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Temporary techno-social gatherings? A (hacked) discussion about open practices

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:19 authored by Luca M Damiani, Kat Braybrooke, John Philip Sage
This paper is rooted in an experimental inquiry of issue-oriented temporary techno-social gatherings or TTGs, which are typically referred to as hackathons, workshops or pop-ups and employ rapid design and development practices to tackle technical challenges while engaging with social issues. Based on a collaboration between three digital practitioners (a producer, a researcher and a designer), qualitative and creative data was gathered across five different kinds of TTG events in London and in Tartu which were held in partnership with large institutions, including Art:Work at Tate Exchange within Tate Modern, the Mozilla Festival at Ravensbourne College and the 2017 Association of Internet Researchers conference hosted in Tartu. By analysing data using an open and discursive approach manifested in both text and visual formats, we reflect on the dynamic and generative characteristics of TTG gatherings while also arriving at our own conclusions as situated researchers and practitioners who are ourselves engaged in increasingly messy webs where new worlds of theory and practice are built.

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Publication status

  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Proceedings of EVA London 2018

ISSN

1477-9358

Publisher

BCS Learning and Development Ltd

Page range

263-271

Event name

Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2018)

Event location

London, UK

Event date

9 - 13 July 2018

ISBN

9781780174549

Department affiliated with

  • Media and Film Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Sussex Humanities Lab Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-07-23

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-08-07

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-07-23

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