Eric
● My wedding
– Eric gave me 30 transparencies
– Eric shot three films
● My neace's wedding
– Her photographer gave her 30 digital images
– He shot 3000
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Types of data
● app switches (Alt+Tab)
● computer state (screen size, brightness etc.)
● screen captures (at random intervals)
● music playing
● browser history
● frequency of emails / emails read / senders, recipients
● creative software filter settings
● copy/paste from other files
● location data
Questions
● What similar evidence do art historians look
for in archives?
● How is tracking data useful? Which research
questions does it answer?
● What other data should be recorded?
● How do you feel about automatic tracking?

Documenting Practice - Creating art using digital tools

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    Eric ● My wedding –Eric gave me 30 transparencies – Eric shot three films ● My neace's wedding – Her photographer gave her 30 digital images – He shot 3000
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    Types of data ●app switches (Alt+Tab) ● computer state (screen size, brightness etc.) ● screen captures (at random intervals) ● music playing ● browser history ● frequency of emails / emails read / senders, recipients ● creative software filter settings ● copy/paste from other files ● location data
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    Questions ● What similarevidence do art historians look for in archives? ● How is tracking data useful? Which research questions does it answer? ● What other data should be recorded? ● How do you feel about automatic tracking?