Schedule

• Thu September 4, 2014

  • Thu September 4, 09:00 AM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 07:00 PM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 09:30 AM
    Change Gallery

    The shops and display windows of the Arkade and the surrounding stores invite you to think about the theme of this year's festival with art and video works.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    ScienceBrunch

    Here, top-name experts will discuss how digitization is changing our lives and how new solutions emerging from science and R&D are driving this development forward.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Innovators Breakfast - A/B Group

    The Future Innovators Summit begins on Thursday with the first communal breakfast in Arkadenhof. The members of Working Groups A and B will present their projects and ideas.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Future Playground

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ars Electronica Solutions invite visitors to think of what’s happening at the nexus of art, technology, society - and change.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:00 PM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:00 PM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:00 PM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    CyberArts 2014

    The CyberArts exhibition is a centerpiece of the Ars Electronica Festival. It showcases works honored by the Prix Ars Electronica in 2014.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:00 PM
    CyberArts 2014

    The CyberArts exhibition is a centerpiece of the Ars Electronica Festival. It showcases works honored by the Prix Ars Electronica in 2014.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Digital unterwegs

    Immersion, amazement, experience—In the exhibition aboard the freighter MS Wissenschaft, youngsters can have fun exploring on their own at hands-on installations.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Buddha on the Beach

    Contemporary life is full of rapid changes, the virtual collides with reality, chaos is the ultimate master. In the current digital era, we are overloaded with information yet lack the wisdom to process it. We know everything, yet are still lost.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Device Art

    Device art is a relatively young art form that is to use innovative materials and techniques to create high-tech appliances featuring sophisticated, cool design. The newest exhibition of the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Mobiles Ö1 Atelier: Welcome to the Change Zone

    Radio Österreich 1’s Mobile Ö1 Atelier has been a Festival fixture on Linz’s Main Square for several years now.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Teh House of Pong

    To illustrate the evolution of computer games Teh House of Pong compares iconic games from the past with recent games.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    The Collider

    A question of trust: how far are you willing to entrust your security to a machine? A door that opens only to those who apparently don’t believe in its existence.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Featured Artists: Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR)

    The featured artists at the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival are a duo from the Republic of Korea. Since 2012, computer specialist Shin Seung Back and artist Kim Yong Hun have been working together. 10 works representative of their oeuvre are on display at Ars Electronica.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Pilsen 2015 Bus

    The bus, a charming goodwill ambassador representing Pilsen, 2015 European Capital of Culture, has been on the road for quite a while now.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Bienenstock (Beehive)

    Bienenstock is an ongoing artistic research experiment for collecting and contextualizing video content from people during live happenings.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Smartflower

    smartflower energy technology GmbH is an Austrian company that has developed a mobile solar power plant for use by a typical household.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Future Innovators Exhibit

    An exhibition at the Akademisches Gymnasium is dedicated to the works and projects of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    Long Live

    The only spectacle still possible seems to be the military destruction of the world.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 AM
    u19 Exhibit

    Film is the theme of the 2014 u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD Future Festival of the Next Generation. And that’s a happy happenstance, since this year’s Golden Nica winner in the Prix Ars Electronica’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD category, Sarah Oos, is being honored for “Femme Chanel – Emma Fenchel”, a film montage that makes use of found footage.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:30 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Opening Parcours

    Kicking off the festival is an elaborate Opening Parcours presenting all projects and festival venues, and thus a perfect opportunity to get an overview and to meet & greet artists and curators.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:30 PM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:00 PM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:30 PM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2014

    The Ars Electronica Animation Festival will show 140 submitted animations for Prix Ars Electronica 2014 within ten programs.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: Interface Cultures

    It’s been 10 years since Christa Sommerer (AT) and Laurent Mignonneau (FR) established the Interface Cultures program at Linz Art University. Interactive art and innovative interface design at the nexus of art, design and research are the core elements of this course of study in theory and practice.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: ARTS² – École supérieure des Arts (BE)

    ARTS² is an art academy in the city of Mons, Belgium, the 2015 European Capital of Culture. The school provides training in the visual arts, music and theater. Its multidisciplinary structure makes it the ideal place for collaborative projects by students in different majors.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:15 AM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:15 PM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:30 AM
    Innovators Kick off - A/B Group

    The members of Working Groups A and B will attend their first workshop at which they’ll address the festival theme and consider the framework conditions necessary for change.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:30 AM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:30 AM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:30 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:30 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 12:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Story Weaver - The Crane Returns a Favor

    Story Weaver is a piano piece coupled with animated images. The pianist is Maki Namekawa, a native of Japan who lives in Linz. It’s based on the Japanese fable “The Crane Returns a Favor.” Deep Space’s technical infrastructure makes this performance a holistic experience.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 12:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 04:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:00 PM
    Lunchbox 1 / Mentor Session: Robert Madelin

    Experienced professionals meet young innovators, answer questions, give suggestions and feedback as well as insights into their own work. With Robert Madelin (UK/BE), director general of DG Connect of the European Commission.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 04:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 08:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:30 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:00 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 01:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:00 PM
    Film and Animation Tour / German

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Working Session - A/B Group

    2,5 hours, the working groups A and B will focus on the festival theme. As a festival visitor you have the opportunity to keep track this discussion in the classroom.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 02:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix Ars Electronica 2014

    In addition to their larger-than-life size and 3-D imagery, the five Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners in this program display superb quality.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Workshop

    In “Sonotopia” Hörstadt showcases Bischofshof’s urban architecture as a tonal ensemble. At this workshop, interested members of the public will be able to try their hand at conducting this orchestra.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:00 PM
    Digital History Tour / English

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:00 PM
    Innovators Tour / English

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 03:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - The Chimera of M.

    A slot all its own is set aside for the surreal 3-D animated film The Chimera of M. by Sebastian Buerkner (DE) that garnered an Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 04:00 PM
    Device Art - Artist Talk on the venue

    Meet the artists of the exhibition "Device Art" personally during an artist talk at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Game Changer

    Game Changer is a digital game suite assembled especially for Deep Space, and consists of several multiplayer game prototypes that function only by means of players’ physical presence and movements.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:00 PM
    Change Tour / German

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:00 PM
    Sonic Robots

    What’s still missing in electronic music? Moritz Simon Geist is convinced that it’s robots, and he created his MR-808 robot installation to begin closing this gap.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:30 PM
    Innovators Tea Time - Kick Off

    Concluding the day’s discursive program is a Tea Time, where the Future Innovators will gather for a joint kick off and an overview of the Future Innovators Summit provided by Hakuhodo and ITU.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:45 PM
    New Technologies Tour / English

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 05:45 PM
    Detour / German

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:00 PM
    Innovators Rendezvous

    Evening rendezvous parties with the Future Innovators in PAUL'S küche.bar.greisslerei next to Mariendom complete the first day of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - Kazuhiro Goshima

    Kazuhiro Goshima personally presents two of his works: Shadowland, an honoree in the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation / Film / VFX category, and Tokyo Three Dimensional Suite.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 06:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Ravel Landscapes

    Ravel Landscapes blends imagery by visual artists Quayola und Sinigaglia with the music of Maurice Ravel as performed by French piano virtuosa Vanessa Wagner.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 07:30 PM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 11:00 AM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 08:00 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 09:15 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 08:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Anatta

    Do the projections programmed by Victor Delev determine the movements of dancer Joanna Gruberska in Deep Space, or does her sequence of steps choreograph the visuals? Laser tracking is the medium that interlinks dancing body and software.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 08:30 PM
    Opening

    The grand finale of the elaborate Opening Parcours is the official opening event of the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival, a not so ceremonious and rather more playful-sensorial form of entertainment in St. Mary’s Cathedral and on the plaza in front of it.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 08:30 PM
    Archifon III

    As different as the Ars Electronica Center and Linz’s St. Mary’s Cathedral may be in every imaginable respect, they’ll have something in common during Ars Electronica 2014: festivalgoers will be able to employ the façades of both buildings as projection surfaces.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 08:30 PM
    Domplatz Nightline

    When it gets dark in the evening, the large square in front of the Mariendom turns into a stage for luminous interactive media art projects.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 09:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard

    You can get an impression of the feelings and attitudes of people in Linz towards the environment, mobility, security, the housing situation and the public sphere from the Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard (SCSD) on the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 PM
    Stadtwerkstatt Nightline

    Café Strom and Stadtwerkstatt - located directly at the Ars Electronica Center - invite the festival visitors to round off the eventful day beneficially.
    
