During this research gathering Angelo Vermeulen will present a round-up of Translucent Futures, a project he started at FoAM in June and continued at a residency at [nadine] in September and October, supported by the Guild for Reality Integrators and Generators. The meeting starts with a short introduction outlining the project’s main goals and research approach through mind-mapping, wiki-building and collaboration with specialists from different fields.

From Cyberpunk to Cyberbotany: After the Research Gathering with Angelo Vermeulen, FoAM and the Guild for Reality Integrators and Generators invite you to cultivate the vegetal side of your mind... From dystopia to heterotopia, from human-machine to human-plant interactions, a post-cyberpunk eve for retro-techno-pagans, archaic revivalists, lab-witches, eco-nomads, pre & post millenial cultists.

Research Gathering November 2008

Demos & discussions about botanical visualisation & plant games. Accompanied by a spread of edible botany.

With FoAM & Tale of Tales

This research gathering is a part of the Cimatics festival:

http://www.cimatics.com/festival2008/festival/performances/regatherfoam....

Reseaarch Gathering with Tale of Tales, Bart Vandeput, Maki Ueda, Sanjeev Shankar and Angelo Vermeulen.

From the intricacies of the market for new media, to the traditional craftsmanship and emerging 'craftivism', FoAM's next research gathering will be dedicated to the contemporary Arts & Crafts.

An open call to all developers, artists and activists with and without mobile phones: the launch of the first Bricophone workshop - working towards the connected future of open source telephony.

During this research gathering, we have heard reports from the remote outposts of complex systems science and the art of making things, brought to us by Dr Kirsty Kitto and Cocky Eek. Our research lunch will feature a series of complex dishes composed of one sole ingredient.

This Research gathering, brought together FoAM's researchers in residence from 2006 and 2007, to discuss topics as wide ranging as Fair Trade, photovoltaics, cultural scents, extreme weather fashion, strange attractors and techno-textiles.

Everyone was welcome to join the discussions, talk about their current explorations, unsolvable problems, or amazing inventions. The gathering began at noon, with a 'guilt-free' lunch, collected and cooked by FoAM's dedicated shoppers and chefs.

More about the programme...

The first meeting with FoAM's researchers in residence for 2007. Discussions about previous works, inspirations and plans for photovoltaics and scent-related research.

A preliminary meeting to get a general sense of people's involvement and interests in the Guild's work.

Drama Princess
On autonomous characters in virtual environments

Drama Princess is a research project by Tale of Tales (Auriea Harvey & Michael Samyn). The 'Drama Princess' herself should become a software module for autonomous characters, reusable in different realtime 3D environments and situations. The characters should have a strong dramatic impact and a range of emotional effects, rather than be correct recreations of human lifeforms.

Research gathering on the future of food & environmental design.

Research gathering on visual programming and real-time audiovisual systems.

Notes: http://libarynth.org/resgat200608

From Biba Vickovic

GREEN DREAM (an Installation-type Video Game Sonnet) was written in the heat of romance and desire for conquest. In this Sonnet, in Green Dream, the action takes place in Aluminum Park in which, through minor adventures, you reach the Castle of Fortunate Circumstances. Door to the Castle is opened with a key, and the key is music

Research gathering on the biology of plants, the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, material libraries and subtle technologies.

http://libarynth.org/resgat200606

Research gathering on fuzzy logic, ethnography, aesthetics, food experimentation, distribution and consumption.

Notes: http://libarynth.org/resgat200604

The first research gathering at FoAM, with Alkan Chipperfield, our resident anthropologist reporting on his fieldwork.

Notes: http://libarynth.org/resgat200603

The gRig Research retreat in Slovenia, organised by Kibla and designed by FoAM will focus on the topic of food & environment. This retreat will be a part of the series of research retreats organised by gRig partners. About 20 artists, scientists and
researchers from different cultural and professional backgrounds will be brought together to discuss their methodologies, exchange experiences and experiments. The retreat will be facilitated by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (http://www.designswarm.com/)

Please join FoAM's first family in residence, Alex, Ali and Luka, for a farewell afternoon tea.

They will be presenting the prototype of their robotic au pair (Robaupair) and sharing some ideas on the creative possibilities of parenthood.