{"235921":{"#nid":"235921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shimi featured in Ars Electronica festival.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/people\/gil-weinberg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGil Wienberg\u003C\/a\u003E and the Center for Music Technology\u2019s interactive musical robot \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/research-projects\/travis\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EShimi\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;are featured in the Ars Electronica Israel campus exhibition. This exhibition has also been named in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aec.at\/totalrecallwrapup\/index_en.html#\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0022Best-of Summary\u0022\u003C\/a\u003E list for the entire festival. \u0026nbsp;Shimi, a product of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/research-groups\/robotic-musicianship-group\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERobotic Musicianship Group\u003C\/a\u003E, is a smart-phone enabled robotic musical\u0026nbsp;companion that can respond to and enhance your musical experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aec.at\/festival\/en\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArs Electronica\u003C\/a\u003E festival is one of the landmark international arts and technology consortiums. \u0026nbsp;Based in Linz, Austria, Ars Electronica began in 1979 as an annual exhibition highlighting the emerging patterns of art infiltrating technology. \u0026nbsp;This annual exhibition has blossomed into an internationally renowned festival, awards ceremony, and media research lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E The Ars Electronica Israel campus exhibit, ll(l) Machine, is an element of the larger Ars Electronica festival with the encompassing theme \u201cTotal Recall: The Evolution of Memory\u201d. The exhibit that features Shimi examines how the relationship between automated procedures performed by machines directly relates to real life, and whether or not these technologies arouse a greater concern. Il(l) Machine aims to question the role these technologies play in shaping our identities, both individually and within the larger community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E As the seminal international digital arts festival, it is a true accomplishment to be featured. Shimi displays the high level of research and innovation taking place at Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Music Technology. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E For more information regarding the Ars Electronica exhibition \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aec.at\/aeblog\/en\/2013\/08\/12\/total-recall-ill-machine-ars-campus-israel\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esee here. \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Gil Wienberg and the Center for Music Technology\u2019s interactive musical robot Shimi are featured in the Ars Electronica Israel campus exhibition."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong id=\u0022docs-internal-guid-21206175-08fd-0bfa-9568-4e7008a72cca\u0022\u003EGil Wienberg and the Center for Music Technology\u2019s interactive musical robot Shimi are featured in the Ars Electronica Israel campus exhibition.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Gil Wienberg and the Center for Music Technology\u2019s interactive musical robot Shimi are featured in the Ars Electronica Israel campus exhibition."}],"uid":"27891","created_gmt":"2013-09-10 13:55:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:53","author":"Chris Howe","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"137341":{"id":"137341","type":"image","title":"Shimi","body":null,"created":"1449178685","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:05","changed":"1475894769","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:09","alt":"Shimi","file":{"fid":"194842","name":"shimi_photo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shimi_photo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shimi_photo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2008690,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shimi_photo_0.jpg?itok=9m8FKmEw"}}},"media_ids":["137341"],"groups":[{"id":"1227","name":"School of Music"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"53921","name":"Gil Weinberg; Shimon; music; robotics; musician; music technology"},{"id":"168949","name":"Shimi"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["chrisdavidhowe@gmail.com"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}