually at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg from 1991 to 2015 .
At its conference, the specialist group reflected, discussed and commented on the upheaval in modern media society. She asked about the changing relationship between knowledge, world orientation and media. The interdisciplinary orientation of the conference was expressed, among other things, by the integration of cultural and media studies as well as artistic contributions into the program.
The guest of honor at HyperKult XX was the computer pioneer Ivan Sutherland .
subjects
Complete listing of all HyperKult events and their thematic focus:
| year | number | Conference motto |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HyperCult I | Hypersystem concepts in media and cultural production |
| 1992 | HyperCult II | Hypersystem Concepts in Media and Cultural Production II |
| 1993 | HyperCult III | Computers as sound media |
| 1994 | HyperCult IV | |
| 1995 | HyperCult V | Agents |
| 1996 | HyperCult VI | monitor |
| 1997 | HyperCult VII | Cut, copy & paste |
| 1998 | HyperKult 1000 2 | End time / end game |
| 1999 | HyperCult IX | Augmented space. real, virtual, symbolic spaces |
| 2000 | HyperCult X | Game worlds. Theories, rules, interfaces |
| 2002 | HyperCult XI | The invisible. Media, traces, losses |
| 2003 | HyperCult XII | analog digital. Art and science between measuring and counting |
| 2004 | HyperCult XIII | Blur. Beyond predictability |
| 2005 | HyperCult 14 | Audio cult and hypersound? Aesthetics and culture of digital audio media |
| 2006 | HyperCult 15 | Modeling & simulation |
| 2007 | HyperCult 16 | Medium computer. Story (s), visions, phantasms |
| 2008 | HyperCult 17 | Orders of knowledge |
| 2009 | HyperCult 18 | The cloud |
| 2010 | HyperCult 19th | mobiles - You Are Now Here |
| 2011 | HyperCult XX | Trivialization |
| 2012 | HyperCult XXI | Digital Nativity - the normality of the digital |
| 2013 | HyperCult XXII | Standards, norms, protocols |
| 2015 | HyperKult XXV | Shut down |
literature
The discussions and findings of the HyperKult up to 2005 are summarized in two books:
- Wolfgang Coy , Georg Christoph Tholen , Martin Warnke (eds.): HyperKult - history, theory and context of digital media. Stroemfeld, Basel and Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-86109-141-0 .
- Wolfgang Coy , Georg Christoph Tholen , Martin Warnke (eds.): HyperKult II - for determining the location of analog and digital media. Transcript, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3-89942-274-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detlef Borchers: "The Art of Engineering and the Engineering of Art": Ivan Sutherland in Lüneburg c´t of July 8, 2011
- ↑ HyperKult 13-25 Videos ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