    

  • Thu September 4, 10:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Entangled Sparks

    (Deutsch) Wer schon einmal die Sehnsucht verspürt haben sollte, ein Pixel zu adoptieren, kann sich dank Entangled Sparks diesen Wunsch nun erfüllen
    
    

  Fri September 5, 2014

  • Fri September 5, 09:00 AM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:00 PM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 09:30 AM
    Change Gallery

    The shops and display windows of the Arkade and the surrounding stores invite you to think about the theme of this year's festival with art and video works.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Future Playground

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ars Electronica Solutions invite visitors to think of what’s happening at the nexus of art, technology, society - and change.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 01:00 PM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 01:00 PM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    CyberArts 2014

    The CyberArts exhibition is a centerpiece of the Ars Electronica Festival. It showcases works honored by the Prix Ars Electronica in 2014.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Digital unterwegs

    Immersion, amazement, experience—In the exhibition aboard the freighter MS Wissenschaft, youngsters can have fun exploring on their own at hands-on installations.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Buddha on the Beach

    Contemporary life is full of rapid changes, the virtual collides with reality, chaos is the ultimate master. In the current digital era, we are overloaded with information yet lack the wisdom to process it. We know everything, yet are still lost.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Device Art

    Device art is a relatively young art form that is to use innovative materials and techniques to create high-tech appliances featuring sophisticated, cool design. The newest exhibition of the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Mobiles Ö1 Atelier: Welcome to the Change Zone

    Radio Österreich 1’s Mobile Ö1 Atelier has been a Festival fixture on Linz’s Main Square for several years now.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Teh House of Pong

    To illustrate the evolution of computer games Teh House of Pong compares iconic games from the past with recent games.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    The Collider

    A question of trust: how far are you willing to entrust your security to a machine? A door that opens only to those who apparently don’t believe in its existence.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Featured Artists: Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR)

    The featured artists at the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival are a duo from the Republic of Korea. Since 2012, computer specialist Shin Seung Back and artist Kim Yong Hun have been working together. 10 works representative of their oeuvre are on display at Ars Electronica.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Pilsen 2015 Bus

    The bus, a charming goodwill ambassador representing Pilsen, 2015 European Capital of Culture, has been on the road for quite a while now.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Bienenstock (Beehive)

    Bienenstock is an ongoing artistic research experiment for collecting and contextualizing video content from people during live happenings.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Smartflower

    smartflower energy technology GmbH is an Austrian company that has developed a mobile solar power plant for use by a typical household.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Future Innovators Exhibit

    An exhibition at the Akademisches Gymnasium is dedicated to the works and projects of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Long Live

    The only spectacle still possible seems to be the military destruction of the world.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    u19 Exhibit

    Film is the theme of the 2014 u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD Future Festival of the Next Generation. And that’s a happy happenstance, since this year’s Golden Nica winner in the Prix Ars Electronica’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD category, Sarah Oos, is being honored for “Femme Chanel – Emma Fenchel”, a film montage that makes use of found footage.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 01:30 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:00 PM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:30 PM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2014

    The Ars Electronica Animation Festival will show 140 submitted animations for Prix Ars Electronica 2014 within ten programs.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: Interface Cultures

    It’s been 10 years since Christa Sommerer (AT) and Laurent Mignonneau (FR) established the Interface Cultures program at Linz Art University. Interactive art and innovative interface design at the nexus of art, design and research are the core elements of this course of study in theory and practice.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: ARTS² – École supérieure des Arts (BE)

    ARTS² is an art academy in the city of Mons, Belgium, the 2015 European Capital of Culture. The school provides training in the visual arts, music and theater. Its multidisciplinary structure makes it the ideal place for collaborative projects by students in different majors.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:15 AM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:15 PM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:30 AM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:30 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:30 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Story Weaver - The Crane Returns a Favor

    Story Weaver is a piano piece coupled with animated images. The pianist is Maki Namekawa, a native of Japan who lives in Linz. It’s based on the Japanese fable “The Crane Returns a Favor.” Deep Space’s technical infrastructure makes this performance a holistic experience.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 01:30 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 06:00 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:30 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:00 PM
    Film and Animation Tour / German

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Workshop

    In “Sonotopia” Hörstadt showcases Bischofshof’s urban architecture as a tonal ensemble. At this workshop, interested members of the public will be able to try their hand at conducting this orchestra.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Workshop

    In “Sonotopia” Hörstadt showcases Bischofshof’s urban architecture as a tonal ensemble. At this workshop, interested members of the public will be able to try their hand at conducting this orchestra.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    Digital History Tour / English

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    Innovators Tour / English

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - The Chimera of M.

    A slot all its own is set aside for the surreal 3-D animated film The Chimera of M. by Sebastian Buerkner (DE) that garnered an Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    Device Art - Artist Talk on the venue

    Meet the artists of the exhibition "Device Art" personally during an artist talk at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Game Changer

    Game Changer is a digital game suite assembled especially for Deep Space, and consists of several multiplayer game prototypes that function only by means of players’ physical presence and movements.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:00 PM
    Change Tour / German

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:45 PM
    New Technologies Tour / English

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:45 PM
    Detour / German

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - Kazuhiro Goshima

    Kazuhiro Goshima personally presents two of his works: Shadowland, an honoree in the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation / Film / VFX category, and Tokyo Three Dimensional Suite.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 08:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Ravel Landscapes

    Ravel Landscapes blends imagery by visual artists Quayola und Sinigaglia with the music of Maurice Ravel as performed by French piano virtuosa Vanessa Wagner.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 08:30 PM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:30 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:30 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 09:00 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Anatta

    Do the projections programmed by Victor Delev determine the movements of dancer Joanna Gruberska in Deep Space, or does her sequence of steps choreograph the visuals? Laser tracking is the medium that interlinks dancing body and software.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 08:30 PM
    Archifon III

    As different as the Ars Electronica Center and Linz’s St. Mary’s Cathedral may be in every imaginable respect, they’ll have something in common during Ars Electronica 2014: festivalgoers will be able to employ the façades of both buildings as projection surfaces.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 08:30 PM
    Domplatz Nightline

    When it gets dark in the evening, the large square in front of the Mariendom turns into a stage for luminous interactive media art projects.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 09:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard

    You can get an impression of the feelings and attitudes of people in Linz towards the environment, mobility, security, the housing situation and the public sphere from the Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard (SCSD) on the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 PM
    Stadtwerkstatt Nightline

    Café Strom and Stadtwerkstatt - located directly at the Ars Electronica Center - invite the festival visitors to round off the eventful day beneficially.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Entangled Sparks

    (Deutsch) Wer schon einmal die Sehnsucht verspürt haben sollte, ein Pixel zu adoptieren, kann sich dank Entangled Sparks diesen Wunsch nun erfüllen
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 09:30 AM
    Tourism and the Creative Economy

