Green Computing

Martina Fröschl
Institute of Fine Arts and Media Art, Digital Arts
2025W, artistic Seminar (SEK), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05601

Description

This course explores the contradictory intersection of computing and sustainability and how technology can be aligned with ecological and social resilience. Students gain hands-on insights into research projects of the Science Visualization Lab (www.scivizlab.com). Other key topics in the course include: Sustainability in Computer Graphics (PIXELvienna Panel), Collective Care (IEEE VISAP exhibition), Hacker Ethics & Environmental Activism (e.g., communities like Bits&Bäume, discuss talks of Chaos Communication Congress), Permacomputing & Cultural Ecology (climate activism in the arts, awareness building, …), Critical Perspectives on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (rethinking digital sustainability), Resilient Digital and Analog Systems, Creative and Frugal Digital Art (e.g., the Demoscene), Activism in Public Spaces (Drones), Digital Minimalism and Symbiotic Earth & Biomes (the relationship between technology and nature, …).

Examination Modalities

A reflective presentation on how the above-mentioned principles influence or could influence one's own artistic practice and homework assignments. 

Comments

Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab").

Key Words

computing, sustainability, permacomputing, ecology, environment, environmental art, discussion, computer animation, computer graphics, digital imaging, art in public space, presentation, media art, public space, actionist art

Dates

Mon, 13 October 2025, 12:00–14:00, "Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab")."
Mon, 27 October 2025, 12:00–14:00, "Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab")."
Thu, 06 November 2025, 18:00–20:00 Atrium , "IEEE VISAP exhibition opening (https://visap.net/2025/)"
Fri, 14 November 2025, 16:30–17:30 Auditorium , "Pixels for Future Panel PIXELvienna" (guest lecture)
Mon, 24 November 2025, 12:00–14:00, "Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab")."
Mon, 15 December 2025, 12:00–14:00, "Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab")."
Mon, 12 January 2026, 12:00–14:00, "Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab")."
Mon, 19 January 2026, 12:00–14:00, "Location: Science Visualization Lab, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna; 1st Floor, Room 111 (to be reached via room 112 "Electronic Lab")."

Course Enrolment

From 01 September 2025, 09:00 to 10 October 2025, 09:01
Via online registration

Transformation Studies. Art x Science (Bachelor): Focus! Transformation Areas: Digital Transformation 162/040.10

Transformation Studies. Art x Science (Bachelor): Focus! Transformation Areas: Media Transformation 162/040.50

TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Artistic and art technology foundations: Artistic and art technology foundations 180/002.01

Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Künstlerische Methodik und Technologie digitaler Kunst: Interface Design I - II 567/202.11

Co-registration: not possible

Attending individual courses: not possible