SMARTlab Associate researcher, lecturer, media designer, performance artist (M.A. Information and Media Studies, Århus University, Denmark; PhD submitted at Arhus U. with VIVA scheduled for Fall 2005)

Born in Denmark 1966. Received his MA in Information and Media Studies in 1995 from Århus University. Worked as a planner for theoretical studies at the multimedia design education Space Invaders, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1995 – 1997. Studied puppetry at the theatre school “Ernst Busch”, Berlin (dept. for puppetry) 1998-99 as part of Ph.D.-studies in "Beyond the screen - The puppet theatre as a model for Communication, Representation and Aesthetics in Mixed Reality environments" at Information- & Media Studies, Aarhus University 1998 - 2001.

- Artistic director of the play “the family factory” produced in Århus 2000, integrating virtual puppets (live 3D animation), with traditional animation and modern puppet theatre – a collaboration with the National film school in Copenhagen (dept. of animation) and the theatre school “Ernst Busch”, Berlin (dept. for puppetry).

- Worked as a Doctoral Researcher at the Narrativity Studio, Interactive Institute, Malmö, Sverige (2001-2002) where he initiated the project "The performance Animation Toolbox", now continued on a free lance basis as pramNET (Practice based Research in Art and new Media).

- Worked as a lecturer in Multimedia Design and Production at Dept. of Arts and Communication, Malmö University College, Sweden (2001-2002) and at Information and Media Studies Århus University, Denmark (2003-2004).

- Member of the Board of Directors in the association of independent stage artists in Denmark

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Andersen, P. B. & Callesen, J. (2001) Agents as actors in Qvortrup, L. (ed.) Virtual interaction: interaction in virtual inhabited 3D worlds. Springer-Verlag, London.

Callesen, J. (2005) Virtual puppets in performance Proceedings of Marionette: Metaphysics, Mechanics, Modernity. International symposium, 28 March–1 April 2001. Copenhagen University, Copenhagen.

Callesen, J. (2003) The family factory: developing new methods for live 3D animation in Madsen, K.H. Production methods: behind the scenes of virtual inhabited 3D worlds. Springer-Verlag, London.

Callesen J., Kajo M. and Nilsen K. (2003) The Performance Animation Toolbox; developing tools and methods through artistic research” in ‘New visions in performance: the impact of digital technologies’ edited by Gavin Carver and Colin Beardon. Swets & Zeitlinger publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands.

Callesen J., Nilsen K. (2004) From lab to stage: Practice-based research in Performance Animation” in Digital Creativity Vol. 15 no. 1 (pp. 32 -38) edited by Maureen Thomas, Swets & Zeitlinger publishers, Lisse, The
Netherlands.

VIDEOs and CD-ROMs

Konkret workshop; dokumentation og prototypes”. Callesen, J., Kajo, M. og Hallborg, A. (2002) (CD-ROM, copies can be ordered from <joca@skydebanen.net>

The Family Factory – producing a play with performance animation. Red. Callesen, J. og Jul Pedersen, L. (2003) (Videodokumentation (50 min) in collaboration with Århus Filmworkshop) copies can be ordered from
<joca@skydebanen.net>