Does my work of art adapt to the content of the VIDA competition?
One of the main characteristics of Artificial Life systems is their
capacity to generate emerging behaviour that evolves and adapts to
changes in the environment. VIDA Competition rewards works of art
with this evolutionary behaviour. It also supports projects that
relate technology with biology and that research the synthetic nature
of modern life.
If you have any questions about whether your project adapts to this
description, you may view the winning projects from previous editions
on the VIDA Editions
section or
write to vida@telefonica.es.
I have created an interactive work of art with electronic media, is it suitable to enter the VIDA competition?
Interactivity or creating an art work using electronic media does
not automatically make a piece suitable for the VIDA competition,
although the large majority of winning projects have these characteristics.
Selected projects usually have algorithms that allow the piece to
evolve, react to its environment and seem to have a life of their
own. The VIDA competition is not interested in projects created
using paint, digital photography, digital video or any other format
that does not respond to its environment, does not demonstrate behaviour
that changes over time or does not reflect on the social side of
A-life.
If you have any questions about whether your project adapts to this
description, you may view the winning projects from previous editions
on the VIDA Editions
section or
write to vida@telefonica.es.
I have a scientific research project on A-life; can I enter it in the VIDA competition?
VIDA is an art award, not a science
competition. Only works of art that use or research Alife and its related
disciplines will be rewarded. Winning pieces usually have technological
characteristics that have required significant scientific research,
but whose final aim is artistic.
How recent must the piece entered in the VIDA competition?
The works of art entered in VIDA must
not be more than two years old, i.e., they must have been completed
by October 2006. This ensures that the competition keeps up-to-date
with the latest technological changes in the Alife discipline.
Can I enter more than one project in the VIDA competition?
Only one project may be submitted per
person or team per year.
Can I enter one project in the "Finished Projects" category and another project in the "Artistic Production Incentives in Iberoamerica, Spain and Portugal" category?
Yes, a piece can be entered in each
category, provided that the "existing piece" is no more than two years
old and the "Artistic Production Incentives" project has not yet been
created. Only artists from Spain, Portugal or any Latin American country
may apply to the "Artistic Production Incentives".