International Comparative Research on Science, Technology and Culture A study of approaches to new electronic arts, in cooperation with the internet concert arrangers. Stage 2 of the Electra 96 exhibition study started by Mediaculture at UiO. Please return the questionnaire to this address, either as e-mail or by post. Mediaculture, University of Oslo , POBox 1059 Blindern, 0316 Oslo., Norway. Telephone: 47 22852840. E-mail: arild.boman@usit.uio.no. All information is processed anonymously. Underline the alternatives you find most acceptable and write other comments on answer lines or additional paper. Please return questionnaire to local concert arranger or to the above address. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION. 1. Year of birth:_______ Male/Female. Married/Unmarried/Divorced. Your religion___________ Where did you grow up:_____________________________Country:___________________ Place of residence:__________________________________Country:___________________ 2. What do you do? I go to school/study/other education/What kind__________________________________ Total number of years of education_____Degrees:__________________________________________________ Work: I work full-time/Part-time/What is your job, eventually:______________________________________________ I work at home/Pensionist/Un-employed/Do something else,what_________________________________ Your father´s profession____________________Your mother´s profession____________________ Your father´s education_____________________Your mother´s education_____________________ 3. Where did you listen to the concert? Warszawa/Helsinki/Oslo. On the internet stream from Warszawa /Helsinki/Oslo What do you think about the concert? Very good/ Good/Both good and bad/Bad/Very bad What did you like best?______________________________________________________________________ What did you like the least?___________________________________________________________________ 4. Are you interested in visual art? Very interested/Interested/Un-interested (What kind of visual art are you interested in?___________________________________________________) Did you find innovation in visual art in the concert/ Or have you seen most of it before? What interested you as visual art?______________________________________________________________ Did you find musical innovation in the concert/ Or have you heard most of it before? What interested you musically?________________________________________________________________ Did you find technological innovation in the concert/ Or do you think that most of it has been known before? What interested you technologically in the concert?________________________________________ 5. Do you think that the interactive works via internet of the concert have given you experience of artistic value/ or do you think they were artistically un-interesting? Did you feeel that the visual/picture performers could control the images expressively? They had complete control/ Some control/ No control over the pictures/ Were not able to control the machines/ The machines did not work adequately/ The net did not work adequately/ The control was mostly apparent, not real. Did you feeel that the musicians could control the music? They had complete control/ Some control/ No control over the music/ Were not able to control the machines/ The machines did not work adequately/ Control was mostly apparent, not real. 6. Have you experienced "Virtual Reality" in the concert? Yes/No. If yes, what did you experience?_______________________________ Do you think these experiences were: very positive/positive/mostly un-interesting/negative/very negative for you? Do you think that the experiences were different from what you have experienced before? Yes, totally different from what anything I have experienced before/Partly different and partly like my earlier experience/ No, not different from what I have experienced before. When did you experience "Virtual Reality" for the first time?(Year:)_________How many times have you experienced VR earlier?____________Have the VR-experience changed since the first time? Yes/No If yes, how does it differ from your first experience?_______________________________________________ 7. Do you think that computer art is a specific type of art / or a new tool in traditional art forms ? Is art via Internet a specific type of art / or only a new way of transmitting art? Are you very interested/ interested/ un-interested in computer art? Are you very interested/ interested/ un-interested in video art? 8. Do you think that more machines and advanced technology are necessary to produce what people need?Yes/No .Do you think that more machines/more advanced technology will destroy energy resources and threaten the balance of nature? Yes/No. 9. Are you interested in technology? Very interested/intersted/un-interested. What kind?______________ 10. Do you think that the positive or negtive alternative is most likely in the following: Computer- and information technology in the future will be: -Positive/or negative for nature/ecological balance? -Positive/or negative for the rights of the individual? -Positive/or negative for social community between people? -Positive /or negative for employment/jobs? -Positive/or negative for central culturalvalues? -Positive/or negative for politics/democratic values? -Positive/or negative for traditional political parties or movements? -Positive/or negative for family life? -Positive /or negative for extreme right-wing political movements? -Positive /or negative for trade unions? -Positive /or negative for revolutionary groups? -Positive /or negative for big multi-national companies? -Positive /or negative for cooperative organizing among people? -Positive /or negative for the art? -Positive/or negative for small companies? -Positive/or negative for religious actvtities? -Positive or negative for criminals? 