spaces in between time

Dark matters

Posted on January 8, 2018 by admin

Had a fascinating meeting in December with the very inspiring Professor Tamara Davis, who heads the Dark Matter/ Dark Energy ARC CAASTRO research project. Tamara generously shared her time and insights, and directed me to some fantastic urls and visualisations regarding the mapping of the southern sky and the dark universe. Also made contact with Dr. Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez, Astronomy Research Fellow & Science Communicator at Siding Springs Observatory, who has created some rather wonderful timelapse images as seen below. Hope to be in further contact with these two – and other astrophysicist researchers – for a proposed forthcoming creative work around dark energy and dark matter in 2018/ 2019. { Angel’s image via http://oldweb.aao.gov.au/local/www/alopez/timelapse_The_Sky_over_SSO.html }

Circumpolar star traces over Siding Springs © Á.R.L-S.

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Future Text keynote, Nov 24 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by admin

Key slides from my keynote talk – Future Text: glimpsing narrative futures through the history of digital writing – on electronic / digital narrative that I delivered for the annual NSW English Teachers Association Conference, UNSW Nov 24, 2017.
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The Alchemist’s Guide to the City- Porto app prototype

Posted on July 2, 2017 by admin

The Alchemist’s Guide to the City is a walked experience exploring alchemy as an engagement with the nature of the cosmos, and where the speculative notions of the medieval alchemist/philosophers are used as a filter for the contemporary world. Explore the city through the eyes of the alchemists, and discover the enigmas present in the world – and the ether – that surrounds us.

An experimental, prototype version of this work was presented at ELO 2017 in Porto, Portugal in July 2017, crafted specifically for the Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória and its surrounding streets. The building- previously a Benedictine monastery- is on the Rua de São Bento da Vitória. Selected app screens below.

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For info on Notes for Walking

Posted on August 10, 2016 by admin

For information on Notes for Walking locative narrative/ AR augmented reality app, please visit http://www.creativecultural.com/meganheyward/?page_id=667 and http://www.creativecultural.com/notesforwalking/

Notes for Walking, Megan Heyward, 2013. — Notes for Walking locative artwork and AR app by Megan Heyward. Sydney Festival, 2013.

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For info on Secret Language

Posted on August 10, 2016 by admin

For information on The Secret Language of Desire electronic literature app for iPads, please visit https://www.creativecultural.com/meganheyward/?page_id=1497

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For info on Of Day, Of Night

Posted on August 9, 2016 by admin

For information on Of Day, Of Night interactive narrative, please visit http://www.creativecultural.com/meganheyward/?page_id=67 and https://vimeo.com/40436931 and hyperrhiz.io/hyperrhiz06/essays/a-four-sided-model-for-reading-hypertext-fiction.html

of day of night still — a map of sorts, an handful of objects, a problem with dreaming

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Secret Language of Desire in Norway for ELO 2015

Posted on August 12, 2015 by admin

It’s been a busy couple of weeks as I’ve just travelled to Bergen, Norway for ELO 2015; a major conference and exhibition on Electronic Literature. Secret Language was exhibited as one of the curated electronic literature works, where projects were exhibited in several locations around Bergen, including the Bergen University Library from which these photos are taken. It was a great launch – every artist briefly spoke about their work; and then the conference attendees raced to interact and experience the projects and talk to the artists. It was jam packed, I only had a moment to grab a few photos in between speaking to people and showing the work. A wonderful experience to share the Secret Language of Desire with an international audience – thank you Copyright Agency Career Fund for your support in helping me to attend this important international conference and exhibition!!

Megan Heyward introduces The Secret Language of Desire at ELO artist talk in Bergen, Norway, Aug 5 2015.

Reading and triggering objects and sounds from Secret Language at ELO 2015

Reading and experiencing Secret Language of Desire at ELO 2015

Crowding around the iPad projects at ELO 2015 in Bergen, Norway.

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Background to Secret Language on Authoring Software

Posted on July 9, 2015 by admin

New media pioneer Judy Malloy kindly asked me to write about the background and development of The Secret Language of Desire for her July issue of Authoring Software – you can read it here.

Secret Language app launch, Sydney, June 14 2015.

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Secret Language website

Posted on June 2, 2015 by admin

Last week we recorded some beautiful saxophone with musician Martin Kay, and have worked very hard to complete all of the sound design. The project has now been submitted to Apple for review. Meanwhile I have built a quick WordPress site for The Secret Language of Desire.

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Secret Language is in the AppStore!!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by admin

The Secret Language of Desire has been approved by Apple and is now available in the AppStore!! The Secret Language of Desire is an interactive narrative app for iPads, in which 27 ultra-short stories merge with interactive elements to create an intimate, surprising and unique storytelling experience for adults. The project explores the haptic and multimodal capacities of electronic literature for tablets.

This project has been supported by Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. Official launch coming soon!! Further information at the Secret Language website here. Or download the app from the AppStore.

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