words

Word Lab

Ars Electronica (AT)

In times of digital communication, words are often only used as characters, codes or abbreviations. A mix of different languages is commonplace and linguistic trends emerge almost weekly.

Microbial Keywording

Klaus Spiess (AT), Lucie Strecker (DE)

Klaus Spiess (AT) runs the Arts and Science program and is LASER chair at the Medical University Vienna, where he is an associate professor. He has developed performances/installations on the subject of biopolitics for many international venues. Awarded with a Prix Ars Electronica. He has published on the subject of his work in "Leonardo", "The Journal of Performance Research" and "The Lancet".

Lichtzeichen

Lars Schrodberger (DE)

Language is the key to human communication. Ever since the invention of letterpress and book printing, humans have been fascinated by type and language. However, the written language has lost its magic over the years. That’s why I want to bring back life to the magic and mysticism of type and language. In order to achieve this, I created a machine for translating and interpreting written words, texts or single letters into emotional and abstract light signals.

Swipe

Bérénice Serra (FR)

Swype is a virtual keyboard, developed for touchscreen smartphones and tablets, that allows the user to write by sliding his finger from the first to the last letter of a word. Using a predictive text system, this keyboard can achieve a writing speed of 50 words per minute. The Swipe project proposes a translation app that highlights a link between writing speed and the enrichment of language through graphic writing, by recording the signs generated with the Swype keyboard. Each word then produces a new sign.