IDAT 210 - Project Keywords

In order for me to properly research for my practical project I need to come up with a set of 5 or 6 keywords that can drive the development and investigation of the project, as well as helping to define more precisely what my project is about.  So far I have managed to focus on sound/music and digital performance, but this is not very specific and provides little chance for idea development.  These therefore need to be more focused as part of my keywords and also need to be developed to create the list of words that I need.
Sound and digital performance have always been closely linked as music is performed and performance uses sounds. Sound performances related to digital art are also often developed in a generative fashion, based on software and other inputs that generate the sound.  Generative art is also an area that I am quite interested in as it is based on process, a key point outlined in my essay, and is also coding based, another element that I enjoy working with.  Generative art has strong bonds with Dadaist ideals relating to process and instruction as art, such as Dadaist poetry.  I find this concept of art through instruction quite interesting, and also enjoy writing and reading poetry so would also like to investigate this area for my project.

Final Keywords List:

• Generative art
• Digital performance
• Sound/Music production
• Dadaist poetry
• Social Networking