The fourth edition of the Forum d'Avignon Ruhr took place on September 22nd and 23rd, 2015 in Essen (Germany) and was titled: "Culture is Digital / Digital is Culture". The Forum d'Avignon was there to make you be part of the event.
1st : The Machine To Be Another
Designed as an interactive performance installation, The Machine to be another is an art investigation on the relation of identity and empathy, taking the open-source form of a creative commons tool to promote tolerance.
PlanEt constitutes an open-source device for collecting and visualizing biological data from plants in order to increase the citizen’s consciousness about the role of plants in cities. The data can be used for monitoring and moderating urban and spatial conditions.
WikiHouse is an open source building system. Many designers, collaborating to make it simple for everyone to design, print and assemble beautiful, low-energy homes, customized to their needs.
4th : Creative Technologies in the Classroom and Home Back Home
Creative Technologies in the Classroom (CTC) is a collaborative learning curriculum designed for schools wishing to incorporate emerging technologies into their existing classes by introducing basic concepts in programming, electronics and mechanics.
Facing the ongoing crisis in Spain HOME BACK HOME proposes a platform for analysis, monitoring and treatment of new models of domestic living.
Generation #hashtag : a new wave of content in the age of digital natives
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The imperative of moving towards business-model hybridisation
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Creators, producers, distributors Who really has overall control ?
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Cultural behavior and personal data
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The question of ownership of personal data is at the heart of this year’s Forum d’Avignon.
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How does sharing data contribute to improving the way we experience our day-to-day lives in the city?
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L'Atelier BNP Paribas: Big Data: Big Culture?
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After the Big data revolution comes a second centered upon Open data and sharing
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The age of curation : From abundance to discovery
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How harmony can triumph over cacophony.
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Create, share and protect.
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Instantaneity, hyper-choice, innovation.
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Culture, territories and Powers - The spirit of Atlas
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Update of the first report published in 2010.
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