    How the tourism sector and the creative economy can work together and benefit from each other is the subject of a large-scale study by the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. A workshop for invited guests.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Expanded Animation: Exploring the Vastness of Art, Theory and Play

    What used to be clearly defined boundaries separating the various types and genres of digital animation have become blurred. Expansionist tendencies are unmistakable. The 2nd Expanded Animation symposium is providing an international community with an opportunity to convene and exchange ideas about increasingly permeable borders, peripheral areas, current trends and future developments in the field of computer animation.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 AM
    Symposium I / Intro

    The second day of the Future Innovators Summit begins in the gala room of the Akademisches Gymnasium. Opening words for the symposium by Gerfried Stocker, artistic director of Ars Electronica.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:15 AM
    Symposium I / K. Bradley Paxton

    K. Bradley Paxton (US) will deliver the opening speech on Day 2 of the Future Innovators Summit. As a pioneer of technical developments at Kodak, he’ll give a first-hand account of paths to innovation and what can go wrong along the way.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:45 AM
    Innovators Breakfast - C/D Group with Hiroshi Ishii and K. Bradley Paxton

    At the Innovators Breakfast, Innovators from Working Groups C and D will present their projects and ideas. This will be followed by feedback from K. Bradley Paxton and Hiroshi Ishii.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    u19 Ceremony - Prix Ars Electronica Walk of Fame!

    We say: If you’re gonna stage an awards ceremony, then do it right! The 2014 winners in the Prix Ars Electronica’s category for young people won’t be receiving only trophies and certificates. For the first time this year, they’ll also be immortalized on a Walk of Fame.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    The Creative Intelligence

    Knowing how the mind creates ideas is not enough. We need to train our minds and create a culture that supports the creative potential. Ideeomat explains how to put this knowledge into practice, so everyone brings their best to the innovation process.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 11:00 AM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:00 PM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    ICT ART CONNECT.study roundtable / Lunchbox 2

    What is the outcome if work on novel ICT – Information and Communication Technologies –is linked with artistic expression? This is the question asked by the study ICT Art Connect funded by the European Commission (DG CONNECT) and the question raised during the roundtable. Following a trend towards convergence of all domains of knowledge, the Arts are gaining prominence as a catalyst for radical transformations of R&D&I practices.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    Musik Kantine @ Tabakfabrik

    The Musik Kantine is a temporary record shop in the Tabakfabrik’s club canteen. It’ll be open on Friday and Saturday during the Ars Electronica Festival.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:00 PM
    Tour for the blind community: SchuhzuGehör

    The artist katrinem will do the project “SchuhzuGehör” where she walks with a few participants through the city. You will closely listen to your steps and their echo in the urban architecture. On the weekend she would really like to offer her tours to the community of blind people.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 12:30 PM
    Innovators Kick off - C/D Group

    The members of Working Groups C and D will attend their first workshop at which they’ll address the festival theme and consider the framework conditions necessary for change.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 01:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Gigantic World Record - 360° Gigapixel Photography

    Jeffrey Martin specializes in creating photos of cities, usually shot from the top of a tower or skyscraper. His gigapixel photos are usually 360º panorama pictures, created from thousands of individual photos that have been carefully stitched together.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 01:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 06:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:00 PM
    Interface Cultures: Network Talks

    (Deutsch) Im zehnten Jahr seines Bestehens ist der Masterlehrgang Interface Cultures der Kunstuniversität Linz mit zahlreichen Universitäten und Einrichtungen in Europa, Asien, Südamerika und Australien vernetzt. Die Studierenden werden aktiv dazu ermutigt, Abschnitte ihres Studiums beim einen oder anderen Netzwerkpartner zu absolvieren.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Residency Network Panel

    The Ars Electronica Residency Network offers a highly diversified subset of individual programs that target a wide array of artists.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Working Session - C/D Group

    3 hours, the working groups C and D will focus on the festival theme. As a festival visitor you have the opportunity to keep track this discussion in the classroom.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 03:00 PM
    Colliding Worlds. How Cutting-Edge Science is Redefining Contemporary Art

    Butterflies created by designers, plastic surgery as the subject of a theatrical performance, a glow-in-the-dark rabbit, and data sculptures - the interplay of art and science has reached a new dimension in which it has become a discipline in its own right. Artsci is what renowned author, journalist, historian and philosopher Arthur I. Miller calls it.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:00 PM
    Curators Tour: Realm of Reverberation

    The video installation "Realm of Reverberation" by Chieh-Jen Chen (TW) is part of the exhibition "Buddha on the Beach". A tour with the curators through the exhibition at the LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Futurelab Academy 2014

    For the second time (after the initial collaboration in 2013), this year’s festival features the results of an Ars Electronica Futurelab Academy held at Queensland University of Technology (AU).
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:00 PM
    OHMI

    The OHMI projects main goal - fostering development of a one handed musical instrument for physically impaired musicians - has long since gotten underway.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:00 PM
    Symposium II / Sanjit Bunker Roy

    A lecture by Sanjit Bunker Roy (IN), the founder of Barefoot College that teaches women in rural India to generate electricity and light with solar energy and to build DIY lamps, kettles, parabolic reflectors and solar elements.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:30 PM
    Symposium II / Zoubida Charrouf

    Zoubida Charrouf, a chemist on the faculty of Mohammed V University in Morocco, will report on an initiative to help women cultivate medicinal plants and to produce argan oil as a way to improve their own lives and nurture biodiversity in their region.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:30 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Thai

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 04:30 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Turkish

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Hermann Nitsch - Sinne und Sein

    Painter/actionist Hermann Nitsch, one of the most important contemporary artists, is making a guest appearance in Deep Space. All the highpoints of Nitsch’s oeuvre - Viennese actionism, his famous splatter paintings, the Orgiastic Mystery Theater—have triggered heated discussions.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:00 PM
    Take a Number, Leave Your Head. A Cellar Club Piece with Drinks and Dada

    (Deutsch) Mit Blick nach vorn greifen Klaus Obermaier und das Ars Electronica Futurelab auf eine schon historische Kunstströmung zurück, die trotz ihrer fast 100 Jahre noch immer zu bewegen vermag: die Anti-Kunstbewegung Dadaismus mit ihrer Liebe zum Archaischen und Absurden.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 05:20 PM
    Innovators Tea Time - A/B Group

    The innovators in Groups A and B will present the results of their Working Sessions at the lobby of the Sparkasse savings bank to Bunker Roy, Zoubida Charrouf and the audience.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Gala

    An evening with the crème de la crème of the digital arts – a highlight of the 2014 Ars Electronica Gala will be the ceremony at which the Golden Nica statuettes are bestowed upon the Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:00 PM
    Everything We See Could Also Be Otherwise

    Questioning everything we perceive, the art project Infinite Screen is focused on the illusionary surface of images, researching the light impulse inside the hidden alphabet of invisible red, blue and green light pixels which make up all surrounding digital information, virtual image and text.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 07:30 PM
    Klaus Obermaier: Artists, Boobs and Cities

    Art society PARADIGMA Linz presents the distinguished media artist, director and composer Klaus Obermaier with an interactive installation.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 09:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Real Imaginary Objects

    In Deep Space, Daniel Crooks will personally present the works he created as artist in residence at the Ars Electronica Futurelab. The video artist endeavors to employ time as a physical material in his artistic practice, and to transcend the monitor screen to enter the domain of three-dimensional physical sculpture.
    
    

  • Fri September 5, 10:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Quadrature - White Sample & raum.null

    During his stint as artist in residence at the Ars Electronica Futurelab from October to December 2013, Chilean electronic musician Ignacio Cuevas Puyol alias White Sample worked together with the lab’s staff to develop open-source hardware for musicians.
    
