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Tables of Contents for Beyond Productivity
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND CREATIVITY
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Inventive and Creative Practices,
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Domains and Benefits of Creativity,
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The Creative Industries,
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Interactions Among Domains of Creative Activity,
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The Roles of Information Technology,
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The Race for Creativity in a Networked World,
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Roadmap for This Report,
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2 CREATIVE PRACTICES
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What Makes People Creative,
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How Creative People Work,
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Individuals with Diverse Expertise and Skills,
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Successful Collaborations,
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Architecture,
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Movie Production,
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3
Computer Games,
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Cultural Challenges in Cross-disciplinary Collaborations,
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Overcoming Preconceived Notions About Computer Scientists and Artists and Designers,
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Minimizing Communications Clashes,
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Resources That Support Creative Practices,
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Skills Training,
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Work Spaces,
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3 ADVANCING CREATIVE PRACTICES THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Strange Bedfellows?,
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Tools Needed to Support Creative Work: Hardware and Software,
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Hardware and Software Tools: A Mixed Blessing,
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Support for Flexibility, Experimentation, and Play,
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The Internet and the Web,
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Economic Realities,
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Standards,
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Selected Areas for the Development of Hardware and Software That Would Promote Creative Work,
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Distributed Control,
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Sensors and Actuators,
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Video and Audio,
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Generative Processes,
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Reliable, Low-latency Communication over the Internet,
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Tool Design and Human-Computer Interaction,
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Programming Languages,
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4 THE INFLUENCE OF ART AND DESIGN ON COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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Beyond Tools,
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The Information Arts,
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Modeling Disciplines: From Multidisciplinary to Transdisciplinary,
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Implications for Computer Science,
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Promising Areas,
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Mixed Reality,
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Computer Games,
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Narrative Intelligence,
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Non-utilitarian Evaluation,
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Experimental Consumer Product Design,
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Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing,
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Conclusion,
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5 VENUES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE PRACTICES
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Studio-Laboratories,
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Historical Perspective,
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Three Classes of Modern Studio-Laboratories,
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Multifaceted New-Media Art and Design Organizations,
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Standalone Centers,
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Hybrid Networks,
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Other Venues for Practitioners,
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Virtual-Space-based strategies,
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Professional Conferences,
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Public Display Venues,
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Corporate Experiences with Information Technology and Creative Practices,
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6 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES
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Organizational Models for Supporting Work,
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Specialized Centers,
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Workshops,
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Service Units,
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Fostering ITCP Work Within Mainstream Departments and Disciplines,
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Computer Science,
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Examples of ITCP Work,
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Challenges in Computer Science Departments,
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Art Practice and Design,
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Schools of Art and Design,
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Cross-cutting Issues,
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Hiring Faculty,
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Encouraging Multiskilled Individuals and Collaborations,
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Designing Curricula,
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7 INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND PUBLIC POLICY
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Digital Copyright,
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Digital Archiving and Preservation,
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Validation and Recognition Structures,
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Publication,
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Curatorial Web Sites,
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Awards and Prizes,
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The Geography of Information Technology and Creative Practices,
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Information Technology Hot Spots,
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Geographically Distributed Creativity,
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Technology-supported Networks of Creativity,
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8 SUPPORTING WORK IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE PRACTICES
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Funding in the United States,
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Sources of Funds,
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Federal Funding for the Arts-The National Endowments,
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Indirect Public Funding for the Arts,
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Funding by Private Philanthropy,
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Prizes,
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Federal Funding for Information Technology Research,
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Funding for Infrastructure,
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Risk Preferences and the Challenge of Supporting Emerging Areas,
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Reexamining Funding Policies and Practices,
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Funding in the International Context,
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Public Support for the Arts,
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Public Support for Information Technology Research,
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Private Philanthropy,
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APPENDIXES
A Biographies of Committee Members and Staff
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B Briefers at Committee Meetings
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The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board
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