Kristin Carlson
Associate Professor
Sch of Theatre Dance and Film
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 216a
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- About
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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.
Current Courses
CTK 422.001 Capstone in Creative Technologies II
CTK 490.004 Directed Projects In Creative Technology
CTK 390.002 Directed Projects/Seminar In Arts Technology
CTK 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CTK 377.001 Motion Graphics
CTK 477.001 Motion Graphics
CTK 401.001 Portfolio Development In Creative Technologies
CTK 451.001 Practice-Based Research Methods
CTK 498.001 Professional Practice: Arts Technology
CTK 421.001 Capstone in Creative Technologies I
CTK 450.001 Design And Aesthetic Issues In Creative Technologies
CTK 490.004 Directed Projects In Creative Technology
CTK 390.006 Directed Projects/Seminar In Arts Technology
CTK 452.001 Game Design 2
CTK 352.001 Game Design II
CTK 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CTK 498.001 Professional Practice: Arts Technology
CTK 380.006 Selected Topics In Arts Technology
CTK 481.006 Selected Topics in Creative Technologies
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
Grants & Contracts
Building Community to Support Student Success in The School of Creative Technologies. Provost Innovation Enhancement Grant. Illinois State University. (2024)
Building Community to Support Student Success in The School of Creative Technologies. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2024)
Sounding Actions (Stage2): Tangible and Wearable Systems for Analyzing Embodied Bowing Technique for Stringed Instruments. University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2023)
Sounding Actions: Analysis and Visualization of Embodied Bowing Technique for Stringed Instruments’. University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2022)
Sharing Darien: Digital tools for communication and engagement of cultural and historical artifacts. ISU Undergraduate Research Sponsored Program. Illinois State University. (2021)
Performances and Exhibits
Mennonite SIM Lab Content Creation
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Sullivan Arnold, Ani Carol
Mennonite School of Nursing. May 2024
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Sullivan Arnold, Ani Carol
Mennonite School of Nursing. May 2024
Caesar Recollections
Kristin Anne Carlson
University Galleries. January 2020 - February 2020
Kristin Anne Carlson
University Galleries. January 2020 - February 2020
Media Design for Caesar
Kristin Anne Carlson
2019 - 2019
Kristin Anne Carlson
2019 - 2019
Wind, Water, Mountain
Kristin Anne Carlson, Alice Lee
2018 - 2018
Kristin Anne Carlson, Alice Lee
2018 - 2018
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Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2018 - 2018
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2018 - 2018
Waft, Whip, Whirl
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2017 - 2017
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2017 - 2017
Presence in a Box: Crossing Liminal Spaces
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Sun, Cuykendall
2016 - 2016
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Sun, Cuykendall
2016 - 2016
Typographic Entanglement
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2016 - 2016
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2016 - 2016
Space Displaced
Kristin Anne Carlson, Sun, Cuykendall
2014 - 2014
Kristin Anne Carlson, Sun, Cuykendall
2014 - 2014
The Illusion of Togetherness
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2010 - 2010
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness
2010 - 2010
"Atea" a call across physical thresholds between outer conflict and inner listening
Kristin Anne Carlson, Jack Gray, Dakota Camacho, Noelle Awadallah, SJ Parizo
University Galleries Faculty Biennial Exhibition. - January 2022
Kristin Anne Carlson, Jack Gray, Dakota Camacho, Noelle Awadallah, SJ Parizo
University Galleries Faculty Biennial Exhibition. - January 2022
Desquamation
Kristin Anne Carlson, Zahra Irannezhad, Laina Carney
The International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO). - June 28 2022
Kristin Anne Carlson, Zahra Irannezhad, Laina Carney
The International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO). - June 28 2022
Swoosh, Pop, and Kerplunk: Toys for Tangible Listening in Children
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Annie Sungkajun
The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). - February 2023
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Annie Sungkajun
The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). - February 2023
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)
Carlson, K., Corness, G., Sun, P., 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
Corness, G., Carlson, K., & Cherepanova, S. (2024, May). Catching the Inverse Ghosts: A Virtual Reality Installation. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Movement and Computing (pp. 1-3).
Kim, W., Corness, G., & Carlson, K. Player Decision and Downtime in Competitive Games. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) (2024)
Nagy, Z., Carlson, K., and Corness, G. 2024. Designing a new virtual reality interface for interacting with audio spatialization backends. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13904830
Carlson, K., Corness, G., Irannezhad, Z., Brucker, K., Schlink, L. (2023). Sounds of Connection: Tactile Support of Family Engagement in Elderly Memory-Care Residents. Submitted to the Conference on Electronic and Visual Arts London (EVA). 7 pages. Peer Reviewed.
Corness, G., Carlson, K., Sungkajun, A. (2023) Swoosh, Pop, and Kerplunk: Toys for Tangible Listening in Children. The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). International, Peer Reviewed. Accepted.
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.
Corness, G., & Carlson, K. Deconstructing Gesture: Investigating Embodied Motion. The International Symposium on Movement and Computing. ACM (2019)
Corness, G., Carlson, K., & Buckley, Z. Explorations in a Classroom Context of 3D Audio for Game Environments. The Future of Audio in VR Workshop IEEE VR. IEEE (2019)
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., 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.
Other
Carlson, K. ‘Ah Ha’ Moments: Novice Choreographers Using Defamiliarization in Digital Choreographic Technologies. Communication, Art \& Technology: School of Interactive Arts and Technology (2016)
Software
Carlson, K., Corness, G., & DeKock, B. Analysis and Visualization of Embodied Bowing Technique for Stringed Instruments
Corness, G., Carlson, K., & DeKock, B. Interactive Depth-Vision Bow Tracking
Presentations
Collaboration with AI Through Teaching and Practice in Creative Technologies. AI & the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Symposium. Illinois State University. (2025)
Implementing Responsible AI Use: Illinois State University 's Approach. HLC Annual Conference. HLC Higher Learning Commission. (2025)
The Digital Workplace - Enhancing Productivity with AI, Excel, and Beyond. 2024 Business Transitions Seminar. State Farm School of Business. (2025)
Using AI to Provoke Movement Choices in Embodied Creative Processes. AI & the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Symposium. Illinois State University. (2025)
Catching the Inverse Ghosts. International Conference on Movement and Computing. (2024)
Creative Technologies - The Keynote. High School Research Symposium. (2023)
Design Thinking in the Classroom: Teaching Empathy. ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2023)
Sounds of Connection: Tactile Support of Family Engagement in Elderly Memory-Care Residents. Electronic Visualization and the Arts. (2023)
The Role of Technology in Dance Composition. UIUC Dance Makers. (2023)
Dance and Technology. Women in Dance (WID) Leadership Conference. (2022)