    

  Sat September 6, 2014

  • Sat September 6, 09:00 AM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 07:00 PM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 09:30 AM
    Change Gallery

    The shops and display windows of the Arkade and the surrounding stores invite you to think about the theme of this year's festival with art and video works.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Future Playground

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ars Electronica Solutions invite visitors to think of what’s happening at the nexus of art, technology, society - and change.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:00 PM
    PLEN Workshop

    Build a humanoid robot - all its components can be produced with every 3D printer.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    CyberArts 2014

    The CyberArts exhibition is a centerpiece of the Ars Electronica Festival. It showcases works honored by the Prix Ars Electronica in 2014.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Digital unterwegs

    Immersion, amazement, experience—In the exhibition aboard the freighter MS Wissenschaft, youngsters can have fun exploring on their own at hands-on installations.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Buddha on the Beach

    Contemporary life is full of rapid changes, the virtual collides with reality, chaos is the ultimate master. In the current digital era, we are overloaded with information yet lack the wisdom to process it. We know everything, yet are still lost.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Device Art

    Device art is a relatively young art form that is to use innovative materials and techniques to create high-tech appliances featuring sophisticated, cool design. The newest exhibition of the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Mobiles Ö1 Atelier: Welcome to the Change Zone

    Radio Österreich 1’s Mobile Ö1 Atelier has been a Festival fixture on Linz’s Main Square for several years now.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Teh House of Pong

    To illustrate the evolution of computer games Teh House of Pong compares iconic games from the past with recent games.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    The Collider

    A question of trust: how far are you willing to entrust your security to a machine? A door that opens only to those who apparently don’t believe in its existence.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Featured Artists: Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR)

    The featured artists at the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival are a duo from the Republic of Korea. Since 2012, computer specialist Shin Seung Back and artist Kim Yong Hun have been working together. 10 works representative of their oeuvre are on display at Ars Electronica.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Pilsen 2015 Bus

    The bus, a charming goodwill ambassador representing Pilsen, 2015 European Capital of Culture, has been on the road for quite a while now.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Bienenstock (Beehive)

    Bienenstock is an ongoing artistic research experiment for collecting and contextualizing video content from people during live happenings.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Smartflower

    smartflower energy technology GmbH is an Austrian company that has developed a mobile solar power plant for use by a typical household.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Future Innovators Exhibit

    An exhibition at the Akademisches Gymnasium is dedicated to the works and projects of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Long Live

    The only spectacle still possible seems to be the military destruction of the world.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    u19 Exhibit

    Film is the theme of the 2014 u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD Future Festival of the Next Generation. And that’s a happy happenstance, since this year’s Golden Nica winner in the Prix Ars Electronica’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD category, Sarah Oos, is being honored for “Femme Chanel – Emma Fenchel”, a film montage that makes use of found footage.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:30 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:30 PM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2014

    The Ars Electronica Animation Festival will show 140 submitted animations for Prix Ars Electronica 2014 within ten programs.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: Interface Cultures

    It’s been 10 years since Christa Sommerer (AT) and Laurent Mignonneau (FR) established the Interface Cultures program at Linz Art University. Interactive art and innovative interface design at the nexus of art, design and research are the core elements of this course of study in theory and practice.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: ARTS² – École supérieure des Arts (BE)

    ARTS² is an art academy in the city of Mons, Belgium, the 2015 European Capital of Culture. The school provides training in the visual arts, music and theater. Its multidisciplinary structure makes it the ideal place for collaborative projects by students in different majors.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:15 AM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:15 PM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:30 AM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:30 AM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 12:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 04:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Story Weaver - The Crane Returns a Favor

    Story Weaver is a piano piece coupled with animated images. The pianist is Maki Namekawa, a native of Japan who lives in Linz. It’s based on the Japanese fable “The Crane Returns a Favor.” Deep Space’s technical infrastructure makes this performance a holistic experience.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 08:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:30 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:30 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:00 PM
    Film and Animation Tour / German

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:45 PM
    Digital History Tour / English

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:00 PM
    Innovators Tour / English

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - The Chimera of M.

    A slot all its own is set aside for the surreal 3-D animated film The Chimera of M. by Sebastian Buerkner (DE) that garnered an Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 04:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Game Changer

    Game Changer is a digital game suite assembled especially for Deep Space, and consists of several multiplayer game prototypes that function only by means of players’ physical presence and movements.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Change Tour / German

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Sonic Robots

    What’s still missing in electronic music? Moritz Simon Geist is convinced that it’s robots, and he created his MR-808 robot installation to begin closing this gap.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:45 PM
    New Technologies Tour / English

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:45 PM
    Detour / German

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Ravel Landscapes

    Ravel Landscapes blends imagery by visual artists Quayola und Sinigaglia with the music of Maurice Ravel as performed by French piano virtuosa Vanessa Wagner.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:00 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 07:30 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 08:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Anatta

    Do the projections programmed by Victor Delev determine the movements of dancer Joanna Gruberska in Deep Space, or does her sequence of steps choreograph the visuals? Laser tracking is the medium that interlinks dancing body and software.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 08:30 PM
    Archifon III

    As different as the Ars Electronica Center and Linz’s St. Mary’s Cathedral may be in every imaginable respect, they’ll have something in common during Ars Electronica 2014: festivalgoers will be able to employ the façades of both buildings as projection surfaces.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 08:30 PM
    Domplatz Nightline

    When it gets dark in the evening, the large square in front of the Mariendom turns into a stage for luminous interactive media art projects.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard

    You can get an impression of the feelings and attitudes of people in Linz towards the environment, mobility, security, the housing situation and the public sphere from the Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard (SCSD) on the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 PM
    Stadtwerkstatt Nightline

    Café Strom and Stadtwerkstatt - located directly at the Ars Electronica Center - invite the festival visitors to round off the eventful day beneficially.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Entangled Sparks

    (Deutsch) Wer schon einmal die Sehnsucht verspürt haben sollte, ein Pixel zu adoptieren, kann sich dank Entangled Sparks diesen Wunsch nun erfüllen
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 12:00 PM
    Musik Kantine @ Tabakfabrik

    The Musik Kantine is a temporary record shop in the Tabakfabrik’s club canteen. It’ll be open on Friday and Saturday during the Ars Electronica Festival.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 12:00 PM
    Tour for the blind community: SchuhzuGehör

    The artist katrinem will do the project “SchuhzuGehör” where she walks with a few participants through the city. You will closely listen to your steps and their echo in the urban architecture. On the weekend she would really like to offer her tours to the community of blind people.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 07:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Gigantic World Record - 360° Gigapixel Photography

    Jeffrey Martin specializes in creating photos of cities, usually shot from the top of a tower or skyscraper. His gigapixel photos are usually 360º panorama pictures, created from thousands of individual photos that have been carefully stitched together.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:15 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Thai

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 04:00 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Turkish

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Take a Number, Leave Your Head. A Cellar Club Piece with Drinks and Dada

    (Deutsch) Mit Blick nach vorn greifen Klaus Obermaier und das Ars Electronica Futurelab auf eine schon historische Kunstströmung zurück, die trotz ihrer fast 100 Jahre noch immer zu bewegen vermag: die Anti-Kunstbewegung Dadaismus mit ihrer Liebe zum Archaischen und Absurden.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Klaus Obermaier: Artists, Boobs and Cities

    Art society PARADIGMA Linz presents the distinguished media artist, director and composer Klaus Obermaier with an interactive installation.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 09:30 AM
    ARCHIVIA 14

    Whenever copyright collides with the public’s interest in free access to information nowadays, online archives face numerous legal and cultural-economic challenges. The nature of the specific problems that emerge thereby and potential solutions to them are the subjects of speeches, panel discussions and workshops presented by ARCHIVIA.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Innovators Breakfast - E/F Group

