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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research digital technologies
   • Evaluate current, emerging and experimental digital technologies and equipment relevant to artistic practice
   • Research the capabilities of different digital technologies and equipment to achieve different effects
   • Determine cost and supply issues for particular technologies and equipment
2. Select digital technologies for in-depth exploration
   • Assess the creative and professional opportunities offered by particular technologies
   • Determine limitations and constraints of particular technologies
   • Discuss with key people the characteristics and opportunities of particular digital art technologies
   • Select technologiesthat suit own artistic practice and apply safely
3. Integrate technologies into own work
   • Experiment with technologies to challenge and extend their capabilities for use in own artistic works
   • Develop own ways of working with technologies to achieved desired outcomes
4. Manage digital technologies in professional practice
   • Establish systems to maintain currency of knowledge of digital art technologies
   • Maintain the quality and life of equipment and consumables through appropriate handling and storage procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

research, experiment with and integrate technologies to create individual styles of digital art

use and adapt technologies in ways that support coherence of own creative works.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain the ways in which a range of digital technologies and processes are used, adapted, combined and challenged by professional artists in contemporary practice

list cost and supply parameters issues for different technologies and types of equipment to support professional practice

explain storage requirements and options for different materials used in digital work

describe ways to remain informed of changes in digital art technologies

explain key safety requirements for digital technologies in an art context.

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