Personal profile
Biography
Peter Nelson is an assistant professor in fine art, media studies, and computer games with a background as a practicing artist. He has lived and worked in East Asia for 15 years, publishing academic research in art history, media, and game studies, and exhibiting artworks internationally. His technical areas of expertise are in painting, drawing, 3D modeling, animation and fabrication and interactivity. His first book ‘Computer Games as Landscape Art’ (Palgrave Macmillan 2023) examines how first-person shooter computer games can be understood within the art historical trajectory of landscape, and his recent papers cover questions such as realism in the age of simulated images and the role of AI in digital creative processes.
Chinese Name
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 1 Nov 2019
Master, Masters of Fine Art (Research), University of New South Wales
Award Date: 15 Jan 2012
Bachelor, Bachelors of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
Award Date: 15 Jan 2007
Keywords
- N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
- Contemporary art
- new media
- Digital Media
- BH Aesthetics
- Media Aesthetics
- Technology Aesthetics
- NX Arts in general
- landscape art
- Computer-mediated Communication
- ND Painting
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Systems and Algorithms for 3D Digital Media Content Creation with Applications in Journalism and Art Tech
CHEN, J. (PI), WAN, R. (CoI), NELSON, P. (CoI), Zhang, H. (PI), Huang, Y. (CoI) & Dong, X. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research project
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AI-Mediated Archives (AMA) - a revolutionary approach to interactive narrative generation
SHAW, J. (PI), KENDERDINE, S. I. B. (CoI), NELSON, P. (CoI), Wang, X. (PI), Yuan, Y. (CoI), Park, G. (CoI), Yuen, M. C. (CoI), Cai, D. T. (CoI), Li, M. (CoI) & Xie, Y. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research project
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Gestura Limited
NELSON, P. (PI) & ALONSO TRILLO, R. (CoPI)
1/04/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Knowledge transfer project
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Developing Fine-Touch Robotic Pathing Using Chinese Brush Painting as a Target Domain
NELSON, P. (PI), Koon, W. B. (CoI) & Yao, F. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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MetaBow
ALONSO TRILLO, R. (CoPI), NELSON, P. (CoPI), Michailidis, T. (CoI), Mailles, A. (External CoI), Silva, H. (External CoI), Leman, M. (CoI), Williams, I. (CoI), Bevilacqua, F. (CoI) & Chiliguano, P. (CoI)
Project: Knowledge transfer project
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manτεία (manteia)
Nelson, P. & Alonso Trillo, R., 7 Mar 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
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The Poetics of Modern Geometry: How Digital Systems Re-cast Our Spatial Imagination
Nelson, P., 21 Mar 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract › peer-review
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AI Aesthetics and Modding Culture
Nelson, P., Zhang, D. & Ng, R., 7 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Entangled Bowing: Integrating the MetaBow into Spatialized Composition and Real-Time DSP
Alonso Trillo, R., Vincze, D. & Nelson, P. A., 24 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract › peer-review
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Looped Play: Prototyping Games for a 360 Degree LED Cinema
Nelson, P., 15 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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Robotic Art
NELSON, P. (Organiser)
27 Mar 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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manτεία – Performance as A New Model for The Group Exhibition
NELSON, P. (Organiser) & ALONSO TRILLO, R. (Organiser)
30 Mar 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Real Time Worlds
NELSON, P. (Organiser)
23 Jan 2024 → 24 Feb 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Advanced Musical Interface Design and IMU-Driven Composition
ALONSO TRILLO, R. (Speaker), NELSON, P. (Speaker) & VINCZE, D. (Speaker)
15 Jul 2024 → 19 Jul 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Machine Visions
NELSON, P. (Participant) & ALONSO TRILLO, R. (Participant)
19 Nov 2022 → 21 Jan 2023Activity: Other activity › Exhibition of creative works (not for CDCF T61)
Press/Media
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Tradition and the individual talent
NELSON, P. & ALONSO TRILLO, R.
30/12/22
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