    At the Saturday breakfast, Working Groups E and F will present their current projects to the assembled Future Innovators Summit participants and festivalgoers.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Polish

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Russian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:30 AM
    BIO KiiCS Open Training workshop, ICT ART CONNECT.study preview & discussion

    KiiCS–Knowledge Incubation in Innovation and Creation is produced jointly by Kapelica Gallery in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the Science Gallery in Dublin and the Waag Society in Amsterdam.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:45 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Czech

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    The C-School

    C-School is the Diotima Society's answer to the emerging need of a dynamic knowledge gate. The C-School is an educational path, new and timeless, bridging the heritage of the classic Scholè with the oncoming era of shifting paradigms, its complexity and unexpected consequences. It is a permanent open-lab, consistent with a new idea of wealth, where processes are generating meaning, more than producing needs and goods.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Device Art Symposium

    Device Art deploys novel materials and techniques to create high-tech appliances featuring sophisticated, cool design. The objects’ inherent convergence of technology, art and design calls into questions conventional paradigms operational in the art world.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    under [my] control - Round Table

    The culmination of the under [my] control market day at Arkade is an oversized round-table at which 20 experts in various disciplines will gather for an alfresco public discussion. Their topic: whether there are technologies that can protect us from excessive media consumption, or whether other strategies are needed to deal with changed media usage patterns.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Film and Animation Tour / English

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 AM
    Searching Eurydice - A Passage into the Underground

    Audiovisual Environment inspired by the myth of Orpheus, his descent into the underworld and the attempted rescue of his wife Eurydice.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:30 AM
    Prix Forum I - Computer Animation/Film/VFX

    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:30 AM
    Innovators Kick off - E/F Group

    The members of Working Groups E and F will attend their first workshop at which they’ll address the festival theme and consider the framework conditions necessary for change.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 12:00 PM
    iPhone Quick-Draw System

    Draw! The iPhone Quick-Draw System that the Japan Media Arts Festival is presenting in the Future Innovators Exhibit will add a whiff of the Wild West to the high-gloss world of modern media.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:00 PM
    iPhone Quick-Draw System

    Draw! The iPhone Quick-Draw System that the Japan Media Arts Festival is presenting in the Future Innovators Exhibit will add a whiff of the Wild West to the high-gloss world of modern media.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 04:00 PM
    iPhone Quick-Draw System

    Draw! The iPhone Quick-Draw System that the Japan Media Arts Festival is presenting in the Future Innovators Exhibit will add a whiff of the Wild West to the high-gloss world of modern media.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 12:00 PM
    Detour / English

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 12:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: _grau

    In addition to two other works, filmmaker/media designer Robert Seidel will present in Deep Space a 3-D version of his 2004 experimental film “_grau,” Seidel’s very personal reflections of his impressions and thoughts during a car accident.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    LipDub - Take a Chance, Take a Change!

    If you happen to see a torrent of merry folks from diverse ethnic and social backgrounds dancing their way through downtown Linz while lip-syncing a blaring playback of ABBA’s hit song Take A Chance on Me, then you might think that Mardi Gras is awfully late this year or mass lunacy has broken out. But never mind, what’s underway is merely a collective emotional experiment.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    Prix Forum II - Interactive Art

    
    

  • Sat September 6, 01:00 PM
    Lunchbox 3 / Mentor Session: Hiroshi Ishii, Joachim Sauter, Golan Levin

    Experienced professionals meet young innovators, answer questions, give suggestions and feedback as well as insights into their own work. With Robert Madelin (UK/BE), director general of DG Connect of the European Commission.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:15 PM
    Family Tour / English

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Working Session - E/F Group

    3 hours, the working groups E and F will focus on the festival theme. As a festival visitor you have the opportunity to keep track this discussion in the classroom.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:30 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Slovenian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 02:45 PM
    Change Tour / English

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:00 PM
    Tour for the blind community: BlindMaps

    For the first time artist Markus Schmeiduch will put his invention “BlindMaps” into use. It’s a white cane that helps finding the way acoustically and haptically (like a navigation system). Participants can try this gadget while taking part in a highlight tour.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Resounding History, Auditory Stroll I

    On this auditory stroll, composer and Hörstadt director Peter Androsch together with the writer Günther Androsch introduces group members to the historic architectural ensemble surrounding Bischofshof as a tonal space.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:30 PM
    Prix Forum III - Visionary Pioneers of Media Art

    The first prizewinner in the new Visionary Pioneers of Media Art category: Roy Ascott
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 03:30 PM
    Tour for the deaf community (ÖGS)

    A highlight tour from a deaf person for deaf people.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 04:00 PM
    Interface Cultures: Alumni Meeting

    At the Alumni Meeting Interface Cultures’ graduates speak briefly about themselves and their current work place and job, revealing how their studies influenced their professional careers.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 04:15 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Romanian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:00 PM
    Innovators Tea Time - C/D Group

    The innovators in Groups C and D will present the results of their Working Sessions at the OÖ Kulturquartier.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 05:30 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Serbo-Croatian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    The Soft, the Hard and the Wet

    The Soft, the Hard and the Wet performance invites the public aboard MS Wissenschaft, walk through the Ars Electronica Center maindeck and step into the Stadtwerkstatt club to experience the wearable, the breakable and the imperishable.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Interface Cultures: Live Performances

    Interface Culture students and researchers propose and experience that seeks to challenge the traditional human-machine interaction with a new sensory and perceptual repertoire of electronic music. An immersive experience with tangible scores, edible synthesizers, noisy jelly circuits and parametric sound compositions.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Innovators Rendezvous

    Evening rendezvous parties with the Future Innovators in U.Hof complete the third day of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 06:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Resounding City, Auditory Stroll II

    The second auditory stroll with Peter Androsch in conjunction with the “Sonotopia” event resembles a walk in the clouds.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 07:00 PM
    OK Night

    A fitting follow-up to the Electronic Theatre performances is the OK Night lineup.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 11:00 PM
    OK Night

    A fitting follow-up to the Electronic Theatre performances is the OK Night lineup.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 08:30 PM
    voestalpine Klangwolke 2014 - The Danube Lives!

    The 2014 Klangwolke [Cloud of Sound] is centered on the Danube, a river through history, a stream of narratives, and a current in which European hopes and feelings flow. 25 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain that had long separated Danube neighbors Austria and Hungary, a poetic spectacle entitled Die Donau lebt! [The Danube Lives!] by Tom Roeder (DE) stages a peaceful riverside celebration.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 08:30 PM
    Electronic Theatre

    Presentation of all the prizewinning works in the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 09:00 PM
    Electronic Theatre

    Presentation of all the prizewinning works in the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  • Sat September 6, 10:00 PM
    Electronic Theatre

    Presentation of all the prizewinning works in the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  Sun September 7, 2014

  • Sun September 7, 01:00 PM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 09:30 AM
    Change Gallery

    The shops and display windows of the Arkade and the surrounding stores invite you to think about the theme of this year's festival with art and video works.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Future Playground

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ars Electronica Solutions invite visitors to think of what’s happening at the nexus of art, technology, society - and change.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    CyberArts 2014

    The CyberArts exhibition is a centerpiece of the Ars Electronica Festival. It showcases works honored by the Prix Ars Electronica in 2014.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Digital unterwegs

    Immersion, amazement, experience—In the exhibition aboard the freighter MS Wissenschaft, youngsters can have fun exploring on their own at hands-on installations.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Buddha on the Beach

    Contemporary life is full of rapid changes, the virtual collides with reality, chaos is the ultimate master. In the current digital era, we are overloaded with information yet lack the wisdom to process it. We know everything, yet are still lost.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Device Art