11. Do you think that computer- and information technology in the future will : -Reduce social differences between elites and others? Yes/No -Reduce general social differences? Yes/No -Increase differences between men and women? Yes/No. -Turn the world into one village? Yes/No -Produce a more centralized and supervised society? Yes/No -Discriminate some ethnic groups?Yes/No -Delimit close human ties only to electronic networks?Yes/No -Increase the number of jobs? Yes/No -Make everybody in the world more close to each other?Yes/No -Increase un-employment? Yes/No -Increase differences between rich and poor? Yes/No. -Force people to share jobs? Yes/No -Reduce differenences between generations? Yes/No -Probably make you un-employed?Yes/No -Make people more alike in tastes and values? Yes/No. -Reduce the danger of wars? Yes/No -Favour contacts between some groups and discriminate others?Yes/No -Favour rich countries of the world?Yes/No 12. Do you think that data- and information technology will lead to contact, interaction, art and activity among people that differ from earlier forms? Yes/No. 13. Do you think that this techmology means that we will have to forget politics, institutions, organisational activities, art and traditional contacts between people,- and that we instead will have to to think in wholly new terme, and base ourselves on a new "Virtual Reality"? Yes/No. 14. Do you think that traditional contact, politics, oganisational activities, etc. will continue to exist even if such virtual reality is created? Yes/No 15. What types of music do you distinguish between?_______________________________________________________________ 16.Underline the forms of visual art that you know about: Drawing. Calligraphy. Holography. Collage. Weaving. Computer animation. Videographcs. Sculpture. Computer graphics. Photography. Modernism. Handicraft. Post-Modernism. Cubism. Baroque. Figurative art. Painting. Graphic art. Non-figurative art. Classic art. Camp. Impressionism. Rock carving. Video art. Benq. Installation art. Realism. Kitsch. Computer art. Social realism. Dadaism. Fluxus. Conceptual art. Video performance. Computer installation at. Interactive art. Body art. Futurism. Surrealism. National romanticism. Interactive computer art. Video installation. Land art. Computer performance art. Op-art. Expressionism. Pop-art. Socialist realism. No art. Psychedelic art. Add no 1 to the one(s) you like the best, 2, 3, etc. to others according to your preferences. 17. Are you active yourself in visual arts? Yes/No. If yes, in which way:_________________How many years of education have you got in visual arts?_______Degree(s)?__________________________________________________________ ______ What techniques or equipment do you use in it?_______________________________________________________________ 18. Are you active in visual art:- alone/with family members/friends/fellow students/colleagues/in free time/at school/ in the studies/on the job/fellow members of an organisation/people you know from your interest in art/people you know from internet contacts? How much time do you spend on average pr day on your visual art interest?___________________hours How much time alone?_____________How much time with others?______________________ 19. Do you find it correct/indifferent/wrong that electronic technology is being used in visual art? 20. Are you interested in data-/computer technology? Very interested/interested/not interested What kind of electronic technology are you eventually interested in?________________________________________________ Are you active with computers/ITtechnology? Yes I use it for text works/computer games/net surfng/in my job /at school/ in free time/I write computer programs/other- what?___________________For how long (in hours) per day on avareage?________________ Have you got any education in computer work? Yes/No, For how many years?____________ Degree(s)?________________________ What kin d of computer equipment do you use?_______________________________________________________________________ Are you active with computers- alone/with family members/friends/fellow students/colleagues/in free time/at school/ in the studies/on the job/with fellow members of an organisation/people you know from your interest in art/people you know from internet contacts? How much time do you spend on average pr day on computer activity?___________________hours How much time alone?_____________How much time with others?______________________ 21. Are you conneted to internet? Yes/No. Do you use it very often/often/seldom/ never? How long time do you "surf" per day on avaerage (in hours/minutes)?______________For what purpose?_____________________For how long time have you had acces to internet (in years/months)?________________Have you lacked access for any perkiods during that time (how long)?_____________Did that create problems for you? Yes/No? What problems, eventually?___________________________ Do you think thst the contact with people you have got to know via internet is more important/as important/or less important than other forms of contact? 22. Which ones of the following equipment do you have access to? (Add an ´H´ for accss at home, ´J´for access on job, ´S´ for access at school, and ´F´for access with friends: Telephone___/Mobile telephone___/Telefax___/Radio___/TV___/Text-tv___/Local tv___/Internal tv___/Walkman___/ Scanner___/ Stereo- system___/Grammophone player___/CD-player___/Cassette player___/CD-Rom___/Video cassette machine___/E-mail___/Video camera___/PC/Computer___/Data modem___/Video game system like Nintendo___/Internet___/ Computer game system____/Intranet___/Data work station___/Satellite parabolic___/Cable-tv___/Photographic camera___/ Printer___/Video disc-player___/Film camera___/Text system___/Hologrammes___/Other computer/information equipment,: what?