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The Art of Research – A History by Vi Hart – The Art of Research

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TAOR continues the research tradition of eleVR, a group that existed from early 2014 to late 2017. But our research lineage goes back to the 1960s and includes many other names. These are my (Vi’s) personal recollections and how my views on art and research have developed during the past couple decades. In 2013, Alan Kay1 approached me about a research group he was gathering with support from SAP, particularly Vishal Sikka who was the CTO there at the time.2 I myself was at Khan Academy, working on sharing genuine mathematical ways of thinking through video pieces. Alan undestood the research aspect of this work and asked: would I like to be a Principal Investigator in a new lab in San Francisco along with Bret Victor and Dan Ingalls?3 The new group was to be called CDG, the Communications Design Group. A purposefully vague name as to not overly constrain our scope. Yes, I could research whatever I want. Yes, I could hire a team. Needless to say, I was all in. I joined in late 2013, an

TAOR continues the research tradition of eleVR, a group that existed from early 2014 to late 2017. But our research lineage goes back to the 1960s and includes many other names. These are my (Vi’s) personal recollections and how my views on art and research have developed during the past couple decades. In 2013, Alan Kay Personal Dynamic Media ” for an idea of what he’s about."> 1 approached me about a research group he was gathering with support from SAP, particularly Vishal Sikka who was the CTO there at the time. SAP looks to Xerox for R&D Inspiration ” by John P

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