    Device art is a relatively young art form that is to use innovative materials and techniques to create high-tech appliances featuring sophisticated, cool design. The newest exhibition of the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Mobiles Ö1 Atelier: Welcome to the Change Zone

    Radio Österreich 1’s Mobile Ö1 Atelier has been a Festival fixture on Linz’s Main Square for several years now.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Teh House of Pong

    To illustrate the evolution of computer games Teh House of Pong compares iconic games from the past with recent games.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    The Collider

    A question of trust: how far are you willing to entrust your security to a machine? A door that opens only to those who apparently don’t believe in its existence.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Featured Artists: Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR)

    The featured artists at the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival are a duo from the Republic of Korea. Since 2012, computer specialist Shin Seung Back and artist Kim Yong Hun have been working together. 10 works representative of their oeuvre are on display at Ars Electronica.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Pilsen 2015 Bus

    The bus, a charming goodwill ambassador representing Pilsen, 2015 European Capital of Culture, has been on the road for quite a while now.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Bienenstock (Beehive)

    Bienenstock is an ongoing artistic research experiment for collecting and contextualizing video content from people during live happenings.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Smartflower

    smartflower energy technology GmbH is an Austrian company that has developed a mobile solar power plant for use by a typical household.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Future Innovators Exhibit

    An exhibition at the Akademisches Gymnasium is dedicated to the works and projects of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Long Live

    The only spectacle still possible seems to be the military destruction of the world.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    u19 Exhibit

    Film is the theme of the 2014 u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD Future Festival of the Next Generation. And that’s a happy happenstance, since this year’s Golden Nica winner in the Prix Ars Electronica’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD category, Sarah Oos, is being honored for “Femme Chanel – Emma Fenchel”, a film montage that makes use of found footage.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:30 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:30 PM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2014

    The Ars Electronica Animation Festival will show 140 submitted animations for Prix Ars Electronica 2014 within ten programs.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: Interface Cultures

    It’s been 10 years since Christa Sommerer (AT) and Laurent Mignonneau (FR) established the Interface Cultures program at Linz Art University. Interactive art and innovative interface design at the nexus of art, design and research are the core elements of this course of study in theory and practice.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: ARTS² – École supérieure des Arts (BE)

    ARTS² is an art academy in the city of Mons, Belgium, the 2015 European Capital of Culture. The school provides training in the visual arts, music and theater. Its multidisciplinary structure makes it the ideal place for collaborative projects by students in different majors.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:15 AM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:15 PM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:30 AM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:30 PM
    Innovators Tour / German

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:30 AM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Story Weaver - The Crane Returns a Favor

    Story Weaver is a piano piece coupled with animated images. The pianist is Maki Namekawa, a native of Japan who lives in Linz. It’s based on the Japanese fable “The Crane Returns a Favor.” Deep Space’s technical infrastructure makes this performance a holistic experience.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 07:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:30 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:00 PM
    Entangled Sparks Workshops

    Take a pixel with you and choose the patterns that will be showed on the media facade of the Ars Electronica Center. This workshops shows you how to do this.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 04:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 07:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:00 PM
    Film and Animation Tour / German

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix Ars Electronica 2014

    In addition to their larger-than-life size and 3-D imagery, the five Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners in this program display superb quality.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:45 PM
    Digital History Tour / English

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:00 PM
    Innovators Tour / English

    How brilliant minds are reinventing the world. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - The Chimera of M.

    A slot all its own is set aside for the surreal 3-D animated film The Chimera of M. by Sebastian Buerkner (DE) that garnered an Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation / Film / VFX category.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Game Changer

    Game Changer is a digital game suite assembled especially for Deep Space, and consists of several multiplayer game prototypes that function only by means of players’ physical presence and movements.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    Change Tour / German

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    Sonic Robots

    What’s still missing in electronic music? Moritz Simon Geist is convinced that it’s robots, and he created his MR-808 robot installation to begin closing this gap.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:45 PM
    New Technologies Tour / English

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:45 PM
    Detour / German

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix 2014 - Kazuhiro Goshima

    Kazuhiro Goshima personally presents two of his works: Shadowland, an honoree in the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation / Film / VFX category, and Tokyo Three Dimensional Suite.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 08:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Ravel Landscapes

    Ravel Landscapes blends imagery by visual artists Quayola und Sinigaglia with the music of Maurice Ravel as performed by French piano virtuosa Vanessa Wagner.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 08:30 PM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:30 PM
    Mirage

    The eight-minute-long experience by Grinder-Man entitled “Mirage” is dedicated to an age-old yearning: the blurring of the past and future and thus the dissolution of the reality to which we’re accustomed.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Anatta

    Do the projections programmed by Victor Delev determine the movements of dancer Joanna Gruberska in Deep Space, or does her sequence of steps choreograph the visuals? Laser tracking is the medium that interlinks dancing body and software.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 08:30 PM
    Archifon III

    As different as the Ars Electronica Center and Linz’s St. Mary’s Cathedral may be in every imaginable respect, they’ll have something in common during Ars Electronica 2014: festivalgoers will be able to employ the façades of both buildings as projection surfaces.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 08:30 PM
    Domplatz Nightline

    When it gets dark in the evening, the large square in front of the Mariendom turns into a stage for luminous interactive media art projects.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 09:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard

    You can get an impression of the feelings and attitudes of people in Linz towards the environment, mobility, security, the housing situation and the public sphere from the Smart Citizen Sentiment Dashboard (SCSD) on the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 PM
    Stadtwerkstatt Nightline

    Café Strom and Stadtwerkstatt - located directly at the Ars Electronica Center - invite the festival visitors to round off the eventful day beneficially.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 PM
    Connecting Cities: Entangled Sparks

    (Deutsch) Wer schon einmal die Sehnsucht verspürt haben sollte, ein Pixel zu adoptieren, kann sich dank Entangled Sparks diesen Wunsch nun erfüllen
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    Tour for the blind community: SchuhzuGehör

    The artist katrinem will do the project “SchuhzuGehör” where she walks with a few participants through the city. You will closely listen to your steps and their echo in the urban architecture. On the weekend she would really like to offer her tours to the community of blind people.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Gigantic World Record - 360° Gigapixel Photography

    Jeffrey Martin specializes in creating photos of cities, usually shot from the top of a tower or skyscraper. His gigapixel photos are usually 360º panorama pictures, created from thousands of individual photos that have been carefully stitched together.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:15 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Thai

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 04:00 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Turkish

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 08:00 PM
    Everything We See Could Also Be Otherwise

    Questioning everything we perceive, the art project Infinite Screen is focused on the illusionary surface of images, researching the light impulse inside the hidden alphabet of invisible red, blue and green light pixels which make up all surrounding digital information, virtual image and text.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Real Imaginary Objects

    In Deep Space, Daniel Crooks will personally present the works he created as artist in residence at the Ars Electronica Futurelab. The video artist endeavors to employ time as a physical material in his artistic practice, and to transcend the monitor screen to enter the domain of three-dimensional physical sculpture.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:30 AM
    ARCHIVIA 14

    Whenever copyright collides with the public’s interest in free access to information nowadays, online archives face numerous legal and cultural-economic challenges. The nature of the specific problems that emerge thereby and potential solutions to them are the subjects of speeches, panel discussions and workshops presented by ARCHIVIA.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Polish

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Russian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:45 AM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Czech

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Film and Animation Tour / English

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Searching Eurydice - A Passage into the Underground

    Audiovisual Environment inspired by the myth of Orpheus, his descent into the underworld and the attempted rescue of his wife Eurydice.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    iPhone Quick-Draw System

