What is generative art?

Digital Creativity

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 21-46

  Boden, Margaret A ^a   Edmonds, Ernest A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Computational creativity; Computer art; Generative art; Interactive art

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CREATIVITIES; COMPUTER ART; GENERATIVE ART; INTERACTIVE ARTS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

COMPUTERS;

EID: 68149170969     PISSN: 14626268     EISSN: 17443806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14626260902867915     Document Type: Article

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