Embrace the Swarm First in a series of projects designed to promote collaboration among students in various fields. Embrace the Swarm attempts to investigate the creative potential of networked collaboration in the fields of art and design (architecture, industrial design, etc.). The undertaking calls into question both traditional educational concepts in the sense of a master-student relationship as well as the belief that high-quality creative work can result only from one individual working alone. Works resulting from the current cooperative effort by the Ars Electronica Center with University of Arts and Industrial Design, Linz and the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication Kent (GB) will be presented. Project management: Michael Shamiyeh, University of Art and Industrial Design / Architecture Gerhard Funk, Linz University of Art and Industrial Design / Central Information Service Dietmar Offenhuber, Ars Electronica Center / Futurelab Helmut Höllerl, Ars Electronica Center / Futurelab Michael Breidenbrücker, Ravensbourne College, London / Mediadesign Karel Dudesek, Ravensbourne College, London / Mediadesign Jaewook Shin / Mediadesign Jim Wood / Mediadesign Students: Linz: Nikolaus Diemannsberger, Peter Freudling, Joachim Koll, Margit Nobis, Tina Reisinger, Regina Raml, Bettina Steinmaurer, Heike Nösslböck, Vinzenz Naderer, Clemens Mock, Simon Wilhelm London: Julieta Leveratto, Zoe Papadopoulou, Chan Ming Yee Amy, Martine Hermsen, Jon Cambeul, Steven Cullen, Wai-Sang Damon Yau, Nadia Kahn, Christian Benesch, Danny Gallagher, Alex Diakomanolis.							Full Festival Program: Conferences Exhibitions Events, Concerts & Performances Prix Ars Electronica Forum Prix Ars Electronica Unplugged Campus