    Draw! The iPhone Quick-Draw System that the Japan Media Arts Festival is presenting in the Future Innovators Exhibit will add a whiff of the Wild West to the high-gloss world of modern media.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    iPhone Quick-Draw System

    Draw! The iPhone Quick-Draw System that the Japan Media Arts Festival is presenting in the Future Innovators Exhibit will add a whiff of the Wild West to the high-gloss world of modern media.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    Detour / English

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:30 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: _grau

    In addition to two other works, filmmaker/media designer Robert Seidel will present in Deep Space a 3-D version of his 2004 experimental film “_grau,” Seidel’s very personal reflections of his impressions and thoughts during a car accident.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:15 PM
    Family Tour / English

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:30 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Slovenian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:45 PM
    Change Tour / English

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:00 PM
    Tour for the blind community: BlindMaps

    For the first time artist Markus Schmeiduch will put his invention “BlindMaps” into use. It’s a white cane that helps finding the way acoustically and haptically (like a navigation system). Participants can try this gadget while taking part in a highlight tour.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Resounding History, Auditory Stroll I

    On this auditory stroll, composer and Hörstadt director Peter Androsch together with the writer Günther Androsch introduces group members to the historic architectural ensemble surrounding Bischofshof as a tonal space.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:30 PM
    Tour for the deaf community (ÖGS)

    A highlight tour from a deaf person for deaf people.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 04:15 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Romanian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:30 PM
    Community Parcours: Tour in Serbo-Croatian

    Tours in the languages of Austrian minorities: Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, and Thai. For members the respective target group of this program is free.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Resounding City, Auditory Stroll II

    The second auditory stroll with Peter Androsch in conjunction with the “Sonotopia” event resembles a walk in the clouds.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Innovators Breakfast

    At the Sunday breakfast, Future Innovators Summit participants from all Working Groups will meet at the Arkadenhof.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 10:00 AM
    Handcrafted Futures Workshop

    Hand-crafted technological artifacts focus on social interaction and the engagement of the public with DIY (Do It Yourself) and DIT (Do It Together) practices, and learning by doing techniques.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:00 AM
    Symposium III / Panashe Chigumadzi (ZW)

    Panashe Chigumadzi is a young author and visionary from Zimbabwe. She’s convinced that new stories and ways of telling them are precisely what are needed in order to overcome still-prevailing colonialist clichés and perspectives.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 11:30 AM
    Symposium III / Derrick de Kerckhove

    Derrick de Kerkove, long-time director of the Marshall McLuhan Center, author of many books and professor at the University of Toronto.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:00 PM
    Symposium III / Kayo Otaka (JP)

    Kayo Otaka currently serves as CEO of Voice Vision, which provides co-creation open community services to clients of Hakuhodo.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 12:30 PM
    Symposium III / Oliviero Toscani (IT)

    Oliviero Toscani is a photographer, best-known worldwide for designing controversial advertising campaigns for Italian brand Benetton from 1982 to 2000.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 01:30 PM
    Lunchbox 4 / Mentor Session: Oliviero Toscani

    Experienced professionals meet young innovators, answer questions, give suggestions and feedback as well as insights into their own work. On Sunday, it's the turn of ace photographer Oliviero Toscani (IT).
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 02:00 PM
    CADET – Playful Sparks

    CADET, initiated jointly by the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg and Ars Electronica Futurelab, the Center for Advances in Digital Entertainment Technologies, is working to increase immersion, participation and interaction in the digital entertainment and communication.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:00 PM
    Japan Media Arts Festival

    The Japan Media Arts Festival honors outstanding works from a wide range of media, from animation and comics to media art and games. There are four categories of awards: Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga. An artist talk.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:30 PM
    Connecting Cities - The Participatory City

    (Deutsch) Der Wandel des Lebensraums Stadt steht beim Connecting-Cities-Schwerpunktthema The Participatory City im Mittelpunkt des Interesses. Gefragt waren künstlerische Arbeiten im öffentlichen Raum, die neue Möglichkeiten der Interaktion von Stadt und StädterInnen auftun und ein kritisches Bewusstsein für die laufenden urbanen Veränderungsprozesse schaffen sollen.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 03:30 PM
    Prix Forum IV - Digital Communities

    At the Prix Forum IV the winners of the Prix Ars Electronica 2014 belonging to the category "Digital Communities" will meet each other: Takeo Saijo (JP), Ole Reitov (DK) and Maria G. Perulero (ES). Moderator: Jury member Ian Banerejee (IN/AT).
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 04:00 PM
    Tour people with impaired mobility

    The FAB Jugend Virtual Office (AT) fosters and trains young people who, due to physical handicaps, can’t work with their hands. At Ars Electronica they will explore the festival and summerize their experience in a guided tour.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 04:00 PM
    Interface Cultures: Bring Your Own Art

    In keeping with Interface Culture's openness and constant search for new topics and culturally relevant issues, Bring Your Own Art is an open invitation to artists, international partner university students, guest researchers and any potential students who are interested in the program to bring along their own art projects in the form of short presentations.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 05:00 PM
    Innovators Tea Time - E/F Group

    The innovators in Groups E and F will present the results of their Working Sessions at the Central Linz.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 06:00 PM
    Innovators Wrap Up

    The Future Innovators Summit closes on Sunday evening at Central Linz with a final discussion of all participants from the groups A to F.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 07:00 PM
    Big Concert Night

    Orchestral music and digital sounds, on one hand; live electronics and visualizations on the other—since 2002, these have limned the program of the Ars Electronica Festival’s Big Concert Night produced jointly with the Brucknerhaus and the Bruckner Orchester.
    
    

  • Sun September 7, 08:00 PM
    Big Concert Night

    Orchestral music and digital sounds, on one hand; live electronics and visualizations on the other—since 2002, these have limned the program of the Ars Electronica Festival’s Big Concert Night produced jointly with the Brucknerhaus and the Bruckner Orchester.
    
    

  Mon September 8, 2014

  • Mon September 8, 11:30 AM
    Dom Exhibit

    The Mariendom will be transformed to an unique exhibition scene throughout the festival. A number of artistic installations can be experienced in the nave, the crypt and Rudiger hall.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 09:30 AM
    Change Gallery

    The shops and display windows of the Arkade and the surrounding stores invite you to think about the theme of this year's festival with art and video works.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Future Playground

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ars Electronica Solutions invite visitors to think of what’s happening at the nexus of art, technology, society - and change.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 01:00 PM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 04:00 PM
    Family Tour / German

    The festival for the whole family. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Buddha on the Beach

    Contemporary life is full of rapid changes, the virtual collides with reality, chaos is the ultimate master. In the current digital era, we are overloaded with information yet lack the wisdom to process it. We know everything, yet are still lost.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Device Art

    Device art is a relatively young art form that is to use innovative materials and techniques to create high-tech appliances featuring sophisticated, cool design. The newest exhibition of the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Mobiles Ö1 Atelier: Welcome to the Change Zone

    Radio Österreich 1’s Mobile Ö1 Atelier has been a Festival fixture on Linz’s Main Square for several years now.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Teh House of Pong

    To illustrate the evolution of computer games Teh House of Pong compares iconic games from the past with recent games.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    The Collider

    A question of trust: how far are you willing to entrust your security to a machine? A door that opens only to those who apparently don’t believe in its existence.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Featured Artists: Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR)

    The featured artists at the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival are a duo from the Republic of Korea. Since 2012, computer specialist Shin Seung Back and artist Kim Yong Hun have been working together. 10 works representative of their oeuvre are on display at Ars Electronica.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Pilsen 2015 Bus

    The bus, a charming goodwill ambassador representing Pilsen, 2015 European Capital of Culture, has been on the road for quite a while now.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Bienenstock (Beehive)

