>RE:
>
>>embodied perception, embodied mind
>
>as opposed to what?
>
>- George
As opposed to disembodied perception, disembodied mind as, for example, in
attempts to implement mechanisms of perception and mind in computer
systems. There are a lot of elderly, rich, eccentric atheists in California
who are banking upon this kind of disembodied consciousness becoming a
reality quite soon, so that they can excercise their right to immortality
(it's in the Constitution, isn't it?) - a little optimistic, I think.
However, I'm sure you're aware that there are people working in the fields
of artificial vision and artificial intelligence who are making some small
progress in these matters. There have even been interesting attempts to
embody creativity in computer software - Harold Cohen's drawing program,
AARON, Ed Burton's ROSE program (which makes drawings in a childlike
fashion), Johnson-Laird's jazz improvisation software* (though it has to be
said that even the authors would be modest in their claims for this work).
I'm currently involved in research into knowledge-based drawing systems and
would be interested to hear from anyone involved in the development of
theoretical/computation models of (visual) creativity, or even those who
are completely sceptical about these matters.
* see: Derek Partridge & John Rowe (1994) Computers and Creativity. Oxford,
UK: Intellect Books.
George Whale
Research Associate
Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD)
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
UK
Tel: 01509 228967
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