Kristin Carlson

Graduate Coordinator, Creative Technologies

Creative Technologies Program

Office

Center for the Visual Arts - CVA 216A

Office Phone

(309) 438-2474office
phone

kacarl1@ilstu.eduemail

Website

kristinannecarlson.comwebsite

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Kristin is an Associate Professor in the Creative Technologies Program at Illinois State University, exploring the role that computation plays in embodied creative processes. She has a history of working in choreography, computational creativity, media performance, interactive art ,and design tools. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, an MSc and PhD from Simon Fraser University in Interactive Arts and Technology, studying with Dr. Thecla Schiphorst and Dr. Philippe Pasquier. Kristin holds an AmSat certification in Alexander Technique and is finishing a certification in Laban Movement Analysis.

Current Courses

480.001Advanced Computer Topics In Arts Technology

490.004Directed Projects In Creative Technology

390.002Directed Projects/Seminar In Arts Technology

351.001Game Design I

499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

401.001Portfolio Development In Creative Technologies

498.001Professional Practice: Arts Technology

380.001Selected Topics In Arts Technology

351.002Special Projects: Graphic Design

451.001Special Projects: Sculpture

Teaching Interests & Areas

Immersive Experiences, User Experience, Computational Creativity

PhD

Simon Fraser University

Vancouver, Canada

MS

Simon Fraser University

Canada

BFA Dance

University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign

College Outstanding Researcher Award

Illinois State University

2020

Service Initiative Award

Illinois State University

2019

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University

2018

Creative Activity Initiative Award

Illinois State University

2017

President’s PhD Scholarship

Simon Fraser University

2015

Graduate Researcher Award

Simon Fraser University

2013

Abstract

Carlson, K. (2020). ‘Ah Ha' Moments: Novice Choreographers Using Defamiliarization in Digital Choreographic Technologies. Leonardo Journal LABS Abstracts.

Book, Chapter

Sun, p., Zinovieff, F., Carlson, K., Muntean, R. (2021). Sonic Poetics of the Tidal Flats. Chapter in Designing Interactions for Music and Sound. Edited by M. Filimowicz. Routledge.

Sun, p., Carlson, K., Hennessy, K. (2020). Research-Creation as a Speculative Approach to Sound Design. Chapter in Doing Research in Sound Design. Edited by M. Filimowicz. Routledge.

Carlson, K., Corness, G., & Sun, P. Toys and Playful Devices : A Case Study. Foundations in Sound Design for Embedded Media (2019)

Corness, G., Carlson, K., Sun, P., Carlson, K., & Sun, P. Interfaces for Sound Installation. Foundations in Sound Design for Interactive Media (2019)

Conference Proceeding

Carlson, K., Gill, L., Irannezhad, Z., Abdalla, A., Sungkajun, A., Bruner, S., and Jahraus, E. (2021) Uncharted Territories: Developing Digital Experiences for Anthropological and Archaeological Exploration. Electronic and Visual Arts (EVA), London. 8 pages.

Jadallah, M., Zhang, J., Green, C. S., Wu, Y., Studebaker, J. G., Carlson, K., McCloud, S., Kirby, E. (2021) Digital Game Play: Any Association with Preteens’ Cognitive Ability Test Performance? American Educational Research Association. 12 pages.

Oyedokun, O., Carlson, K., Sungkajun, A. (2021) Embraced Separation: Exploring Methods of Breath Attunement in Speculative Infant Swings. Electronic and Visual Arts (EVA), London. 8 pages.

Carlson, K., Corness, G. (2020). Perceiving the Light: Exploring Embodied Cues in Interactive Agents for Dance. The International Symposium on Movement and Computing (MOCO). Pg. 1-4.

Corness, G., Carlson, K. (2020). Physical Time: A Model for Generating Rhythmic Gestures Based on Time Metaphors. The International Symposium on Movement and Computing (MOCO). Pg. 1-6.

Journal Article

Carlson, K., & Valentin, R. The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms. Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms (2020): 88--113.

Carlson, K., Sun, P., Cuykendall, S., Lantin, M., Schiphorst, T., & Corness, G. Beyond the Here and Now: Exploring Threaded Presence in Mediated, Improvised Performance. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 26.2 (2017): 97--110.

Carlson, K., Schiphorst, T., & DiPaola, S. Moving Collaborations: A Critical Inquiry Into Designing Creative Interactive Systems for Choreography. EAI Endorsed Trans. Creative Technologies 3 (2016): e1.

Presentations

TBD. Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities Digital Dialogues Series. MITH: Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities and the new Digital Theatre Program. (2020)

Tracking the Invisible: Following Movement Beyond Space and Time Markers. Milner Library Digital Humanities Series. Milner Library. (2020)

Tracking the Invisible: Following Movement Beyond Space and Time Markers. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Research Colloquium. University galleries. (2020)

Artificial Imagination. ARTENGINE Symposium. (2018)

Can Technology Make You More Creative?. TEDx. (2018)

Gamification of Code: Learning Scripting Languages Through Play. ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2018)

A Future of Movement and Technology. movement.futures Symposium. (2017)

Grants & Contracts

Sharing Darien: Digital tools for communication and engagement of cultural and historical artifacts. ISU Undergraduate Research Sponsored Program. Illinois State University. (2021)

Exploring the Darien Gap: Developing an App to Discover the History and Culture of Of Current Uncharted Territory. ISU Undergraduate Research Sponsored Program. Illinois State University. (2020)