Center for Research in Computing and the Arts

The Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA) was an interdisciplinary organized research unit of UCSD in San Diego, California. CRCA provided support for numerous projects that intersect with the fields of New Media Art, Software Studies, Game studies, Art/Science collaborations, Mixed Reality, Experimental Music, Digital Audio, Immersive Art and Networked Performance over its 40 year history.[1] CRCA was originally founded by composer Roger Reynolds as the Center for Music Experiment (CME) in 1972, and was directed for many years by F. Richard Moore. The center was renamed and the scope widened when artist and artificial intelligence pioneer Harold Cohen became Director in 1993.

Projects emerging from CRCA have been seen at venues including SIGGRAPH,[2] Ars Electronica,[3] ISEA [4] and the Whitney Museum of Art [5] as well as numerous museums, galleries and scientific contexts.

CRCA, as an Organized Research Unit (ORU) at UCSD, ended on July 1, 2012. The functions, support and facilities that CRCA managed were folded into Calit2.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bray, Bobby (18 July 2012). "The Center for Research in Computing and the Arts gets Cut at UCSD". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ UCSD News, 'Calit2 and CRCA to Host SIGGRAPH Art Performances and Installations at University of California, San Diego', "[1]"
  3. ^ Ars Electronica, ""ARS Electronica |". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-09-21."
  4. ^ CRCA News, "[2]"
  5. ^ SVEN, "[3]"