    Bienenstock is an ongoing artistic research experiment for collecting and contextualizing video content from people during live happenings.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Smartflower

    smartflower energy technology GmbH is an Austrian company that has developed a mobile solar power plant for use by a typical household.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Future Innovators Exhibit

    An exhibition at the Akademisches Gymnasium is dedicated to the works and projects of the Future Innovators Summit.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Long Live

    The only spectacle still possible seems to be the military destruction of the world.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    u19 Exhibit

    Film is the theme of the 2014 u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD Future Festival of the Next Generation. And that’s a happy happenstance, since this year’s Golden Nica winner in the Prix Ars Electronica’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD category, Sarah Oos, is being honored for “Femme Chanel – Emma Fenchel”, a film montage that makes use of found footage.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 01:30 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / German

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:30 AM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 02:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 06:00 PM
    Highlight Tour / English

    An entertaining tour through the FestivalCity - in English language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 03:00 PM
    Ars Electronica Center: Highlight Tour / German

    The Highlights Tour provides an overview of the Ars Electronica Center’s top attractions. In German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:00 PM
    Planted

    Is sound almost completely devoid of its source’s perspective even conceivable? “Planted,” a sound installation that Young Sun Kim created during his residency at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, is an answer to these questions.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:30 PM
    Digital History Tour / German

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2014

    The Ars Electronica Animation Festival will show 140 submitted animations for Prix Ars Electronica 2014 within ten programs.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: Interface Cultures

    It’s been 10 years since Christa Sommerer (AT) and Laurent Mignonneau (FR) established the Interface Cultures program at Linz Art University. Interactive art and innovative interface design at the nexus of art, design and research are the core elements of this course of study in theory and practice.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Campus Exhibition: ARTS² – École supérieure des Arts (BE)

    ARTS² is an art academy in the city of Mons, Belgium, the 2015 European Capital of Culture. The school provides training in the visual arts, music and theater. Its multidisciplinary structure makes it the ideal place for collaborative projects by students in different majors.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:15 AM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 03:15 PM
    New Technologies Tour / German

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 12:30 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:30 PM
    SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness linz 2014

    Depending of the kind of soles on walkers’ shoes and the composition of the surface they’re walking on, their particular gait produces a distinctive sound. Walk through the city with katrinem and your ears.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 04:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Story Weaver - The Crane Returns a Favor

    Story Weaver is a piano piece coupled with animated images. The pianist is Maki Namekawa, a native of Japan who lives in Linz. It’s based on the Japanese fable “The Crane Returns a Favor.” Deep Space’s technical infrastructure makes this performance a holistic experience.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Skeletonics

    This movement magnification suit realizes dynamic arm and leg movements that ordinarily cannot be expressed by the human body.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 01:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 02:30 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 06:00 PM
    Best of Deep Space

    The very best of the regular Deep Space program at the Ars Electronica Center.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:30 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: The Machine View – Robotic Face Cartography

    Swiss advertising & press photographer Daniel Boschung maps faces. But instead of snapping the images himself, he delegates the job to an industrial robot controlled by custom-programmed software.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 02:00 PM
    Film and Animation Tour / German

    Enjoy animation art and create it yourself! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 12:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Best of Prix Ars Electronica 2014

    In addition to their larger-than-life size and 3-D imagery, the five Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners in this program display superb quality.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 03:00 PM
    Sonotopia - Workshop

    In “Sonotopia” Hörstadt showcases Bischofshof’s urban architecture as a tonal ensemble. At this workshop, interested members of the public will be able to try their hand at conducting this orchestra.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 01:45 PM
    Digital History Tour / English

    Between the poles of old and new. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Game Changer

    Game Changer is a digital game suite assembled especially for Deep Space, and consists of several multiplayer game prototypes that function only by means of players’ physical presence and movements.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:00 PM
    Change Tour / German

    Inspirations for taking the future into your own hands. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:00 PM
    Sonic Robots

    What’s still missing in electronic music? Moritz Simon Geist is convinced that it’s robots, and he created his MR-808 robot installation to begin closing this gap.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:45 PM
    New Technologies Tour / English

    Amazement and laughter for incredible technology. Tour in English language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 05:45 PM
    Detour / German

    Start the thought experiment! Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 08:30 PM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Sonotopia - The Resounding City

    “Sonotopia,” a featured event in The Resounding City series, is an acoustic exploration of the historic Bishop’s Residence on Herrengasse.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Spaxels Concept Demos

    Ars Electronica Futurelab staffers have been doing R&D since 2012 on what they’ve dubbed spaxels (space pixels) - a swarm of quadcopters that can fly in precise formation and thus “draw” three-dimensional images in midair.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 01:30 PM
    CyberArtsParcours / German

    Award-winning media art. Tour in German language.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 10:00 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: Presentation u19 - CREATE YOUR WORLD 2014

    The grand finale of this year’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD will be a review of all the cool stuff that went on over the past four days on Spittelwiese and a presentation of what was developed at Youtube:Lab and Film:Lab, by and with Kino5 and under the motto of Animate Your City.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:30 AM
    Deep Space LIVE: Presentation u19 - CREATE YOUR WORLD 2014

    The grand finale of this year’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD will be a review of all the cool stuff that went on over the past four days on Spittelwiese and a presentation of what was developed at Youtube:Lab and Film:Lab, by and with Kino5 and under the motto of Animate Your City.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 02:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Presentation u19 - CREATE YOUR WORLD 2014

    The grand finale of this year’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD will be a review of all the cool stuff that went on over the past four days on Spittelwiese and a presentation of what was developed at Youtube:Lab and Film:Lab, by and with Kino5 and under the motto of Animate Your City.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 03:00 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Presentation u19 - CREATE YOUR WORLD 2014

    The grand finale of this year’s u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD will be a review of all the cool stuff that went on over the past four days on Spittelwiese and a presentation of what was developed at Youtube:Lab and Film:Lab, by and with Kino5 and under the motto of Animate Your City.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 11:00 AM
    Music Monday

    (Deutsch) Am letzten Festivaltag lädt das Ars Electronica Festival 2014 zur sinnlichen wie auch intellektuellen Begegnung mit elektronischer und experimenteller Musik, mit dem Hörraum Stadt und mit der akustischen Ebene verschiedener Audiovisionen im Festivalprogramm ein.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 01:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Presentation LipDub

    Kristefan Minski (AU/AT) and Roland Krenn (AT) present a first raw cut of the big “Take a Chance, Take a Change” LipDub, screen backstage photos and elaborate on the making of the video composed of sequences shot by hundreds of individuals.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 02:00 PM
    Forum of the Academy of Austrian Film

    Why do you make films? The Academy of Austrian Film will pose a presumably simple question at the forum staged in conjunction with u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD this year. The tantalizing nature of the query is further heightened by the composition of the panel whose members will be responding from their very diverse perspectives.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 03:00 PM
    Henri. The Experiment

    Divided up into five groups, young people take a close-up look at social reality. What’s the deeper meaning of the terms trust, humanity, social innovation and resilience? These concepts occupied the attention of Red Cross founder Henri Dunant, and are still deserving of consideration today.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 04:00 PM
    c - Changed Education

    What’s necessary for innovation to occur? What are the preconditions for social renewal? These issues aren’t just the concern of the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival; scholars and practitioners in the field of education are working on them too. The pedagogical answers are many and varied. One especially promising one is inclusion.
    
    

  • Mon September 8, 07:30 PM
    Deep Space LIVE: Touching

    Touching seeks to propagate sound in space and to carry on a dialog - of the two performers with one another as well as with the space and the sound. They animate, spatialize and modify concrete tonal material and interlink it with visuals designed especially for this performance.