Workshop of the Automatiers: A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment

Yihao Li; Wu Wei Chen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_21

Workshop of the Automatiers: A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment

Yihao Li^*
, Wu Wei Chen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Washington University St. Louis
New York University Shanghai

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Abstract

In art history, an “automaton” (plural: “automata”) generally refers to a non-electric robot made to mimic a living creature. Popular in Europe since the eighteenth century, historical automata have a multi-faceted legacy that makes them important subjects for scholarly research in the arts and humanities. The timeless charm of the “self-moving machine” has also inspired contemporary scholars and artists to utilize digital technology to better preserve and promote both extant historical artifacts and the intangible practice of automaton-making. There is not yet, however, a transdisciplinary online resource on this subject. Considering the high potential of this research topic and the gaps in existing practice, we propose a digital database entitled Workshop of the Automatiers. Inspired by the key considerations of scenic design in immersive theater practice, Workshop of the Automatiers experiments with alternative ways of organizing scholarly knowledge and community contribution from a variety of automaton experts and enthusiasts in the format of an immersive digital environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers
Subtitle of host publication	25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part III
Editors	Hirohiko Mori, Yumi Asahi, Adela Coman, Simona Vasilache, Matthias Rauterberg
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	290-304
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031480447
ISBN (Print)	9783031480430
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_21
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 23 Jul 2023 → 28 Jul 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	14056 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	23/07/23 → 28/07/23

Keywords

Automaton
Culture-Based Media Art
Digital Art History
Extended Reality (XR)
Interactive Digital Museums
Object Studies

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Li, Y., & Chen, W. W. (2023). Workshop of the Automatiers: A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment. In H. Mori, Y. Asahi, A. Coman, S. Vasilache, & M. Rauterberg (Eds.), HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers: 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part III (pp. 290-304). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14056 LNCS). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_21

Li, Yihao ; Chen, Wu Wei. / Workshop of the Automatiers : A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment. HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers: 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part III. editor / Hirohiko Mori ; Yumi Asahi ; Adela Coman ; Simona Vasilache ; Matthias Rauterberg. Springer Nature, 2023. pp. 290-304 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Li, Y & Chen, WW 2023, Workshop of the Automatiers: A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment. in H Mori, Y Asahi, A Coman, S Vasilache & M Rauterberg (eds), HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers: 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part III. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 14056 LNCS, Springer Nature, pp. 290-304, 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, 23/07/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_21

Workshop of the Automatiers: A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment. / Li, Yihao; Chen, Wu Wei.
HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers: 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part III. ed. / Hirohiko Mori; Yumi Asahi; Adela Coman; Simona Vasilache; Matthias Rauterberg. Springer Nature, 2023. p. 290-304 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14056 LNCS).

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Li Y, Chen WW. Workshop of the Automatiers: A Digital Database of Historical Automata and Contemporary Automaton-Making in an Immersive Environment. In Mori H, Asahi Y, Coman A, Vasilache S, Rauterberg M, editors, HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers: 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part III. Springer Nature. 2023. p. 290-304. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_21

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