Bob Jarvis is an Australian artist and researcher working with music, vision, and code to explore the bleeding edge of multi-modal composition and performance.
His award-winning interactive, recorded, and performed audio-visual works have been exhibited internationally. Bob works as Director of Technology for Melbourne interactive arts company Playable Streets, lectures and supervises at RMIT University and The Victorian College of the Arts, and offers one-on-one tuition as a Max Certified Trainer.
Publications
2020
Yan Wang, Zhuying Li, Robert Jarvis, Joseph La Delpha, Rohit Ashok Khot, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller WeScream!: Toward Understanding the Design of Playful Social Gustosonic Experiences with Ice Cream DIS, Eindhoven
2019
Yan Wang, Zhuying Li, Robert Jarvis, Rohit Ashok Khot, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller iScream!: Towards the Design of Playful Gustosonic Experiences with Ice Cream CHI, Glasgow
Yan Wang, Zhuying Li, Robert Jarvis, Angelina Russo, Rohit Ashok Khot, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller Towards Understanding the Design of Playful Gustosonic Experiences with Ice Cream CHIPlay, Barcelona
2018
Yan Wang, Zhuying Li, Robert Jarvis, Rohit Ashok Khot, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller The Singing Carrot: Designing Playful Experiences with Food Sounds CHIPlay, Melbourne
Alistair McLean, Robert Jarvis Electric Sheep: Designing Improvised Musical Play CHIPlay, Melbourne
Joseph La Delfa, Robert Jarvis, Rohit Ashok Khot, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller Tai Chi In The Clouds: Using Micro UAV’s To Support Tai Chi Practice CHIPlay, Melbourne
Awards
2018
RTP Scholarship RMIT University, Melbourne
2015
Visual Music Award Institute for New Media, Frankfurt
2012
2005
Elder School’s Jazz Award The University of Adelaide
Education
2021
Max Certified Trainer Cycling ‘74
2013
Master of Computing (Dist.) RMIT University
2006
Bachelor of Music (Hons.) Adelaide University
Employment
2019 - Current
Supervisor Victorian College of the Arts (Interactive Composition)
2017 - Current
Director of Technology Playable Streets
2021
Lecturer RMIT University (Interactive Media)
2015 - 2018
Software Developer The National Gallery of Victoria
2017 - 2018
Lecturer RMIT University (Experimental Digital Experience)
2015 - 2016
Lecturer Victorian College of the Arts (Vision and Interactivity)
2014 - 2016
Co-Director Blunk
2014
Lecturer RMIT University (Design for Interactive Media)
2010 - 2012
Lecturer Collarts (Music Theory and Improvisation)
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