Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987379

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987379

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Children of Frankenstein: Science Fiction, Automata and the Emergence of Robot Realities. Entertainment technologies are integral to everyday life and they play a crucial role in acclimatizing the public to new technologies. This project provides a unique account of the role played by creative industries in developing cutting-edge technologies that include robots, and film and computer game special effects that rely on artificial intelligence. The computer game industry in Australia is developing into a very profitable industry and attracts an audience far greater than that of the cinema. Like film effects designers, game programmers are implementing artificial intelligence into their games. By considering Australian industries within an international context, much can be learned about our role as innovators on a global scale.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-01-2009

End Date: 14-01-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $139,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cinema Studies | Screen And Media Culture | Cultural Theory | Cultural Studies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding other countries | The creative arts |

Other Keywords

Cinema Studies | Cultural Studies | Cultural Theory | Screen And Media Culture | The creative arts | Understanding other countries | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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