Denise Doyle

Denise Doyle has a background in Fine Art Painting and Digital Media. She is an Artist-Researcher, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Wolverhampton, and Adjunct Professor in Virtual Worlds and Digital Practice, Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U), Toronto, Canada. Denise has published widely on the subject of the virtual and the imaginary, the experience of the avatar body in virtual worlds and game spaces, and the use of virtual worlds for creative practice. She sits on two international editorial boards: International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media (Routledge) and Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds (Intellect). Her research interests include: virtual worlds, art-sci dialogues, interactive film, philosophies of the imagination, practice-based research methods and digital narratives. She is currently developing a series of projects exploring digital embodiment in art and technology.

Publications

Exploring Liminal Practices in Art, Technology, and Science
Exploring Liminal Practices in Art, Technology, and Science
Denise Doyle. © 2018. 19 pages.
This chapter interrogates the notion of the liminal in relation to the virtual and the imaginary through a consideration of the field of art, science, and technology and current...
Imagination and the Phenomenology of Virtual Practice
Imagination and the Phenomenology of Virtual Practice
Denise Doyle. © 2018. 21 pages.
The experience of creating in technology-mediated spaces through an avatar form brings the phenomenological experience of the body into the act of creating itself. Ways of...
New Opportunities for Artistic Practice in Virtual Worlds
New Opportunities for Artistic Practice in Virtual Worlds
Denise Doyle. © 2015. 322 pages.
Although virtual worlds continue to grow in popularity, a substantial amount of research is needed to determine best practices in virtual spaces. The artistic community is one...
Exploring Liminal Practices in Art, Technology, and Science
Exploring Liminal Practices in Art, Technology, and Science
Denise Doyle. © 2015. 17 pages.
This chapter interrogates the notion of the liminal in relation to the virtual and the imaginary through a consideration of the field of art, science, and technology and current...
Phenomenologies of Practice: The Artist in Virtual Worlds
Phenomenologies of Practice: The Artist in Virtual Worlds
Denise Doyle. © 2014. 12 pages.
In the field of art and technology engagement with virtual worlds as spaces for creative practice challenges and enhances our understanding of the phenomena of imagining. The...
Living between Worlds: Imagination, Liminality, and Avatar-Mediated Presence
Living between Worlds: Imagination, Liminality, and Avatar-Mediated Presence
Denise Doyle. © 2013. 16 pages.
This chapter interrogates the notion of the liminal in relation to the virtual and the imaginary through a consideration of the field of art and technology and current creative...
Kritical Art Works in Second Life
Kritical Art Works in Second Life
Dew Harrison, Denise Doyle. © 2011. 19 pages.
The chapter outlines the curation process for both of the exhibitions; presents the artists’ ideas and works; and with the panel’s insights, (some of whom are somewhat skeptical...