____________ 23. Do you read papers? Every day/sometimes/seldom/never. Which ones do you read the most?_____________________________ Do you read cartoons? Every day/sometimes/seldom/never. Which ones do you read the most?____________________________ Do you read musc-/visual art-/computer magazines? Every day/sometimes/seldom/never. Which ones the most?__________ Do you watch tv? Every day/sometimes/seldom/never. -Alone/With others? Which channels do you watch the most?___________ Do you listen to radio? Every day/sometimes/seldom/never. -Alone/With others? Which ones the most?_____________________ Do you go to art exhibitions? Often/sometimes/seldom/never. -Alone/With others? What exhibitions?______________________ Do you go to cinemas? Often/sometimes/seldom/never. -Alone/With others? What kind of movies the most?__________________ Do yu go to opera / or theatre? Often/sometimes/seldom/never. - Alone/With others? What performances the most?__________ Do you go to data exhibitions ? Often/sometimes/seldom/never. Alone/With others? What kind the most?_________________ What do yo think is most influenced by computer/information technology?__________________________________________________ What do you think is most influenced by computer/information technology?_________________________________________________ Do you think that most young people today think about music/visual art/computer technology in the same way as you do? Yes/No. Do you think that all social classes /groups think about music/visual art/computer technology in the same way as you do? Yes/No. Do you think that most other people think about music/visual art/computer technology in the same way as you do? Yes/No. 24. What is your opinion on the followin g: -Can art be political? Yes/No -Can politics be artistic? Yes/No -Can art be religious? Yes/No -Can religion be scientific? Yes/No -Can science be artistic? Yes/No -Canpolitics be scientific? Yes/No -Can science be political? Yes/No -Can religion be political? Yes/No -Can religion be artistic? Yes/No -Can art be scientific? Yes/No -Can science be religious? Yes/No -Can politics be religious? Yes/No 25. What do you think of the following statements: (Underline the one that you find most agreeable): "Man should consider : "Man should consider: -science as more/equally/less important than art" -politics as more/equally/less important than religion" -art as more/equally/less important than religion" -art as more/equally/less important than politicss" -science as more/equally/less important than politics" -religion as more/equally/less important than science". 26. Do you think that people´s common sense shoul be considered as -more/equally/less important than scientific statements? -more/equally/less important than what is expressed in art? -more/equally/less important than political statements? -more/equally/less important than religious statements? 27. Are you a member of any organisation? I am very active/have positions of trust/active now and then/Passive member/ Not a member. Which organisation is most important for you?________________________________________________________ 28. Underline data- and information tools that you know about: PC. Unix. RAM. DOS. Byte. C. Basic. LCD. Fiber optics. Mac. CD-rom. JPEG. Tiki. ATM. Simula. MPEG. Intranet. Punch card. Windows. MPEG-2. Chps. Commodore 64. Multirmedia station. Codec. Hard-disc. Bench. Fortran. Stolk. ROM. Add no. "1" at the one(s) you find most important, "2", etc. 29. Underline the types of music that you know about: Raga. Bop. Baroque. Highlife. Rag. Romantic music. Rave. Rap. Rhythm&Blues. Ska. Classical music. Juju music. Springar. Hiphop. Fusion. Beijing ope. Jazz. Techno. Country&Western. Samba. Chamber music. City blues. Muzak. Opera. Diwieland. Congo music. Jitterbug. Computer music. Czardas. Skiffle. Pop. 12-tone music. World music. Swing. Symphonic music. Keue. Rockabilly. Gregorian music. Gospel. Impressionist music. Cool jazz. Heavy. Reggae. Atonal music. Rock´n´roll. Soul. Joik. Break dance. Concrete music. Ballads. Electronic music. Salsa. Serialism. Country blues. Free jazz. Gamelan music. Rock. Cross-over. Blues. Ethnic music. Anti-music. Acid. No music.. Psychedelic music. Add no. "1" at the one(s) that yo like the best, "2", etc. 30. Are you interested in music/sound/audio art? Very interested/interested/not interested. What kind of music/sound, eventually?_____________________________Are you active in music/sound yourself? Yes/No. How, eventually?_____________________________________________________________________ _______________ Are you active in music:- alone/with family members/friends/fellow students/colleagues/in free time/at school/in the studies/ on the job/ in an orchestra/band/ with fellow members of an organisation/people you know from your interest in music/ people you know from internet contacts? How much time do you spend on average pr day on your music interest?___________________hours How much time alone?_____________How much time with others?______________________ 31. Do you find it correct/indifferent/wrong that electronic technology is being used in music? Do you use it personally in music activity? Yes/No. 32. Are you interested in science? Very interested/interested/not interested. Are you interested in politics? Very interested/interested/not interested. Are you interested in religion? Very interested/interested/not interested. 33. Which of the following do you know about? Meditation/Yoga/Astrology/Tarot/Antroposophy/Numerology/Para-psychology/Akupunct ure/Tai chi. (Underline ). Add an ´x´ to the one(s) that you have confidence in. + + + + This is a test research study within a new field. All information is treated confidentially. 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