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Tech for Art's Sake
Digital tools are revolutionizing the arts – and changing everything from how works are created to how audiences experience them. The result: an all new era in human expression – but just how human is it?

Interview: Rebecca Roberts talks with Tod Machover, a classical cellist and professor at the MIT Media Lab, about his work with technology in music composition and the invention of new instruments. Join in.

Watch: Producer/Reporter Andy Jordan explores the various ways artists are taking the digital pallet to color a new kind of canvas. Real 56k, or Quicktime.  get the player

Vote: Does high technology enhance human creativity?   YES or NO?

Research: Are you a budding artist aspiring to mix technology and art? Here are some places to start.

Discuss: Describe your strongest reaction to digitally-created art. What's your opinion?


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