Mathias Fuchs
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Mathias Fuchs, studied computer science in Erlangen and Vienna (Vienna University of Technology
), and composition in Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) and in Stockholm (EMS, Fylkingen
). He holds degrees in Computer Science (Diplom Ingenieur), Electroacoustic Composition, and a PhD (Dr. phil).
Mathias Fuchs has been a university lecturer at University of Applied Arts Vienna
, The University for Industrial Design in Linz, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Sibelius Academy
in Helsinki, the University of Salford
in Greater Manchester
, and at University of Potsdam
.
Following a commissioned piece for "Synreal: The Unreal Modification", a games exhibition organized by Institute for New Culture Technologies/t0
, and curator Konrad Becker
, Mathias Fuchs started working on, and increasingly focused on game art.
He has pioneered in the field of artistic use of games and is a leading theoretician on Game Art and Games Studies. He is an artist, musician, media critic and currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford
.
, PSi #11, Futuresonic
, EAST, Millennium Dome
. Since 2004 Mathias Fuchs' work focuses on Creative Games for Museums, Urban Planning and Theatre Performances.
Mathias Fuchs has developed game art performances and game art installations for SIGGRAPH
, ISEA (Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
), Mediaterra, Resfest, and the Coded Cultures Festival.
Coded Cultures Festival.
He worked in collaboration with Roy Ascott
, Steve Dixon, Olly Farshi, Werner Moebius, Paul Sermon and others.
in Greater Manchester
.
Creative Games is a discipline on the borderline of Games, Art, Critical Discourse. Main topics are:
Currently Mathias Fuchs leads a European programme development for a European Masters in Ludic Interfaces
. "Ludic Interfaces
" is the title of a European collaboration in creating a network of Academic Institutions and of world leading Media Centres to investigate, design and test publicly shared digital content. The programme development is a joint project by the University of Potsdam, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Polytechnic University of Valencia
), Universität für künstlerische und industrielle Gestaltung in Linz, and by the University of Salford
. Since 2011 Mathias Fuchs holds a Visiting Professorship for "History of Media Culture" at the Univerrsity of Potsdam.
In 2010 Mathias Fuchs received his Doctor title for a PhD thesis on the meaning of sounds ("Sinn und Sound") by Humboldt University of Berlin
.
Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" , it currently has about 26,200 students , 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members...
), and composition in Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) and in Stockholm (EMS, Fylkingen
Fylkingen
Fylkingen is a society for experimental music and arts, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1933, one of the world's oldest societies of its kind. Composer Ingemar Liljefors served as the organization's first Chairman from 1933-1946....
). He holds degrees in Computer Science (Diplom Ingenieur), Electroacoustic Composition, and a PhD (Dr. phil).
Mathias Fuchs has been a university lecturer at University of Applied Arts Vienna
University of Applied Arts Vienna
The University of Applied Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university status since 1970.-History:...
, The University for Industrial Design in Linz, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
in Helsinki, the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
in Greater Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, and at University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a German university, situated across four campuses in Potsdam, Brandenburg, including the New Palace of Sanssouci and the Park Babelsberg.- Profile :...
.
Following a commissioned piece for "Synreal: The Unreal Modification", a games exhibition organized by Institute for New Culture Technologies/t0
Institute for New Culture Technologies/t0
The Institute for New Culture Technologies/t0 was founded by Konrad Becker and Francisco de Sousa Webber in 1994 as an international competence platform for the critical use of information and communication technologies...
, and curator Konrad Becker
Konrad Becker
Konrad Becker is a hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer, Director of the Institute for New Culture Technologies/t0 and initiator of Public Netbase and...
, Mathias Fuchs started working on, and increasingly focused on game art.
He has pioneered in the field of artistic use of games and is a leading theoretician on Game Art and Games Studies. He is an artist, musician, media critic and currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
.
Work
During the last 3 decades he presented sound- and media-installations in Vienna, London, Mexico City, Tokyo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Norwich, Cairo. Commissioned work for ISEA94 and ISEA 2004, 2006, 2008, Ars ElectronicaArs Electronica
Ars Electronica is an organization based in Linz, Austria, founded in 1979 around a festival for art, technology and society that was part of the International Bruckner Festival. Herbert W. Franke is one of its founders. It became its own festival and a yearly event in 1986. Its director until 1995...
, PSi #11, Futuresonic
Futuresonic
Futuresonic is an annual festival of art, music and ideas. It involves a freeform mix of live events, exhibitions, workshops and talks in up to 30 different venues and spaces across Manchester, UK. Futuresonic was established in 1995 with the first major festival in September 1996...
, EAST, Millennium Dome
Millennium Dome
The Millennium Dome, colloquially referred to simply as The Dome or even The O2 Arena, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium...
. Since 2004 Mathias Fuchs' work focuses on Creative Games for Museums, Urban Planning and Theatre Performances.
Mathias Fuchs has developed game art performances and game art installations for SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH is the name of the annual conference on computer graphics convened by the ACM SIGGRAPH organization. The first SIGGRAPH conference was in 1974. The conference is attended by tens of thousands of computer professionals...
, ISEA (Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
ISEA, or Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts is "an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies." ISEA was founded in the Netherlands...
), Mediaterra, Resfest, and the Coded Cultures Festival.
Coded Cultures Festival.
He worked in collaboration with Roy Ascott
Roy Ascott
Roy Ascott is a British artist and theorist, who works with cybernetics and telematics. He is President of the Planetary Collegium.- Biography :...
, Steve Dixon, Olly Farshi, Werner Moebius, Paul Sermon and others.
Academic Activities
Mathias Fuchs started the first Masters Programme in "Creative Games" at the School of Art & Design at the University of SalfordUniversity of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
in Greater Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Creative Games is a discipline on the borderline of Games, Art, Critical Discourse. Main topics are:
- History and Philosophy of Computer Games
- Aesthetics of Computer Games
- Games as Museums and Exhibitions
- Computer Games as Musical Instruments and Sound Tools
- Interactive Text Spaces
- Embedded Games (Cross-media and mixed media)
- City-Scapes in Ludic Contexts
Currently Mathias Fuchs leads a European programme development for a European Masters in Ludic Interfaces
Ludic Interfaces
Ludic Interfaces is the name for a new discipline and for an innovative type of interfaces.Ludic interfaces are playful interfaces. The notion of "homo ludens", introduced by Dutch anthropologist Johan Huizinga, is the conceptual backbone of the tools the discipline is looking at...
. "Ludic Interfaces
Ludic Interfaces
Ludic Interfaces is the name for a new discipline and for an innovative type of interfaces.Ludic interfaces are playful interfaces. The notion of "homo ludens", introduced by Dutch anthropologist Johan Huizinga, is the conceptual backbone of the tools the discipline is looking at...
" is the title of a European collaboration in creating a network of Academic Institutions and of world leading Media Centres to investigate, design and test publicly shared digital content. The programme development is a joint project by the University of Potsdam, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Polytechnic University of Valencia
Polytechnic University of Valencia
The Polytechnic University of Valencia is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science and technology. It was founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and became a university in 1971, but some of its schools are more than 100 years old.- Characteristics...
), Universität für künstlerische und industrielle Gestaltung in Linz, and by the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
. Since 2011 Mathias Fuchs holds a Visiting Professorship for "History of Media Culture" at the Univerrsity of Potsdam.
In 2010 Mathias Fuchs received his Doctor title for a PhD thesis on the meaning of sounds ("Sinn und Sound") by Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
.